484 Amendments of Jean ARTHUIS
Amendment 3 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the Court of Auditors issued an opinion No 5/99 on 16 June 1999 entitled “Pension Fund and Scheme for Members of the European Parliament”;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that savings of EUR 23 million as compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required to limit the overall increase over the 2019 budget to 2,43% and that all efforts to strive for a more efficient and transparent use of public money are strongly encouraged;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the new approach that has been takenTakes note of increased transparency in the preparation of the Secretary-General’s report during the past years, such as the provision of additional information on medium- and long-term planning, investments, statutory obligations, operational expenditure and methodology, as requested by the budgetary authority;
Amendment 19 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. ExpectDemands Parliament’s 2020 budget to be realistic and accurate regarding the matching of needs and their costs, to avoid over-budgeting insofar as possible;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that maximum care should be taken to ensure that the overall budgetary and staffing resources at Parliament's disposal are used in the most cost-efficient way possible to enable the institution and its Members to fulfil their ultimate mission on legislation successfully; reiterates that this implies careful planning and organisation of its working methods and, whenever possible, the pooling of functions and structures to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy, functional overlaps and duplication of effort and resources;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 27 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines that, in the aftermath of the European elections, the measures and expenses undertaken under the banner of the pre-election communication campaign should be discontinued, including the reinforced financing of the European political parties and foundations as well as the additional staff resources recruited in this regard;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Wonders about the added value/cost ratio of the installation of the Europa Experience centers in all Member States within 10 to 15 years; asks the Secretary-General whether such analysis has been carried out and if not, considers that such analysis has to be done before proceeding with this project;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomNotes the creation of a series of mobile installations, which would tour Member States to bring the Union closer to citizens;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Is not satisfied by the way Parliament promotes its applications or websites to inform citizens on the Union’s work such as “Citizens’ App” and “What Europe does for me”; regrets that the promotional campaigns put in place seem to be little visible outside the sphere of the European institutions; calls for a more methodical and efficient approach to be put in place;
Amendment 34 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 42 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Disagrees with the on-going practice of the year-end ‘mopping up transfer’ to contribute to current building projects; highlights that this ‘mopping up transfer’ takes place systematically on the same chapters, titles and, often, exactly on the same budgetary lines and wonders whether there is a programmed over- evaluation of these, in order to generate funds for the financing of the EP building policy; considers that the building policy should be financed in a transparent manner from the budgetary lines dedicated to it;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes note thatQuestions the proposal for the rent and maintenance of all existing Luxembourg buildings are stillto be budgeted for the entire year 2020, considering that the removal from existing buildings can onlywill be made gradually; during the year; expects therefore that the first savings on various budget items will be achieved already in 20210;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Asks for further details on preparatory technical works including the relocation of functionalities, such as for those situated in the PHS building, to oQuestions, given that the Bureau decision on the future of the PHS building is not expected before the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020, the proposal to engage EUR 12,4 million for preparatory technical works including the relocation of functionalities to other buildings and requests to provide the Committee on Budgets with detailed estimations and cost breakdown in this regard before the Parliament’s reading of ther buildingsdget in autumn 2019;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Questions the very high costs of certain proposed developments, namely: the installation of the Atrium building visitors' seminar rooms (EUR 8,720 million), the multifunctional space in the Esplanade area (EUR 2,610 million), the creation of a self-service canteen in the SDM building in Strasbourg (EUR 1,9 million); calls on the Secretary-General to provide the Committee on Budgets with any information relating to these decisions before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2019;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Wonders about the opportunity to allocate EUR 2,420 million for the installation of interactive touch-screens at the entrances of a number of small and medium meeting rooms; asks the Secretary-General to explain the elements that led to such decision before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2019 ;
Amendment 50 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Is surprised that security cameras are only installed up to the 5th floor of the ASP building; considers that each floor must be equipped with such a camera to allow the "Security Investigations" service of the Parliament to do its work properly, especially in case of theft; considers that the idea is not to make Parliament a “police space”, but rather to guarantee the security of everyone; asks, therefore, to grant the DG safe of the necessary means for the installation of these cameras;
Amendment 54 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. BelieveConsiders that further savings canshould be achieved as regards the expenditure on furniture for the offices of Members and their assistants, given the complete refurbishment of those offices at the start of the mandate in 2019;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Is concerned by the intentions of the Parliament to expand its activity and diplomatic presence in Indonesia (Jakarta), Ethiopia(Addis Ababa) and the United States (New York); regrets that despite the absence of a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and further elaboration on the underlying arguments for the choice of these specific locations, the Bureau agreed with the proposal, as well as with the appointment of the current head of the Parliament’s office in Washington D.C. as the new head of office in Jakarta; urges, therefore, the Secretary-General to identify the affected budget lines and to clarify this non- transparent state of affairs through the explanation of the decision-making process regarding these different locations and the appointment of the new head of office in Jakarta; considers, meanwhile, that this decision must be suspended;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that the iPACS project will provide Parliament with modern and integrated security technology in order to remove remaining weaknesses in buildings' security, and in 2020 will be in the fifth and final year of implementation; invites the Secretary-General to summarise in detail all expenses linked to the buildings security from 2016;
Amendment 64 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that the social and pension rights of Accredited Parliamentary Assistants (APAs) should be respected; in this regard, reiterates its call to find a workable solution for those APAs who, having worked for two parliamentary terms without interruption in the end of the current term, will not be entitled to access the European pension rights scheme when they reach pension age, since they will be lacking some time out of ten years' service needed as set out in the Staff Regulations, due to early elections in 2014 and the delays in the validation of the APAs new contracts because of heavy workload during the period after the elections of 2009; calls, therefore, on the Secretary- General to submit new practical and credible proposals aimed at resolving this problem definitively;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Reiterates its concern about the additional expenditure on interpretation of the oral explanation of votes and one minute speeches during plenary sessions; urges the Secretary- General to present a detailed cost breakdown related to the oral explanation of votes and one minute speeches; recalls that alternatives, such as a written explanation of votes oras well as various public communication facilities, are available to Members wishing to explain their voting positions or raise issues pertinent to the concerns of their electorate; in that context, considers that in order to achieve significant savings, the oral explanation of votes could be moved to the end of the agenda of each day of the plenary sessionand one minute speeches should be abolished;
Amendment 77 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Requests an examination of the voluntary Members´ Pension Fund by the European Court of Auditors, while ensuring full transparencycalls the Statute for Members which states in Article 27(1) and (2) that “The voluntary pension fund set up by Parliament shall be maintained after the entry into force of this Statute for Members or former Members who have already acquired rights or future entitlements in that fund” and that “Acquired rights and future entitlements shall be maintained in full”; requests, in this regard, the Court of Auditors to investigate the ways to ensure a sustainable financing of the Voluntary Pension Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Statute for Members;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Questions the fact that there are different scales of unemployment benefits depending on whether you are a temporary agent, a contract agent or an accredited parliamentary assistant; considers that the basic allowance of unemployment benefits for former accredited parliamentary assistants and former contract staff must be aligned to the basic allowance for former temporary staff; asks the Secretary-General to put an end to this discrimination;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Reiterates its appeal for transparency regarding the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA) for Members; regrets that the Parliament’s Bureau Working Group on the GEA has failed to introduce more transparency and accountability in this regard;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recommends the greater use of videoconferences and other technologies in order to protect the environment and save resources, in particular by reducing staff duty travel between the three places of work;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Questions the current call for tenders for canteens and is surprised by the reduction in the appropriations allocated to the line 1652 (expenditure on catering); requests, therefore, the Secretary-General to provide any relevant information relating to this call for tenders and to guarantee that the quality of the service, the working conditions of the staff and the quality of the food served at the various points of the restaurants will not be affected by this decrease in appropriations;
Amendment 104 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Reiterates its call for a detailed assessment of the value added of the several Parliament’s services engaged in research activities, such as European Parliament Research Service (EPRS), thematic policy departments and the Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) Panel, including a meaningful evaluation of potential duplication of tasks;
Amendment 14 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 and should contribute to creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union which bring the highest European added value; expects that, at the time of adoption of the 2020 budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFF;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that the last annual budget of the current MFF calls for special attention to its diligent implementation; expresses its support for the performance-based budgeting approach and reinforcing of the well performing programmes in the 2020 budget;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe must be smooth to ensure stability for businesses, research facilities and academia; underlines the importance of Europe’s claim to leadership in key technologies in areas such as space, healthcare, the environment, safety and transportation, digitalisation and artificial intelligence; recalls at the same time the important role of fundamental research; requests an increase in financial resources to ensure that research and innovation activities continue to provide solutions for Europe’s needs and challenges and competitiveness; is alarmed by the substantial underfunding of Horizon 2020 during the entire period, resulting in a low success rate for excellent applications;
Amendment 34 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines that the 2020 budget is expected to be the largest annual budget of Horizon 2020 and calls on the Commission to make full use of the upward flexibility when increasing its resources; calls for deepening of synergies with the European Structural and Investment Funds, for example by using these to enhance R&I capabilities especially in Member States with below average research and innovation performance;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 44 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard to be an inseparable condition for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EU; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of border control, migration and security, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance to deepen European defence cooperation and support the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry; highlights therefore the importance of further increasing the EU defence budget; further encourages the European Council to lead the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy and to provide additional financial resources to ensure its implementation, with a view to its establishment under the next MFF;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Strongly supports initiatives in the field of defence with the aim of encouraging better cooperation between Member States; underlines furthermore the need to improve the competitiveness and innovation in the European defence industry that can contribute to stimulate growth and job creation;
Amendment 50 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that cybersecurity is critical to the Union’s prosperity and security, as well as to the privacy of its citizens, that cyberattacks and manipulation are threatening open societies, and that economic espionage is hindering the functioning of the digital single market and endangering the competitiveness of European enterprises; requests adequate financial resources to secure network and information systems and build strong cyber resilience; supports the new strategic cooperation agreement between the centre of expertise for cyber security in Europe (ENISA) and Europol to facilitate collaboration and exchange of expertise in the fight against cybercrime; considers it necessary to ensure adequate funding and staffing for ENISA;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the importance of a strong coordinated EU response to the challenges of disinformation and to enhance systematic use of strategic communication tools, including tracking and uncovering disinformation spread by foreign powers; stresses the importance to further support the EEAS Strategic Communications Division with a special focus on the EU neighbourhood;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, with reference to its resolution of 25 October 2018 on the use of Facebook users’ data by Cambridge Analytica and the impact on data protection, that the fight against disinformation and any other type of foreign interference is a priority to ensure fair and democratic elections, in particular in the year of the European elections; requests additional financial resources to invesupports the guidelines that the Commission has set out on how exist in tools such as the recent What the EU does for me initiative to inform citizens on the Union’s work and highlight the efforts undertaken to promote peace, democracy, the rule of law and freedom of speechg EU rules should be used to tackle the use of personal data to target citizens on social media during election periods and guarantee the fairness of the electoral process; calls on all the political parties and foundations which are increasingly using these data to participate in the implementation of these guidelines;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that many citizens have the impression that Europe today does nothing for them but the opposite, and that Europe is viewed as a mechanics, distant and anonymous, from which only the economic, political, cultural or media elites benefit; requests, therefore, adequate financial resources to invest in tools such as the recent Citizens’ App and What Europe does for me initiative to inform citizens on the Union’s work and highlight the efforts undertaken to promote peace, democracy, the rule of law and freedom of speech; considers that such tools should be better disseminated at national level;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Requests additional financial resources to meet future demand for Erasmus+, the primary programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe, also taking into account its external dimension; highlights the need for adequate resources for vocational education and training and for making the Programme’s funding accessible for people from all backgrounds; recalls that Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be tripled in the next MFF; calls for cooperation to be strengthened between education and research, apprenticeship and research and in the area of sharing best practices based on participation in the Programme’s actions to maximize its added value;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the fight against youth unemployment requires substantial additional financial efforts to create opportunities for education, training and employment; underlines, in this respect, the positive impact of the Youth Employment Initiative, supporting approximately 1.7 million young people until the end of 2017, thanks also to additional appropriations that Parliament secured for this programme in the EU budget over the years; underlines however that the Youth Employment Initiative 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;
Amendment 71 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the importance of democratising Erasmus+ in order to develop a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeship as a way to boost the fight against youth unemployment; considers that 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; believes that, 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;
Amendment 78 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutions to long-term structural demographic change; emphasises the need for financial resources for research to provide ageing populations in Europe with adequate support in terms of access to mobility, healthcare and public services;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the need for solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States in the area of migration and for asylum seekers, with a focus on effective integration of migrants and refugees in the Member States, as well as fair and mutual beneficial partnerships with countries in need; calls on the Member States to make good use of AMIF funds through national programs; reaffirms that tackling the root causes of migration represents a long-term sustainable solution; recalls therefore the necessity to devote sufficient financial means to instruments that aim at tackling issues such as lack of investment, instability and conflict in the countries of origin and transit especially in Africa;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that 2020 is the last year to achieve 20 % climate mainstreaming in the budget over the years 2014-2020; considers that a significant increase in climate-related spending is essential; calls 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 and a realistic assessment of climate change needs that corrects overestimations and proposes additional measures in case the exercise shows that targets will not be met; calls furthermore for the establishment of climate and sustainability proofing throughout the budget, where applicable;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the 2020 budget must significantly contribute to tackling environmental challenges and climate change; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbnet-zero emissions circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for LIFE and other programmes to support projects with European added value contributing to a clean energy transition and resource efficiency, as well as nature conservation, with a focus on biodiversity, habitats and endangered species;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses that, in view of a coherent and effective approach to tackling climate change, the ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement should be a condition of the EU for future trade agreements; recalls in this regard the European Parliament resolution of 3 July 2018 on climate diplomacy and its call on the Commission for a comprehensive assessment of consistency of existing free trade agreements with the Paris Agreement commitments; considers that if these commitments should not be fulfilled by a EU partner, the Commission could impose a temporary suspension of EU trade liberalisation commitments towards those partners;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. IRequests the application of Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation, allowing de-committed amounts made as a result of total or partial non- implementation of corresponding research projects to be made available again to the benefit of the research programme in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure; recalls that contrary to the previous Financial Regulation where this possibility only existed under exceptional circumstances and had to be duly justified, no pre- conditions are now set for the implementation of this article; invites the Commission to report specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to provide all relevant information and details concerning Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; expects this Article and its corresponding procedure to be fully respected in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the overall level of commitment appropriations agreed, which represents an increase of EUR 1.728 million compared to the original reading of the Council; is pleased that the increases obtained in the negotiations worth EUR 943 million correspond to Parliament’s main political priorities, namely in support of researchers, young people, SMEs, increasing the security of EU citizens, tackling root causes of migration and, climate change and defence;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that, due to a late proposal from the Commission, the Council was not in position to agre the Council under the pretext that it did not have the necessary time to analyse it, refused as a matter of principle, in the context of the 2019 budgetary procedure, toany discussion on the use of the new Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation, allowing de- committed amounts from research to be made available again in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure; invites therefore the Commission to report at least on a biannual basis specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to propose the use of Article 15(3) in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a In view of the increased support that Europol provides to the Member States in the framework of the law enforcement cooperation and its involvement in the fight against terrorism and cybercrime, welcomes the creation of 10 additional posts and the related increase of appropriations for Europol;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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 challeUnion 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;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that Heading 3 has been largely mobilized in the recent years to address the migratory and refugee crisishallenge 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 migrantasylum 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);
Amendment 44 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that part of the solution to the migratory and refugee crisishallenge 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;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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 externalsuccessful 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;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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 cutsrefuses 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;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that youth unemployment ratesWelcomes 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 Unioncertain 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;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
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);
Amendment 119 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
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);
Amendment 163 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)
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;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
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;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for increased support for family farms and young farmers;
Amendment 79 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
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;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Amendment 83 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
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.
Amendment 172 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
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;
Amendment 354 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intenaspiration 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 reformand 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;
Amendment 1025 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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;
Amendment 1044 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
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;
Amendment 1141 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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;
Amendment 1162 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chainCalls 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 preventionpromote the concentration of supply in individual sectors, improve transparency in the markets and prevent fresh crises from breaking out;
Amendment 1256 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
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;
Amendment 1268 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
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;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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 budgetits commitment to reinforce Horizon 2020 and CEF after the cuts made to the programs to finance the extension of EFSI;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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; welcomeregrets the fact that almost allsome 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;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
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;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CommendsTake 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+;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. AgreBelieves that migrationensuring 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;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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 levellevel that is adequate to respond to the needs;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. DisapprovesTakes 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.
Amendment 64 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
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;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
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;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
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;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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 welcomeregrets the fact that the great majoritysome 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;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
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;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
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 %);
Amendment 76 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
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;
Amendment 79 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
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 ;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
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):
Amendment 83 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
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;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
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;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
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; noteregrets 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;
Amendment 100 #
2018/2024(BUD)
41 a. Reiterates its support for adequate financial means to the EU strategic communication, aimed at tackling disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks, as well as the promotion of an objective image of the union outside its borders;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Stresses the importance of pilot projects (PP) and preparatory actions (PA) as tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that might turn into standing EU activities and programmes; intends to proceed with the identification of a balanced package of PP-PAs, reflecting the political priorities of Parliament; calls for and taking into account a proper and timely technical pre- assessment of its proposals submitted toby the Commission; notes that in the current proposal, the margin in some headings is limited, or even non-existent, and intends to explore ways to make room for possible PP-PAs without decreasing other political priorities;
Amendment 116 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Reiterates its position that the 5 % staff reduction target has been successfully reached and underlines that in the light of the Court of Auditors’ rapid case review, there isis practice did not need to continue this policycessarily meet the expected results; believes that the decentralised agencies need to be assessed using a case-by-case approach; welcomes the endorsement by all institutions of the recommendations of the Interinstitutional Working Group;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 19 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that savings, of at least EUR 17 million, compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required, but the priority is the efficient use of the budget, without undermining the core competences of the European Parliament;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, as was the case for budgets for previous years, it is proposed to set aside an amount for ‘extraordinary’ investment and expenditure, i.e. investment and expenditure that is unusual or atypical for Parliament and arises infrequently; notes that in 2019, those investments and expenditure amount to EUR 71,6 million, including EUR 37,3 million for the change of parliamentary term and EUR 34,3 million for other extraordinary expenditure; recalls that the distinction, made in the 2016 budget and included in the consecutive budgets, between ordinary and extraordinary expenditure was made solely in order to respond to the implementation of urgent measures concerning security buildings and cybersecurity following the terrorists attacks; considers that the excessive use of this distinction, i.e. the inclusion of other expenditure in extraordinary expenditure, gives an erroneous indication of the evolution of the budgetary margin and is therefore in contradiction with the principle of transparency of Parliament's expenditure;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs confirmed with the vote in plenary in February 2018 an own- initiative report on Parliament’s composition, and notably the reduction to 705 Members after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union; notes that in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of Members shall be 751, until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally effective; points out, however, that the procedure requires a unanimous decision by the European Council after having obtained the consent of Parliament; underlines that Parliament’s estimates, for the moment, reflect a status-quo situation with a Parliament composed of 751 Members from 28 Member States;that during an informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government on 23 February 2018, President Tusk signalled a broad support for this proposal; believes, therefore, this outcome to be considered the most likely; for that reason, takes note with satisfaction of the adjustments proposed by the Secretary- General in his note to the members of the Bureau on March 6, 2018.
Amendment 45 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Memorandum of Understanding which entered into force in 2017 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 clearance checks verifications for all external contractors’ staff wishing to access the Union institutions; reminds its call, in the 2018 Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure, to the Secretary-General to consider the advisability of extending the application of this Memorandum of Understanding to officials, parliamentary assistants and trainees in order to allow the necessary security verifications before their recruitment; asks, therefore, the Secretary-General to inform the Committee on Budgets of the state of progress of this file;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. WelcomNotes the process of improving Members’ and staff working environments as decided by the Bureau in December 2017, which will continue in 2019 in order to provide flexible workspaces for Members to satisfy needs arising from changing working patterns, providing them with three offices in Brussels and two in Strasbourg after the 2019 elections; notes that costs for maintenance of Parliament’s buildings in 2019, including security and environmental requirements, should be taken into account and coordinated a; questions the very high costs of certain proposed developments, namely: the removal of the Library and related offices, the installation of the Atrium building visitors' seminar rooms, the refurbishment of the Members' restaurant (Spinelli building) and the refurbishment of the Churchill building's restaurant; calls on the Secretary-General to provide the Committee on Budgets with any information relating to these decisions before the Parliament's rearly as possibleding of the budget in autumn 2018; questions if it is not possible to postpone all or part of these projects;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Questions the EUR 1,58 million planned for studies on the renovation of the Spaak building knowing that EUR 14 million have already been budgeted in the budget 2018; calls on the Secretary- General to provide the Committee on Budgets with any information relating to this decision before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2018;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. 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, however, that a mid- term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments was foreseen when creating the EPRS 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 2018; welcomes the new and existing specific projects in the IT application, which will be implemented in full or in part in 2019: e- Parliament project, the Electronic Records Management System (ERMS) project, the Open Digital Library Program, the new project on research and development on machine learning with translation memories and the conference and event participants’ registration tool;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the abovementioned resolutions of 5 April 2017 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 201812 and of 25 October 2017 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 201813 ; reiterates the appeal for transparency regarding the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA) for Members; calls on Parliament's Bureau to work on better guidance regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under this allowance, without generating additional costs or administrative burden to Parliament´s administration or to Members and their offices; __________________ 12 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0114. 13 Texts adopted, P8_TA_PROV(2017)0408
Amendment 74 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the principle of the independence of the mandate; underlines that it is the responsibility of elected Members to use the expenditures for parliamentary activities and that it is possible for Members who wish to do so to publish their spending record of the GEA on their personal webpages; stresses the fact that the lump sum is widely used and recognised as the useful tool in Member Statesat a mixed system must be introduced where a part of the GEA remain as a lump sum and the rest would be paid out based on invoices or subject to an audit; reiterates that improved efficiency and transparency of the GEA does not mean to infringe upon the privacy and should not require additional staff in Parliament's administration;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Bureau to ensure that the social and pension rights of Members and of Accredited Parliamentary Assistants are respected and that adequate financial means are made available; in this regard, reiterates its call to find a workable solution for those APAs who, having worked for two parliamentary terms in the end of the current term, will not be entitled to access to the European pension rights scheme, when they will reach the pension age, since they will be lacking some time out of the ten years' service needed, due to early elections in 2014 and the delays in the validation of the APAs new contracts because of heavy workload during the periods after the elections of 2009 and 2014;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 99 #
2018/2001(BUD)
29 a. Considers that until the election recess, Parliament will face a unique situation resulting from the coincidence of the usual end of legislature rush with the complex package of legislative MFF proposals, the Brexit and the growing number of trilogues; considers that to enable Parliament and its Committees to perform the core-business it is vital to continue to ensure an adequate level of logistical and human resources;
Amendment 104 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Notes the on-going practice of using the year-end 'mopping up transfer' (ramassage) to contribute to current building projects; highlights, on the basis of the figures 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, that this year-end 'mopping up transfer' takes place systematically on the same chapters and title and, with a few exceptions, exactly on the same lines; wonders, therefore, whether there is a programmed overvaluation of these chapters and lines in order to generate funds for the financing of budgetary policy;
Amendment 105 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Questions the necessity of having headsets and webcams installed in the offices in Brussels and Strasbourg for all parliamentary assistants, even though most of them have not even requested it; questions, therefore, the cost of such a decision and the reasons for taking it; calls on the Secretary-General to provide the Committee on Budgets with any information relating to this decision;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30 c. Notes that the restrictions on the access to the Parliament's catering areas were lifted on January 1, 2017; accepts the practice that anyone working in Parliament's buildings or accessing its premises for an interinstitutional meeting to have lunch in the canteens and restaurants of the Parliament; notes, however, that access to ASP self-service in Brussels and LOW self-service in Strasbourg has become very complicated due to the daily presence of groups of visitors; calls, therefore, for controls to be re-established rapidly at the entrance of these two self-services, not for members and staff of other institutions, but in order to systematically reorient these groups towards the restauration areas reserved for them;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes the ongoing dialogue between the European Parliament and national parliaments; stresses upon the need to go beyond the existing European Parliamentary Week framework in order to allow for permanent synergies when it comes to the relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments; calls on this to be strengthened in order to develop a better understanding of the contribution of the Parliament and the Union in Member States;
Amendment 15 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital –1 (new)
Recital –1 (new)
(-1) Defence is considered to be 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 European level; this would result in the demonstration of the European added value and would allow to limit the overall burden of public expenditure in the EU.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Up to 510 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to support disruptive technologies for defence.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Fund. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with Article [62(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation. Where possible tThose resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 60 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 61 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 62 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 68 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided for in the work programme referred to in Article 27, the action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three legal entities which are established in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least three of these eligible entities established in at least two Member States and/or associated countrwo Member States. These entities shall not, during the whole implementation of the action, be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity, and shall not control each other.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) contribution to reducing the European defence industry's dependence on and increasing its strategic autonomy with regard to technologies or products controlled and/or subject to authorisation by a third country or one of its entities;
Amendment 80 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation period but no later than four years after the 31 December 203127, a final evaluation of the Fund implementation shall be carried out by the Commission. The final evaluation report shall include the results of the implementation and to the extent possible given timing the impact of the Fund. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and associated countries and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 3. It shall also analyse cross border participation, including of SMEs and mid-caps in projects implemented under the Fund as well as the integration of SMEs and Mid-caps in the global value chain. The evaluation shall also contain information on the countries of origin of the recipients and, where possible, the distribution of the generated intellectual property rights.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union needs to ensure its freedom of action and autonomy to have access to space and be able to use it safely. It is therefore essential that it maintains autonomous, reliable, efficient and cost- effective access to space, especially as regards critical infrastructure and technology, public security and the security of the Union and its Member States. The Commission should therefore have the possibility to aggregate launchencourage the organisation of services at European level, both for its own needs and, at their request, for those of other entities, including Member States, in conformity with the provisions of Article 189(2) of the Treaty. It is also crucial that the Union continues to have modern, efficient and flexible launch infrastructure facilities. In addition to measures taken by Member States and the European Space Agency, the Commission should consider ways to support such facilities. In particular, where space ground infrastructure necessary to perform launches in line with the needs of the Programme is to be maintained or upgraded, it should be possible to partially fund such adaptations under the Programme, in line with the Financial Regulation and where a clear EU value added can be established, with the view of achieving a better cost efficiency for the Programme.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To strengthen the competitiveness of the Union space industry and gain and develop capacities in designing, building and operating its own systems, the Union should support the creation, growth, and development of the entire space industry. The emergence of a business- and innovation-friendly model should be supported at European, regional and national levels by establishing space hubs that bring together the space, digital and user sectors. The Union should foster the expansion of Union-based space companies to help them succeed, including by supporting them in accessing risk finance in view of the lack, within the Union, of appropriate access to private equity for space start-ups and by creating innovation partnerships (first contract approach).
Amendment 95 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Around 10% of the EU’s GDP are enabled by satellite navigation signals while over 200.000 professionals are employed in the EU space sector; it is therefore essential to continue developing the state-of-the-art infrastructure of this sector and thereby stimulate upstream and downstream economic activities;
Amendment 101 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Programme shares similar objectives with other Union programmes, notably Horizon Europe, InvestEU Fund, European Defence Fund and Funds under Regulation (EU) [Common Provisions Regulation]. Therefore, cumulative funding from those programmes should be foreseen, provided they do cover the same cost items, in particular through arrangements for complementary funding from Union programmes where management modalities permit - either in sequence, in an alternating way, or through the combination of funds including for the joint funding of actions, allowing, where possible, innovation partnerships and blending operations. During the implementation of the Programme, the Commission should therefore promote synergies with other related Union programmes which would allow, where possible, use of access to risk finance, innovation partnerships, cumulative or blended funding.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) As promoter of the Union’s general interest, it falls to the Commission to implement the Programme, assume overall responsibility and promote their use. In order to optimise the resources and competences of the various stakeholders, the Commission should be able to delegate certain tasks. Moreover the Commission is the best placed to determine the main technical and operational specificationrequirements necessary to implement systems and services evolution.
Amendment 123 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) The results of stakeholder consultation indicate that there is room for further advancing international cooperation in the field of space industry and that the Union should enhance its efforts to support European companies to access external markets to be competitive at a global level;
Amendment 126 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) To maximise the socio-economic benefits of Galileo and EGNOS, notably in the area of security, the use of the services provided by EGNOS and Galileo should be mainstreamed in other Union policies should be promoted where this is justified and beneficialwhere possible. Measures to encourage the use of these services in all Member States are also an important stage in the process.
Amendment 132 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) The full potential of Copernicus for the EU society and economy should be entirely unleashed beyond direct beneficiaries by means of an intensification of user uptake measures, which requires further action to render the data usable by non-specialist and thereby stimulate growth, job creation and knowledge transfers;
Amendment 139 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) Copernicus’ Climate Change services, although still in a pre- operational phase are already on good track as the number of users doubled between 2015 and 2016; all Climate Change services should become fully operational as soon as possible and thereby provide the continuous flow of data necessary for effective climate change mitigation and adaptation actions;
Amendment 140 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To promote and facilitate the use of Earth observation data and technologies both by local and regional authorities, by small and medium-sized enterprises, scientists and researchers, dedicated networks for Copernicus data distribution, including national and regional bodies, should be promoted through user uptake activities. To this end, the Commission and the Member States should strive to establish closer links between Copernicus and Union and national policies in order to drive the demand for commercial applications and services and enable enterprises, particular small and medium- sized enterprises and start-ups, to develop applications based on Copernicus data and information aiming at developing a competitive Earth observation data eco- system in Europe.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an autonomous, user-driven, Earth observation system under civil control, offering geo-information data and services based on a free and open data policy, comprising satellites, ground infrastructure, data and information processing facilities, and distribution infrastructure, and fully integrating the needs and requirements of security (‘Copernicus’);
Amendment 182 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Additionally, the Programme shall include measures for: (a) ensuring efficient access to space for the Programme and for fostering an innovative space sector., for example by drawing up a provisional programme accompanied by clear rules governing European institutional launches; (b) fostering a competitive and innovative space sector; (c) encouraging the adoption and use of the services provided by the programme components in the public and private sectors of the Union;
Amendment 190 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Additionally, the Programme shall include measures for ensuring efficient access to space for the Programme and for fostering an innovative and competitive space sector.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide, or contribute to the provision of, high-quality and up-to-date and, where appropriate, secure space- related data, information and services without interruption and wherever possible at global level and based on a free and open data policy, meeting existing and future needs and able to meet the Union's political priorities, including as regards climate change mitigation and adaptation, and security and defence;
Amendment 198 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) maximise the socio-economic benefits, including by promoting the widest possible use of the data, information and services provided by the Programme's components for the benefit of the Union's institutional and economic stakeholders;
Amendment 204 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) enhance the security of the Union and its Member States, its freedom of action and reinforce its strategic autonomy, in particular in terms of technologies and evidence-based decision- making;
Amendment 209 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the role of the Union in the international arena as a leading actor in the space sector, foster the principle of reciprocity at international level and strengthening its role in tackling global challenges and supporting global initiatives, including with regards to climate change and sustainable development.
Amendment 216 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for Copernicus: to deliver accurate user-driven and reliable Earth Observation data and information, based on a free and open data policy, supplied on a long-term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies in the fields of the environment, climate change, agriculture and rural development, civil protection, safety and security, as well as the digital economy;
Amendment 219 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) foras regards Copernicus: to deliver accurate and reliable Earth Observation data and information, supplied on a long- term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies in the fields ofsuch as the environment, climate change, agriculture and rural development, civil protection, safety and security, as well as the digital economy;
Amendment 226 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to contribute, where this is required for the needs of the Programme, to an autonomous, securprovide the Union with autonomous, efficient and reliable access to space, for example through an appropriate and cost- efficient capability to access spaceective launch and launching vehicle policy;
Amendment 235 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) support and reinforce the competitiveness, entrepreneurship, skills and capacity to innovate of legal and natural persons from the Union active or wishing to become active in that sector, with particular regard to the position and needs offoster the development of a strong and competitive Union space economy and maximise opportunities for Union enterprises of all sizes, in particular small and medium- sized enterprises and start-ups., new entrants and start-ups, to develop and provide innovative space systems and services;
Amendment 245 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) development activities linked to autonomous, reliable and cost-efficient access to space including alternative launching technologies and innovative systems or services, taking into account the essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, as referred to in Article 25;
Amendment 246 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) development activities linked to autonomous, effective, reliable and cost- efficient access to space; for the Union, requiring the Commission to consolidate and organise institutional demand for launching services on a long-term and predictable basis.
Amendment 258 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
6 Actions in support of an competitive and innovative Union space sector
Amendment 259 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
6 The Programme shall support:Actions in support of a competitive and innovative Union space sector
Amendment 291 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) preserves, where appropriate, the strategic and sovereign interests of the Union in all relevant areas;
Amendment 296 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. In particular, where those assets consist of intellectual property rights, the Commission shall manage those rights as effectively as possible, taking account of the need to protect and give value to them, of the legitimate interests of all stakeholders concerned and of the need for harmonious development of markets and new technologies and for the continuity of the services provided by the Programme's components. To that end, it shall ensure in particular that the relevant contracts, agreements and other arrangements include the possibility of transferring those rights to third parties or granting third-party licences for those rights and that the Agency can freely enjoy those rights where necessary for carrying out their tasks under this Regulation, constantly endeavouring to support the resulting activity within the Union.
Amendment 332 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible tThose resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 347 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) strict distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the entities involved in the implementation of the Programme, in particular between the Member States, the Commission, the Agency and the European Space Agency, based on each organisations’ competences, improving effectiveness and cost efficiency and avoidance of overlap of activities;
Amendment 365 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall manage the components of the Programme where such management is not entrusted to another entity.
Amendment 370 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
When necessary for the smooth functioning of the Programme and the smooth provision of the services provided by the Programme's components, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, determine the technical and operational specificationrequirements required for the implementation of and evolution of those components and of the services they provide after having consulted users and all the other relevant stakeholders. When determining those technical and operational specifications, the Commission shall avoid reducing the general security level and to meet a backward compatibility imperative.
Amendment 412 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may entrust other tasks to the Agency, but, in order to avoid duplication, strictly on the basis of improved efficiency in implementation of the Programme’s objectives, including undertaking communication, promotion, and marketing of data and information activities, as well as other activities related to user uptakes with regard to the Programme's components other than Galileo and EGNOS.
Amendment 482 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the provision and market development of the services provided by Galileo and EGNOS;, in accordance with Article 29(5), which shall include all relevant activities, resources and services to promote Galileo, its data and services at all levels, in order to maximise the socio- economic benefits which are referred to in Article 4(1).
Amendment 164 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – indent 18
Annex II – indent 18
Amendment 229 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 347 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
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").
Amendment 348 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 b (new)
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;
Amendment 352 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the agricultural reserve shall beis 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 2021-2027to 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.
Amendment 375 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
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.
Amendment 541 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 3681 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 3736 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losseseither: (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 entryof 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.
Amendment 4664 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
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.
Amendment 18 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
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.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 30 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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);
Amendment 39 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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, followingthat 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 possiblewith a swift achievement of 30%, both annually and atfor the latest by 2027MFF as a whole;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 89 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point i
i. Increase the budget for research and innovationHorizon Europe to reach EUR 120 billion in 2018 prices;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 102 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point vii
vii. Introduce a specific allocation (EUR 5.52 billion) for Child Guarantee;
Amendment 123 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point xviii a (new)
xviii a. Further reinforce the ‘Fiscalis’ programme for cooperation in the field of taxation;
Amendment 127 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 131 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 135 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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 and believes that they should not be subject to any further reduction that would jeopardise directly the delivery of Union policiess 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;
Amendment 149 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 175 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 188 #
2018/0166R(APP)
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;
Amendment 234 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
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.
Amendment 263 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 – Article 16
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 proposalslegislative 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.
Amendment 271 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 7 – Article 24
Chapter 7 – Article 24
Amendment 142 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
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.
Amendment 162 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
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 havensure the power to order thefair and proper functioning of agricultural and good supply chain and promptly termination ofe 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.
Amendment 210 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 308 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitute prohibited trading arrangements:
Amendment 349 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
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;
Amendment 468 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 512 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
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.
Amendment 529 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
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.
Amendment 548 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
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.
Amendment 568 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 594 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to proactively initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint;
Amendment 622 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
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).
Amendment 648 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 655 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
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.
Amendment 656 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
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.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0005(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
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.
Amendment 10 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas support for populist and extremists movements in all Member States has been rising and has often led to misleadingpopulist movements in all Member States highlighting the need for better and more transparent information about the EU and its budget;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 25 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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 growingbeneficial effects of the renewed growth, the increase in employment and the stabilizing of public finances;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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 threaclimate 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 challengefor 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;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that, in the light of the celebration of its 30as proved by the volume of applications exceeding the anniversaryvailable 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;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RecommendsBelieves that research, competitiveness and SMEs are key to enable economic growth and job creation; underlines therefore the importance to providinge 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;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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.
Amendment 80 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls thatWelcomes 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;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
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;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates its concern about delays to the implementation of the cohesion policy, and expects this important expresse Member States to get the implementation of theis EU’s territorial solidarity to getmost 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;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
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;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2280(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2280(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
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;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2280(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2280(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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.
Amendment 8 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to propose ambitious reforms of the governance of the euro area, including the introduction of a specific budget; wWelcomes 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’;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the announcemTakes note of the Roadmap for deepening the Economic and Monetary Union presented by President Juncker concerningthe 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;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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 sectorsthe 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;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
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;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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 ofan 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;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 166 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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 projectunion 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;
Amendment 171 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
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;
Amendment 175 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 184 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 207 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
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;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
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;
Amendment 213 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
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;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Amendment 233 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 236 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 245 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Agrees that the search forachieving 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;;
Amendment 255 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
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;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
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.;
Amendment 263 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Underlines that the ‘health check’ of EU spending cannotshould 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 instrumentsn 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;
Amendment 278 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
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;
Amendment 299 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
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 effectin 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;
Amendment 318 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
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 mcalls 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 innovations 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
Amendment 333 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
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;
Amendment 386 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
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;
Amendment 452 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
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-27receive 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;
Amendment 467 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Stresses the importance of the EU’s leading role in tackling cneed 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;
Amendment 493 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
81. StressUnderlines that cohesion policy post- 2020 should remainis 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;
Amendment 509 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Considers maintaining thStresses the need for an adequate financing of cohesion policy post-2020 for the EU-27 at least abased on an analysis of the needs and taking into account the level of the 2014- 2020 budget to be of the utmost importancealuation 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;
Amendment 518 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
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.
Amendment 549 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for a doubling of the Ysubstantial 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.
Amendment 586 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
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;
Amendment 606 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
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;
Amendment 673 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
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;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. BelieveRecalls that, while the peak ofUnion managed to put in place mechanisms helping to cope with the migratory and refugee crisis, seems 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;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
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;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
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;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
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;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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.
Amendment 11 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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; considersrecalls 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;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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; notesdraws 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;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;
Amendment 38 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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 EMUgovernance of the EMU and whereas the crisis has thus highlighted the need to complete it swiftly;
Amendment 50 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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;
Amendment 57 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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;
Amendment 102 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 155 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 180 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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;
Amendment 203 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 18 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 20 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
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.
Amendment 22 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
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.
Amendment 23 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 25 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 26 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
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.
Amendment 27 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
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;
Amendment 29 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 35 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. TAfter 2020 and on the basis of the report provided for in Article 15(3), the European Solidarity Corps shallmay 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.
Amendment 36 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 37 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 38 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 39 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
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 revokedregularly 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.
Amendment 40 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
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.
Amendment 41 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
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 objectivesand adherence to its principles, specifically cohesion and solidarity.
Amendment 42 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) number and profile of participants in volunteering placements (in-country and cross-border);
Amendment 43 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) number and profile of participants in traineeship placements (in-country and cross-border);
Amendment 44 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) number and profile of participants in job placements (in-country and cross- border);
Amendment 45 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) number and profile of participants in solidarity projects;
Amendment 46 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) employment rate of former participants.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. In 2020 the Commission shall publish a report taking stockon 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)).
Amendment 48 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
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 Committeeto 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.
Amendment 110 #
2016/2323(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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 studenunderlines 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;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2323(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 921 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 25 – paragraph 7
Rule 25 – paragraph 7
7. The Bureau shall draw upadopt Parliament's preliminary draft budget estimates.
Amendment 1013 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – title
Rule 96 – title
Estimates of Parliament and establishment plan
Amendment 1014 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 1
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-Generaland 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.
Amendment 1015 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 2
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 upadopt the draft estimates and report to Parliament.
Amendment 1016 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 4
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.
Amendment 1017 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 97
Rule 97
Amendment 15 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
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;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Affirms that equid owners should have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandry, and that with ownership comes aownership comes with personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 146 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 220 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to prioritiseconsider 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;
Amendment 246 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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;
Amendment 249 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
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;
Amendment 250 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
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;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
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;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the housing of rabbits kept for farming purposes is one of the centralimportant 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;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
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 welfarerabbit farming already complies with European rules on food safety, hygiene and animal welfare, which are among the most stringent in the world;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in organic production systems rabbits are kept inare 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 allows 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;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
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 not 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. Official JournalJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23-27.
Amendment 63 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas only a few Member States have legal requirements for rabbit farmingby virtue of the subsidiarity principle Member States may choose to legislate on their national rabbit production if they consider it necessary to do so;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its concerns that rabbits in the EU are usuNotes that in the European Union rabbits are generally reared in unenrichslatted 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;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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 mfortality ra rabbit meat from park systems and improve the welfare of farmed rabbitsremains 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;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 142 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. ExpStresses 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 ofcurrently indeed kept in group cages with slats and that, although this system is imperfect, it makes it possible two ordinary A4 sheets of papercontrol health risks and monitor the animals' health;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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 thlimited 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 as 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
Amendment 160 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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;
Amendment 181 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that rabbits should be fully stunned before slaughter, ensuring that they undergo no suffering, pain or stress; recalls that slaughter shouldmust 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;
Amendment 185 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the widespreadRecognises 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, that uses cage systems, can lead to an increase in antimicrobial resistanceends 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;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 205 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls onEncourages 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 rabbitmethods on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 228 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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 impactanimal 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;
Amendment 236 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the objectives of the CAP include ensuringCAP 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, stabilisinge markets and guaranteeing viable food production, with an emphasis on farmers’ incomes and price stability;
Amendment 216 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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.
Amendment 247 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that thepowerful 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.
Amendment 312 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 333 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
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;
Amendment 374 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
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;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
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;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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; __________________ 7calls 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.
Amendment 40 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
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;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
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;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Invites the Vice Presidents responsible to present to the Committee on Budgets a progress report on the KAD building;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
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;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Takes note ofHas 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;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
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;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
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 werecould 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;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Concludes that the activities planned by the Commission to cope with the migrant and refugee crmagnitude 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;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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.
Amendment 84 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
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;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
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;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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 actionmeans 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 adequate response to this threatgencies and the interconnection and interoperability of various European databases;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
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.
Amendment 131 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Notes that in case of additional financial needs from the MFF, credits' limitation in the "greening measures" pillar have to be considered and he is in favour of the creation of a European agricultural insurance fund mobilisable during crisis context.
Amendment 138 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls the build-up over the previous (2007-2013) MFF of a backlog of unpaid bills, which rose from a ‘normal’ level of EUR 5 billion at end 2010 to unprecedented levels of EUR 11 billion at end 2011, EUR 16 billion at end 2012, and EUR 23.4 billion at end 2013; warns that this backlog has spilled over into the current (2014-2020) MFF, reaching an unprecedented peak of EUR 24.7 billion at the end of 2014; stresses that, at the insistent request of Parliament, a payment plan has been agreed with the aim of reducing the backlog of outstanding cohesion policy-related payment claims for 2007-2013 to EUR 2 billion by the end of 2016; points out that at least EUR 8.2 billion of unpaid bills were identified at the end of 2015 for 2007-2013 in the field of cohesion policy, a figure which is expected to fall below EUR 2 billion by the end of 2016; notes that this decrease provides merely temporary relief as it is only the result of submissions of payable claims for both the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 programmes being less than announced; regrets that no action has been undertaken to address the ‘hidden backlog’ identified under other headings;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes, in particular, that the special instruments were mobilised to tackle the refugee and migration crisis (full amount of the Flexibility Instrument exhausted in 2016 - EUR 1 530 million; Emergency Aid Reserve in 2016 - EUR 150 million), the payments shortage problem (Contingency Margin activated in 2015 - EUR 3.16 billion), and the financing of the EFSI Guarantee Fund (full use of Global Margin for Commitments 2014 - EUR 543 million); recalls that the decision to mobilise the Contingency Margin in payments is coupled with a decrease in the payment ceilings for the years 2018 to 2020, at the same time when the payment needs should reach their normal peak and when payment ceilings will also face a stronger pressure with the cumulated impact of the slow start of programmes under shared management and of the Youth Employment Initiative, as well as the successful frontloading of COSME, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus + and the effect of frontloading in favour of Greece, notwithstanding the impact of the actions taken in the frame of the migration and refugee crisis;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that the legislative flexibility, as enshrined in Point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA), allows for an increase in the overall envelope of programmes adopted by the ordinary legislative procedure of up to +/- 10 % over the seven-year period; notes that ‘new, objective, long-term circumstances’ allow the budgetary authority to depart even further from the original envelope; welcomes the fact that this provision has already been used to allow the Union to respond to unforeseen events by considerably increasing the original annual allocations of programmes such as AMIF;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is convinced that, while fully confirming the notion of large-scale political and financial support for EFSI, the EU budget should not be financing new initiatives to the detriment of existing Union programmes and policies; intends to deliver on its commitment to fully offset the EFSI-related cuts affecting Horizon 2020 and CEF, in order to allow them to accomplish their objectives as agreed only two years ago and to allow the EU to reach its research and innovation targets; stresses that this compensation should not be proposed at the expense of other important programmes of the current MFF (in particular COSME, Galileo and Copernicus); considers that an upward revision of the ceilings under sub- Heading 1A is required;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Strongly supports the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), as a means of ensuring an urgent response in the fight against youth unemployment, following the necessary adjustments brought about by the ongoing evaluation; considers that this can only be achieved through the provision of an adequate level of commitment appropriations for the YEI for the remaining years of the current MFF; notereminds that this should entail an upwards revision of the ceilings of Subheading 1b, as no margins are availablee global margin for commitments, to be made available over and above the ceilings established in the MFF, should be directed, in priority, for youth employment;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that the magnitude of the migration and refugee crisis goes to show that additional needs with significant budgetary consequences may be expected to arise in the coming years; asks the Commission to draw up as soon as possible an updated estimate of the budget required, by the end of the current MFF, to meet all the challenges of migration pressure (safe and rescue, interception, reception, registration, control, accommodation, transportation, relocation, resettlement, return, integration), the implementation of a genuine European asylum system, the common management of external borders and the internal security of the Schengen area; underlines, moreover, that the need for internal security in the EU and the fight against terrorism should be included in all the budgetary projections and are expected also to necessitate additional funding to back up reinforced action at EU level; is of the firm opinion that, even with the mobilisation of the small margins available under Heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) and existing flexibility provisions, the resources available will not be sufficient to tackle the increased needs under this heading; calls, therefore, for significant reinforcements for the AMIF and the Internal Security Fund, as well as for the Union agencies operating in the field, as well as (FRONTEX, EASO, EUROPOL, EU-LISA, FRA) to ensure the proper functioning of their missions and appropriate staffing levels, and urges for other initiatives that canwill be undertaken not to be funded at the expense of existing programmes and agencies; considers that an upward revision of the ceilings under Heading 3 is required;
Amendment 207 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Expects that concerted action to effectively respond to the external dimension of the migration and refugee crisis will intensify over the coming years, and will be accompanied by increased requests for funding under Heading 4 (Global Europe); underlines that such requests for additional funding should not be deployed to the detriment of the EU’s existing external action, including its development policy; calls, therefore, for a significant reinforcement of appropriationn upward revision of the ceilings under this hHeading 4;
Amendment 217 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. EReminds that payments appropriations are the orderly consequence of past commitments; expects, therefore, that new reinforcements in commitment appropriations will be accompanied by a corresponding increase in payment appropriations, includingand considers that an upward revision of the annual payments ceiling if necessarys required; considers, moreover, that the mid-term review/revision of the MFF provides an excellent opportunity to take stock of payment implementation and updated forecasts for the expected evolution of payments up to the end of the current MFF; believes that acalls for a binding joint payment plan for 2016-2020 shouldto be developed and agreed between the three institutions and enshrined in the Interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary matters and on sound financial management;
Amendment 224 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Is determined to settle in an unequivocal way the issue of budgeting the payments of the MFF special instruments; recalls the unresolved conflict of interpretation between the Commission and Parliament on the one hand, and the Council on the other, which has been in the forefront of the budgetary negotiations in recent years; notes that the Council's practice of considering the payments of these instruments within the ceiling, make them similar to simple budgetary transfers, which is not their function; reiterates its long-standing position that payment appropriations resulting from the mobilisation of special instruments in commitment appropriations should also be counted over and above the annual MFF payment ceilings;
Amendment 245 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Attaches particular importance to the Contingency Margin, as a last-resort instrument for reacting to unforeseen circumstances; stresses that, according to the Commission, this is the only special instrument that can be mobilised only for payment appropriations and thus to prevent a payment crisis in the EU budget as in 2014; deplores the fact that, contrary to the previous period, a compulsory offsetting of the appropriations is stipulated in the MFF Regulation; is of the firm opinion that this requirement creates an unsustainable situation with regard to the MFF ceilings of the last years of the period; stresses that the Contingency Margin is in any event a last- resort instrument, whose mobilisation is jointly agreed by the two arms of the budgetary authority; calls, therefore, for the rule of compulsory offsetting to be lifted immediately with retroactive effect, as well as for an upward revision of its maximum annual amount to 0.05% of EU GNI;
Amendment 248 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Stresses that the rigid structure of the Union budget deprives the budgetary authority of the possibility of reacting adequately to changing circumstances; calls, therefore, for allowing the transfer of available margins between headings at qualified majority in Council, with the aim of fully exploiting the MFF ceilings;
Amendment 250 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
Paragraph 42 b (new)
42b. Welcomes the creation of an emergency support instrument within the European Union and takes note of the solution proposed by the Commission as a matter of urgency, while repeating its strong concerns as regards its exclusion from the decision-making process as well as the foreseen termination of this instrument by the end of 2018; Considers that a more sustainable legal and budgetary framework should be envisaged in order to allow for emergency aid within the Union to be mobilised in the future, meant at responding to crisis and unforeseen situations, should by its very nature be covered by special instruments and be counted outside the MFF; calls, consequently, for this instrument to be perpetuated in the form of a new MFF flexibility mechanism;
Amendment 259 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Believes that the mid-term review/revision provides for an excellent opportunity for the first-time assessment of the functioning of the EU policies and programmes concerned, and, impact, and where appropriate the tangible results, of the EU policies and programmes concerned, suggests the Commission to apply result- oriented framework in analysing how the EU funds are spent, expects the Commission to supply an analysis identifying the shortcomings of the current implementation system; and invites the Commission to come up with concrete proposals to address the possible deficiencies and to improve and rationalize the implementation environment for the remaining years of the current MFF, in order to ensure the besmost efficient possible use of scarce financial resources;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Reminds that, at a time of scarcity of resources and erosion of the European citizens' confidence and belief in the EU project, it is important to show the added- value of EU budget delivery; believes that bringing the performance culture at the heart of the EU budget should constitute the roadmap of the inter-institutional working group on performance-based budgeting, which conclusions should be taken into account by the Commission in its legislative proposal for the post 2020 MFF, at the latest;
Amendment 293 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Emphasizes that, where appropriate and in particular in innovation-focused programmes, performance and output-related assessment should become a key principle;
Amendment 307 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. BInsists on the need to ensure the synchronisation with the EU institutional cycle, its democratic responsibility, accountability and popular legitimacy and believes that, also given the rapidly changing political environment and with a view to ensuring greater flexibility, some elements of the MFF should be agreed for five years while others, notably those related to programmes requiring longer- term programming and/or policies foreseeing complex procedures for the establishment of implementation systems, should be agreed for a period of 5+5 years with compulsory mid-term revisionand match with the duration of the European Parliament legislature;
Amendment 323 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Calls for the phasing-out of all forms of rebates and for the introduction of one or several new own resources, ideally with a clear link to European policies that create added value; notes that a large number of possible new own resources have already been discussed by the High Level Group, and eagerly awaits its recommendations;
Amendment 343 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 59 – subparagraph 1 (new)
59a. Calls for an assessment on whether the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is the most appropriate instrument to deal with mass redundancies, as recommended by the Court of Auditors in its Special Report No 7 in 2013;
Amendment 357 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Calls on the Member States to reach a rapid agreement on the next MFF, and on the sectorial regulations accompanying the MFF, in order to allow all new programmes to start without delay on 1 January 2021;
Amendment 358 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. In addition, to better inform national parliaments and European citizens of the importance of programming approach, the European Parliament and the Commission should organize, when appropriate, an inter- institutional and inter-parliamentary conference in which the challenges of the next MFF will be exposed as well as the outline of the negotiations;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the declaration ‘Greater European Integration : the way forward’ signed by the Presidents of the Italian Camera dei deputati, the German Bundestag, the French National Assembly and Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Treaty on European Union establishes the creation of the single market, and a European Monetary Union whose currency is the euro; whereas the European Monetary Union currently consists of 19 members, two of whomSingle Market consists of the 28 members of the EU and the European Monetary Union currently consists of 19 members; whereas all but two Member States are bound to join the euro; whereas the two Member States not bound to join the euro have ‘opt-outs’ clauses, the remaining seven EU Member States having yet to join;at are different in nature and scope as only the United Kingdom is not committed to join the euro whereas no financial liability will be incurred by the two countries with opt-outs from EMU in the framework of any fiscal capacity for the euro area;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it became apparent during the sovereign debt crisis that the European Treaties do not provide the euro area with the instruments to deal effectively with shocks; whereas the rules-based system, with loose adherence to the rules by the Member States, and mere coordination of national economic policies failed to provide the required resilience during the crisis;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the Euro acted as a shield during the financial crisis and whereas many Member States would have experienced a worse situation without it; whereas improvements are however required for the Euro to really meet its promises and potential;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Community method was abandoned in favour of intergovernmental agreements in order to allow for rapid responses in the crisis; whereas this has made the European Council the leading actor in the crisis, while the European Parliament and its national counterparts have been side-lined and the European Commission relegated to a role of secretariat of the European Council;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers, against this background, that shortcomings have existed in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) since its inception under the Maastricht Treaty with the attribution of monetary policy to the European level, while budgetary policy remains within the competencies of the Member States and is only framed by provisions on light coordination of national policies; recalls that the Stability and Growth Pact is a necessary set of rules allowing Member States to share a single currency but is not, per se, a European economic policy;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that during the creation of the euro, the choice was made not to have an economic government for the euro but a clear set of rules; notes that the rules have been systematically infringed; notes that, in the current institutional and political set-up, deprived of the necessary legitimacy, sanctions have never been and cannot be applied; deplores that, as a result, we neither have respect for the rules, nor the economic government to enforce them;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the introduction of the euro as a common currency has eliminated tried and tested policy options for counterbalancing asymmetric shocks such as exchange rate fluctuation; reiterates that the relinquishing of autonomy over monetary policy therefore requires alternative adjustment mechanisms to cope with asymmetric macroeconomic shocks in order to make the euro zone an optimal currency area able, inter alia, to implement a proper policy mix;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the creation of the Euro led to the establishment of a European Central Bank of federal essence; deplores that Member States did not draw the political and institutional consequences of the creation of a single currency by creating a democratic economic, budgetary and fiscal government for the Eurozone; is convinced that without a genuine Economic government the euro area will always be deprived of the necessary tools to implement a proper policy mix;
Amendment 210 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the crisis has proved that a common monetary policy without a common fiscal policy cannot address asymmetricmajor shocks to the euro area; reiterates that the mere coordination of national fiscal policies without credible enforcement mechanisms has not prevented an investment gap, has proved insufficient to trigger growth-enhancing, sustainable and socially balanced structural reforms and has not enhanced the national capacity to absorb economic shocks;
Amendment 298 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that incentives for sound fiscal policymaking and for addressing structural weaknesses at national level, taking into account the aggregate euro area fiscal stance, are core elements for the functioning of the euro area; considers that a fiscal capacity should, moreover, address specific concerns forthat the role of a fiscal capacity should be to absorb shocks, support sound fiscal and macroeconomic policies at national level and provide the eEuro area in the case of absorbing shockszone with a fiscal backstop;
Amendment 316 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that a fiscal capacity must be created on top of and next to existing EU funding instruments, within itsthe EU legal framework, in order to ensure consistent developmentsynergies and complementarity between euro and non-euro Member States; stresses that, in the long run, genuine own resources in the form of taxation will have to abound a budget of the Eurozone; Such specific budget could go hand-in-hand with a transfer of competences exercised today at national level that could be best dealt with at Eurozone level;
Amendment 330 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that effective stabilisation of large euro area Member States or a group of closely economically intertwined countries requires sufficient resourcesadequate own resources, drawing lessons from one of the main failures of the EU budget coming from the expectation of a "fair return", calculated only in numerical terms; recalls the creation of the interinstitutional group on own resources (the Monti group), whose creation in itself reveals an awareness of this problem;
Amendment 332 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that effective stabilisation of large euro area Member States or a group of closely economically intertwined countries requires sufficient resourcein order to access the fiscal capacity, Eurozone members will have to qualify for it and converge the way they did in the run-up to the euro; Notes that the creation of the fiscal capacity must go hand-in-hand with the democratisation and strengthening of the governance structure of the Eurozone as well as the harmonisation of national public accounts;
Amendment 371 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Argues in consequence that three pillars of a fiscal capacity should be distinguished, wherein action should be undertaken in the framework of a common toolbox to address the different functions, i.e. incentivising convergence and sustainable structural reforms, absorbing asymmetric shocks, and absorbing symmetric shocks; takes note of the various proposals regarding designs put forward on this matter by politicians and academia;
Amendment 396 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Demands that the ESM be integrated into the Union’'s legal framework and evolve towards a Community mechanism, as provided for in the ESM Treaty and as constantly requested by the European Parliament and foreseen in the Five Presidents’' report; underlines that the ECJ Pringle case-law and jurisprudence open up the possibility of bringing the ESM within the Union’'s framework, within the existing Treaties, on the basis of Article 352 TFEU; calls, therefore, on the Commission to bring forward as a matter of urgency a legislative proposal to that end; demands that the ESM be made fully accountable to the European Parliament;
Amendment 410 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the ESM, whilst fulfilling its ongoing tasks, to be further developed and turned into a European Monetary Fund (EMF) with adequate lending and borrowing capacities and a clearly defined mandate, including its contribution to a euro area fiscal capacity; stresses that an EMF should be managed by the Commission and held democraticallyto be further developed and consolidated into a fully- fledged European Monetary Fund (EMF) for countries in difficulties within the Euro area; stresses that, just like the ESM, an EMF should be held accountable by the European Parliament; emphasises that national parliaments would be involved in the process, given that their constitutional prerogatives regarding financial resources could be affected;
Amendment 429 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that once it is integrated into Community law, thea fiscal capacity for the euro area should be integcoexist but be kept separated intofrom the EU budget, but over and above the ceilings of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF); underlines however that in no circumstances should the volume of the EU budget fall victim to the creation of budgetary capacity for the Eurozone;
Amendment 448 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the EFSM and the existing balance of payment facility should be integrated into the same budgetary chapter as the ESM once the latter is integrated into Community law, therebyremain to providinge resources for financial assistance to countries outside the euro area but committed to joining on the basis of the agreed rules;;
Amendment 453 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 470 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Pillar 1: A convergence code to promote convergence and incentivise the implementation ofsupport structural reforms
Amendment 501 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its call for the adoption of a ‘convergence code’, as a legal act resulting from the ordinary legislative procedure, to streamline the existing coordination of economic policies into a more effective convergence of economic policies within the European Semester;
Amendment 504 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 575 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that a financial instrument is needed to work as an incentive-based mechanism for convergence and sustainable structural reforms with clear conditionality; believes that the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), which is designed toreforms have a cost and that the fiscal capacity for the Eurozone should provide technicfinancial support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, and economic and social sectors with a view to enhancing growth and jobs, can be further developed as a contribution to this function of the fiscal capacityfor structural reforms in line with the mutually agreed Convergence code;
Amendment 618 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the two models for the shock absorption function are featured most prominently in the academic literature: a Rainy Day Fund and a European Unemployment Benefit Scheme;
Amendment 634 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Points out that thea Rainy Day Fund should be funded by all thEurozone Member States on the basis of a cyclically sensitive economic indicator and used for payments to all Member States suffering from economic downturns; suggests that such fund should be managed by the EMF;
Amendment 648 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges that the model of a European Unemployment Benefit Scheme would foster convergence of labour markets in the medium term; Notes that this option would require a Eurozone Treasury based on genuine own resources and the relevant transfer of competence to the Eurozone level;
Amendment 659 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 691 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Warns that future symmetric shocks could destabilise the euro area as a whole since the currency area is not endowed with the instruments to cope with another crisis of the extent of the previous one; is convinced that the right instrument to deal with symmetric shocks depends on the nature of the shock; recalls that the EMF shcould be used as an appropriate financial resource borrowing capacity;
Amendment 736 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 757 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that the Communitya new federal method should prevail in the development of economic governance for the euro area; urges that no reinforcement of intergovernmental structures should take place in parallel with existing structures;
Amendment 763 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls urgently for the European Parliament and national parliaments to be given a strengthened role in the renewed economic governance framework in order to reinforce democratic accountability; calls for increased national ownership in the European Semester in order to improve compliance with the CSRa greater involvement of the national parliaments as long as national contributions are the basis of the fiscal capacity; notes that this participation will have to be phased out once genuine own resources in the form of taxation will be agreed on at Eurozone level; stresses, however, that a continued dialogue will have to take place between the European Parliament and the national parliaments;
Amendment 775 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Argues that national ownership could be improved by including national parliaments in the procedures, notably by formalising the inter-parliamentary conference foreseen by Article 13 of the Fiscal compact, following the integration of the latter within the EU legal framework; insists, however, that the competences of the EP and the national parliaments conferred upon these institutions by the Treaties should be respected and that mixing of these competences be avoided;
Amendment 797 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that in order to provide for a genuine EMU, a euro area treasury should be created for collective decision- making, supervision and management of the budgetary capacity for the euro areain order to give the Euro area the capacity to borrow, spend and raise taxes; calls for the inclusion of this treasury within the European Commission with full macroeconomic, fiscal and financial competences; calls for a vice- president of the European Commission to head the treasury and simultaneously to act as president of the Eurogroup; urges full accountability of this treasury to the European Parliament;
Amendment 798 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Is convinced that the macroeconomic governance of the euro area should evolve towards a system of surveillance centred on a limited number of fiscal indicators with clear and simple rules; considers that a strong enforcement of these rules coupled with an ambitious fiscal capacity should allow for less intrusion from the European level into policy-making at national level; stresses that such an application of the subsidiarity principle would allow for a more credible and more democratic governance of the euro area, which would foster ownership by citizens;
Amendment 801 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41b. Notes that the European Parliament should review its internal organisation so as to allow an expression of these MEPs elected in the euro area;
Amendment 824 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Acknowledges thatReckons that given the current political climate characterised by deep inequality, mistrust and uncertainty is not conducive to properthe only way to reforms to achieve and complete EMU; believes, therefore, that a comprehensive roadmap, including clear milestones within an agreed timetable and taking into account the political situation, should be urgently adopted with a clear commitment by euro area Heads of State and Government to achieving a genuine and complete EMhe Eurozone is to discuss its future in an open and democratic way; notes that the only way to show citizens and economic actors we are serious about the future of the euro is to modify the European Union treaties; Therefore calls for the opening of a Convention in accordance with the article 48 TEU;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2341(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4a. Note that the Trust fund for Africa was created following the Valetta Summit of African and European Heads of States or Governments on migration issues; calls on the Commission to provide the European Parliament with an overview of the concrete actions that followed this summit, notably in the field of development, fight against smugglers and the signature of return, readmission and reintegration agreements; calls the Council to provide the Commission with the necessary mandates to conclude such agreements with the countries concerned by the Trust fund;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to increase the commitments for Erasmus+ by EUR 200 million for the rest of the current MFF, and to increase the payments by 4.5 % in the 2017 draft budget; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to the long-term mobility of apprentices in allocating Erasmus grants; notes that 48 % of national agencies (NAs) report that programme actions are under-budgeted; calls on the Commission to propose an adequate multiannual payment plan;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that nearly 50% of workers who received financial assistance under applicatiNotes that the re-employment rate at the end of the EGF assistance varies cons idealt with in 2013- 2014 are now back in employmentrably from 4% to 86%; emphasises, however, that the EGF should provide funding for sectors likely to face problems in the futurbe aimed strictly for active labour market measures to help and empower redundant people;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Requests a debate on the outcome of the mid-term evaluation of the EGF, with the aim of assessing whether the EGF is the most appropriate instrument to deal with mass redundancies, as recommended by the Court of Auditors in its Special Report No 7 in 2013;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s adoption of an ambitious EU migration agenda; regrets that the European Council, aside from its declarations, does not have the same level of ambition and is failing to support Commission;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the increase of EUR 41 245 000 in funding for FRONTEX in the 2016 draft budget; calls for reliable statistics to be provided on the cost of the Triton and Poseidon; regrets that, eleven years after its establishment in Warsaw, the headquarters agreement between Frontex and the Polish Government has still not been signed, thereby preventing agency staff from working under optimum conditions; calls on the Commission to provide more information on the proposed amendment to the part of FRONTEX’'s mandate concerningwhich relates to the organisation of repatriation;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Commission Draft General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 reinforces those priorities and proposes to step up EU support for investment, knowledge, jobs and growth-orientated programmes, and in particular for an emblematic mobility programme such as Erasmus+; will pay particular attention to reducing inequalities between apprenticeships and higher education in Europe, notably through ensuring equal access to mobility; is satisfied that, in addition to duly expected increases throughout Heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) and Heading 4 (Global Europe), the Commission is taking up the challenge of responding to new developments such as the crises in Ukraine, Syria and the Mediterranean by responding to the EU's and Member States' needs in the area of security and migration and by demonstrating strong political will in the field of external action and budgetary commitment towards countries of origin and transit;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the EU Draft Budget for 2016 amounts to EUR 153.5 billion in commitment appropriations (including EUR 4.5 billion reprogrammed from 2014) and EUR 143.5 billion in payment appropriations; points out that, disregarding the effect of the reprogramming in 2015 and 2016, this corresponds to an increase of +2.4% in commitments and +1.6% in payments as compared to the 2015 budget; stresses that these are overall moderate increases following the path set by the MFF, accounting for inflation represent almost no increase in real terms, which stresses on the importance of the efficiency and effectiveness of the spending;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the fact that the EU Draft Budget reflects the joint statement on a payment plan 2015-2016 agreed between Parliament, the Council and the Commission following the shared diagnosis and commitment entered into by the three institutions to reduce this backlog; recalls that, according to the Commission's estimations, the payment appropriations requested in the Draft Budget would bring the total backlog of unpaid bills down to a sustainable level of approximately EUR 2 billion for the cohesion programmes 2007-2013, and would also reduce the abnormal backlog in other headings; consequently undertakes to fully support the Commission proposal and expects the Council to respect its commitments in this regard;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that Parliament and, the Council and the Commission have committed to avoiding the future build-up of an unsustainable backlog of outstanding payment claims at year's end, while fully respecting and implementing the agreements reached as part of the multiannual financial framework and of the annual budgetary procedures; invites the CommissionReiterates the need, in this regard, to closely and actively monitor the development of this backlog; In this vein, recalls to the Commission its agreement, in the joint statement on a payment plan, to develop its medium- and long-term forecasting tools and to set up an early warning system by early 2016, with the aim to present these first payment forecasts in July, so that the budgetary authority can take duly informed decisions in the future;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Recalls that, with programmes expected to reach full swing, with the integration of new major initiatives in the areas of investment and migration, with the opportunity to settle issues of the past such as payments and special instruments, and with the first activation of new MFF provisions such as the global margin for commitments, the 2016 budgetary procedure will be a test case for the assessment of the current MFF, which will culminate in the process of review/revision to be launched next year; reminds the Commission of its legal obligation to present a review of the functioning of the MFF by the end of 2016 and reiterates its call on the Commission to accompany this budgetary review by a legislative proposal for the revision of regulation No 1311/2013 laying down the MFF 2014- 2020;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2012(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, during the past legislature, the Parliament agreed on a number of political priorities, which gave rise either to budgetary increases or to budgetary savings; considers that the newly elected Parliament should scrutinise in depth the implementation of these multiannual projects and decide, on this basis, on its own political priorities, including, if necessary, the negative ones; requests in this respect the Secretary-General to present an assessment report on the aforementioned ongoing multiannual projects in due time before the Parliament's reading in autumn 2015;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2012(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Seizes the opportunity of this first fully fledged conciliation process on the Parliament's budget under the 8th legislature to ask the Secretary-General and the Bureau to present medium and long term budgetary planning, together with the documents relating to the procedure for the establishment of the budget for 2017; asks the Secretary- General to clearly indicate the spending relating to investments (buildings, acquisitions, etc.) and the spending relating to the functioning of the Parliament and its statutory obligations;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2012(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
New subheading – paragraph 22 c (new)
New subheading – paragraph 22 c (new)
"House of European History" 22c. Notes that the opening of the House of European History is foreseen for 2016; requests the Secretary-General to present to the Committee on Budgets in due time before the Parliament's reading in autumn 2015 an updated budget programming over the next five years for the operational and functioning expenditure foreseen for the House of European History from the opening , including the participation of the Commission; recalls that in the 2014 budget a new budget line 16 03 04 "House of European History" was created in Section III of the Union budget for the Commission's contribution to the operational costs of the House of the European History and that the Commission has so far been unable to pay any contribution to the Parliament1a; 1a Replies by the Administration to the questionnaire in preparation for the EP discharge for 2013.
Amendment 91 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that common effort to handle migration flows lies at the crossroad of both internal and external solidarity; Calls on the Council to develop a culture of fair burden-sharing among its members; Recalls its support to reinforcement of EU means to ensure safe, secure external borders worthy of the EU fundamental values.
Amendment 98 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Attaches the utmost importance to the establishment and implementation of a sound payment plan with the objective of reducing the level of unpaid bills at year- end to its structural level in the course of the current MFF, as stated by the Council, the Parliament and the Commission in the joint declaration agreed in the framework of the 2015 budget procedure; recalls that this plan will be agreed by the 3 institutions in due time before the presentation of the draft budget 2016; considers that the interinstitutional meeting in March 2015 should provide the opportunity for the three institutions to agree on such a plan, in due time before the presentation of the Draft Budget 2016this plan;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that the 2016 budget will be crucial as it will not only be the first year of implementation of the new MFF provision on the global margin for commitments, but should also serve as a benchmark of the post-electoral MFF review /and post-electoral revision, to be launched before the end of 2016; stresses the need to establish political priorities and identify in good time areas of proven added value of EU spending for which further investments will be deemed necessary in the second half of the MFF 2014-2020; stresses, in this context, the importance of closely monitoring the implementation and performance of key EU programmes already during the current budgetary procedure;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reaffirms its position in favour of an in-depth reform of the system of EU own resources, whose current shortcomings are causing severe impasses in budgetary negotiations; attaches, therefore, the highest political importance to the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources, under the chairmanship of Mario Monti; eagerly anticipates the results and proposals of the work of this High-Level Group that are due to be presented in an interinstitutional conference, with the participation of national parliaments, during 2016, and considered in the context of the MFF review /and post-electoral revision;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2249(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has strengthened European policies and created new areas of responsibility for the European Union; whereas the European Union currently does not have the means to fulfil the tasks assigned to it by the Member States signatory to the treaties;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2249(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Council to make use of Article 48(7) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 312(2) of the TFEU and to abandon the unanimity requirement when adopting the forthcoming MFF Regulation; stresses that the horsetrading approach and risks of deadlock brought about by the unanimity requirement are harmful to the European Union as a whole;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2249(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the European budget is based principally on national contributions and not on genuine own resources as provided in European treaties since the Treaty of Rome; calls on the Council to return to the letter and spirit of the Treaties and to re-establish a system of genuine own resources which are clear, straightforward and fair so as to make the European budget more accessible and more efficient, while correspondingly lessening the burden on national budgets and abandoning the 'fair return' rationale that clashes with the need to act with common purpose and in concert as set out in the preambles to the treaties;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2249(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the use of the European budget as a guarantee against borrowing on the market by some of these instruments, such as the facility providing financial assistance for balances of payments, the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) and foreign policy instruments such as the guarantee for the EIB’s external mandate, and macro-financial assistance, effectively place the Union in a state of indebtedness, which is in itself contrary to the principle of budgetary equilibrium enshrined in the Treaty; notes that, under the EFSM, any EU budget contribution is subject to no parliamentary oversight, and proposes that oversight be exercised jointly with the national parliaments;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2249(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, contrary to current practice, the Treaty provides for the possibility of adopting a MFF for a five-year period; calls for the adoption of future MFFs to be aligned with the next parliamentary term.; calls on the Council to act on that democratic imperative in connection with the post-electoral revision of the MFF in 2017;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2249(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Council to deliberate in public when adopting its position on annual and amending budgets and to avoid an excessive use of the written procedure, which undermines the openness of decision-making as foreseen in Article 10(3) TEU and should be reserved for situations of genuine urgency;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets once again that Member States persist in viewing their contribution to the EU budget as an adjustment variable in their consolidation efforts, which in turn leads to an artificial reduction in the volume of payments available in the EU budget; proposes therefore that when examining national budgets, the Commission shall enter in the calculations of deficits each countryʼ’s share of unpaid invoices in order to draw attention to the true state of affairs concerning liabilities attributable to each Member State; stresses that this would be in line with the flexibility advocated in the Commission communication of 13 January, which offers favourable treatment for national contributions to the strategic investment fund; points out that the credibility of this fund is based on the solidity of the EU budget, and consequently on a reduction in the number of unpaid invoices;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to top up this fund and welcomes the flexibility announced by the Commissionʼs intention to exclude the treatment of national contributions fromwith regard to the stability pact calculations; rejects the idea of any attempts to renationalise the fund or argue for a fair return which could ensue from national contributions; wishes to see trans-European and supranational projects chosen so that citizens may be able to associate the benefits arising from these projects with action by the European Union.
Amendment 49 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the importance it attaches to the new high-level group on own resources, which should lead to a true reform of EU financing; stresses that the Member States’ budgetary situation can be improved through a new system of own resources to finance the Union budget that will reduce GNI contributions, thus enabling Member States to accomplish their consolidation efforts without jeopardising EU funding and its credibility; points out that the adoption of consent to taxation gives parliaments their institutional authority.
Amendment 376 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Research projects have demonstrated that consumer confidence is crucial in the market for organic food. In the long run, rules that are not trustworthy can jeopardise public confidence and lead to market failure. Therefore the sustainable development of organic production in the Union should be based on sound production rules which are harmonised at Union level. In addition, those production rules should meet operators' and consumers' expectations regarding the quality of organic products and the compliance with the principles and rules laid down in this Regulation. Given the track record of persistent deficiencies of controls on a European level, it is of utmost importance to improve data collection, communication, monitoring and coordination of the implementation of these rules in all Member States and on a European level. The Commission should, therefore, streamline and step up efforts to coordinate effectively these measures, as the growth of the organic sector depends on availability of data related to organic production and the credibility in the perception of consumers.
Amendment 496 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty') and to somethe following products originating from agriculture, including aquaculture, where such products are, or are intended to be, produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the Union market, or imported into or exported from the Union as organic: (a) live or unprocessed agricultural products, including seed and other plant reproductive material; (b) processed agricultural products for food; (c) feed; (d) algae and aquaculture animals; (e) wine; (f) yeast; (g) mushrooms; (h) collected wild plants and parts thereof, and to other products listed in Annex I to this Regulation, insofar as those agricultural products and those other products closely linked to agriculture are intended to be produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the market, imported or exported as organic.
Amendment 521 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘'group of operators' means a group in which each operator is a farmer who has a holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed;: (i) managed exclusively by farmers through an internal control system; (ii) in which each operator may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed; (iii) whose farms are geographically close; (iv) in which the production involves only one type of production.
Amendment 600 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) exclusion of genetic engineering, animal cloning, artificially induced polyploidy in animal production and ionising radiation from the whole organic food chain;
Amendment 849 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a Control system 1. Official controls in relation to organic production and labelling of organic products shall be performed for the verification of compliance with the provisions of this Regulation and shall include, in particular, the verification of the application of preventive measures. 2. The nature and frequency of the official controls shall be determined on the basis of the likelihood of non- compliance. All operators and groups of operators (with the exception of those who sell products directly to the final consumer or user provided that they do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale, organic products or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party) shall be subject to a verification of compliance at least once a year. The verification of compliance shall imply a physical on-the- spot inspection, except where Member States decide that in duly justified cases the operators and group of operators concerned present a proven low-risk profile and fulfil the criteria of compliant track-record of at least 3 years. In those duly justified cases, however, the period between two physical on-the-spot inspections shall not exceed thirty months.
Amendment 989 #
Amendment 994 #
Amendment 999 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 d (new)
Annex I – indent 19 d (new)
- traditional herbal medicinal products,
Amendment 1034 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.5.4
Annex II – part I – point 1.5.4
The total amount of livestock manure,fertilizer as defined in Council Directive 91/676/EEC67, from industrial scale production (of animals or plants), applied on the agricultural holding, shall not exceed 170 kg of nitrogen per year/hectare of agricultural area used. That limit shall only apply to the use of farmyard manure, dried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry manure, composted animal excrements, including poultry manure, composted farmyard manure and liquid animal excrements The calculation shall be applied at the level of the parcel. For market garden production under shelter (greenhouses and tunnels) up to 240 units of nitrogen per year/hectare of utilised agricultural area may be applied, calculated on the total area under shelter. __________________ 67 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).
Amendment 1035 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.5.4 a (new)
Annex II – part I – point 1.5.4 a (new)
1.5.4 a In the absence of manure from organic livestock, other fertilizers may be used. A definition of the systems which are compatible with organic agriculture is therefore required: - herbivorous livestock with access to pasture for at least part of the year - pigs raised on bedding or with access to an exercise area or free range - poultry with access to an outdoor area
Amendment 1068 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5 a (new)
1.3.5a. As bees have a high mortality rate, apiculture should also be covered by this provision.
Amendment 1090 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2 a (new)
1.4.3.2a. Feed coming from the holding itself and from other sources For herbivores, except during the annual period of transhumance in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1.4.2.2, at least 90 % of the feed shall come from the holding itself, or, if this is not possible, shall be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region. For pigs and poultry, at least 60 % of the feed shall come from the holding itself, or, if this is not possible, shall be produced in cooperation with other organic farms or organic feed producers. For bees, at the end of the production season hives shall be left with sufficient reserves of honey and pollen to survive the winter. Feeding of bee colonies shall only be permitted where the survival of the hives is endangered due to climatic conditions. Feeding shall be with organic honey, organic sugar syrups, or organic sugar.
Amendment 1099 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.2 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.2 a (new)
1.5.2.2a. In addition to antibiotic treatments, allopathic antiparasitic remedies are used widely and systematically in animal husbandry. Their onset time also requires the following framework: -for cattle breeding, a limit of two treatments in a 12 month period, and for animals with a productive lifecycle of less than a year; -for breeding of sheep and goats, a limit of four treatments in a 12 month period, and of three treatments if their productive lifecycle is less than a year; - for breeding of horses, a limit of two treatments in a 12 month period; - for breeding of pigs, a limit of three treatments in a 12 month period; - for breeding of poultry for meat, a prohibition on treatment; -for laying and breeding hens, a limit of two treatments in a 12 month period.
Amendment 1102 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.4
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.4
1.5.2.4. With the exception of vaccinations, treatments for parasites, phytotherapeutic and homeopathic products and compulsory eradication schemes where an animal or group of animals receive more than three courses of treatments with chemically- synthesised allopathic veterinary medicinal products including antibiotics within 12 months, or more than one course of treatment if their productive lifecycle is less than one year, the livestock concerned, or produce derived from them, shall not be sold as organic products, and the livestock shall undergo the conversion periods referred to in points 1.2 and 2.
Amendment 1106 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.6 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.6 a (new)
1.5.2.6a. The use of synthesised chemical allopathic veterinary medicines for preventive treatment is prohibited. Bolus composed of synthesised allopathic chemical molecules should therefore be prohibited in organic farming.
Amendment 1120 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6 a (new)
1.7.6a. The tethering of cattle may be authorised for a period of 30 days over the entire winter period (that is ten days per month). During this period the animals should however still have access to the outside if weather conditions permit.