8 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2017/2286(BUD)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas years of austerity policies based on a policy of internal devaluation of the internal market factors of production, have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the slow recovery from the consequences of the financial, economic and social crisis has fallen short of influencing positively the day-to-day lives of EU citizens, while social inequalities keep on growing; considers also that more could have been done and could be done to reverse growing inequalities within and between the regions of the EU especially with regard to people at risk of poverty as well as elderly people living on low incomes;
Amendment 36 #
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 threats; 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 within all its regions, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge 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;
Amendment 46 #
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 facingeducational, employment and lifestyle challenges the EU youth is facing, especially in the economically lagging regions of the Union;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomNotes 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 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; recognizes that three Member States have opted out of the referred commitment;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the Member States’ strong social protection systems of many Member States have helped them to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; believes that the EU can support the Member States, while fully respecting their competences, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on working conditions and social protection systems;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Given the arising resource constraints and the demands for the EU to assume greater responsibilities, expects that in the implementation of the budget, ongoing procedures and measures are enhanced to ensure that financial commitments are met in a timely and cost effective manner, with a view to achieving more with the same or with less;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to be based on shared political ambition and solidarity, and to take into account the added value of EU programmes and policies; believes that this objective can only be realised if the negotiating parties are promptly informed of one another’s positions and start the negotiations at the earliest possible stage;