Activities of Luigi MORGANO related to 2018/2024(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2019 draft budget
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Points out that programmes in the fields of education, youth, culture and citizenship remain vital as ways of increasing awareness of the common European identity across the board;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Recalls, inter alia in the light of its 30th anniversary celebrations, that Erasmus + remains the main programme for promoting youth mobility, as demonstrated by the volume of applications received, which exceeds the funding available; recalls furthermore that Erasmus + funding levels are now reaching their peak for the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); considers, therefore, that the budget of Erasmus + for 2019 should be at least doubled to cover eligible applications to participate in the programme, in particular with regard to continuous training and the youth sector, including non-formal education, and to ensure greater participation by vulnerable groups, particularly young people with disabilities;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Erasmus+ funding levels are now reaching their peak for the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); calls for the remaining top-up funding for the programme under the MFF revision to be allocated in 2019; reiterates its call for substantial additional funding for Erasmus+Considers that the budget allocation to Erasmus + should be increased tenfold in the next MFF, given the popularity of the programme and its capacity at the same time to build a European sense of belonging and enhance the job prospects of the young people participating in it;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the value of Creative Europe in supporting the EU’s audiovisual and cultural sectors; insists that funding levels match the ambitions of the programme, in particular for the Culture sub-programme, which is chronically under-financed, and which consequently has difficulty in achieving satisfactory success rates, frustrating the expectations of candidates; considers that reinforcement of the cross-sectoral strand will enable the Commission to scale up efforts to tackle fake news, both through enhanced media literacy work and by fostering sectoral dialogue; believes, finally, that the exploitation of synergies between EFSI and the guarantee mechanism for the creative cultural sector should continue, including the aspect of training of banking and financial intermediaries to teach them to assess intangible assets correctly, so as to enable the cultural and creative industries to fully express their dual value in protecting and highlighting expression and European cultural and linguistic diversity, and quality job creation and generation of sustainable growth, as well as the development of innovation and production;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes note of the interest aroused by the launch of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018; calls, therefore, for the governance actions and instruments linked to the European Year of Cultural Heritage to continue beyond 2018, including with the aid of the specific introduction of dedicated budget lines under other multi-annual programmes such as Research, External Action, Cohesion, Erasmus Plus and Digitisation of the Cultural Heritage, and inclusion in the Action Plan for Digital Skills;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the value of Europe for Citizens in enhancing citizens’ understanding of the EU and fostering a sense of citizenship, as well as the operational support it provides to European civil-society organisations; reaffirms its commitment to proper funding levels for the programme;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to provide adequate budget funding to raise the profile of the 2019 European elections and increase the effectiveness of media coverage thereof, in particular to promote knowledge of the 'Spitzenkandidaten', the candidates for the Presidency of the Commission;