12 Amendments of Isabella ADINOLFI related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the RAL (reste à liquider) is an inevitable by-product ofthe consequence of faulty choices made by the institutions when establishing multi-annual programming and differentiated appropriations; notes that the RAL was significantly higher than expected at the end of the financial framework for 2007-2013, and stresses that current gaps between commitments and payments will inevitably lead to new difficulties for ongoing programmes and that this must be avoided;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the continuationa review of the operational mechanisms of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), proposed by the European Council of 7-8 February 2013 as a reaction to, in order to make it an effective tool for helping to resolve the persisting problem of high levels of youth unemployment, following a fully-fledged assessment of its performance and subsequent adjustments to overcome existing implementation impediments; regrets that the Youth Employment Initiative has hitherto failed to achieve the goal of improving working and economic conditions for young people;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is firmly convinced that the EU and the Member States should abandon the economic approach based on austerity policies; believes that austerity policies and a lack of job security can be considered to be the basic causes of the extremely high youth unemployment rate, the huge rise in the number of poor workers and NEETs and the continuing deterioration of quality in the cultural and education sectors; calls on the EU and the Member States to adopt urgent measures in order to provide a tangible and effective response to these serious issues;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for effectiveness and result-orientation of cohesion policy; recalls that, also because of the late adoption of Operational Programmes in some Member States, European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds are at an early stage of implementation in 2016 and that at the time of the MFF review/revision only limited evidence is available as to results;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. SupportsNotes that the creation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and highlights the need to minimise the impact of thehas had an impact in terms of cuts ton the Horizon 2020 programmes and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in order to allow them, limiting their ability to accomplish their respective objectives;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Maintains that the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has not boosted the EU economy at all but has, conversely, hampered the adoption of the economic measures that are necessary to achieve the goal of markedly improving the quality of life and living conditions of EU citizens, especially those from the most disadvantaged groups; takes the view that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is extremely detrimental to the education sector because of the privatisation processes it could engender;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the improved synergies and coordination among the five European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and other EU instruments, which is an important element in ensuring the effectiveness of the EU budget; notes, however, that the creation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has had an impact in terms of cuts to the Horizon 2020 programmes and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), limiting their ability to accomplish their respective objectives;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its firm position on the importance of simplifying access to ESI Funds, and supports in this context the work of the Commission's High Level Group in monitoring simplification for beneficiaries; stresses, however, the need to ensure a proper balance between simplification on the one hand, and the detection and prevention of irregularities, including fraud, on the other;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that grants are an effective form of support in many areas of public intervention but recalls, that according to the recital 53 of the Regulation No 966/2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, financial instruments should be used on a complementary basis, on the basis of an ex ante evaluation, demonstrating that they are more effective for the achievement of the Union's policy objectives than other forms of Union funding, including grants; recognises the potential of financial instruments as a form of support for ESI Funds; calls for a more simplified use of financial instruments in future and for an adequate training of the managing authorities in this field;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets that the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) has hitherto failed to achieve the goal of improving working and economic conditions for young people and calls therefore for a review of its operational mechanisms, in order to make it an effective tool for helping to resolve the persisting problem of high levels of youth unemployment;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Reiterates that national co-financing of the European Structural and Investment Funds should be completely excluded from the definition of Stability and Growth Pact structural deficits, as stated in the European Parliament resolution of 8 October 2013 on effects of budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds expenditure in the Member States;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that the MFF revision/review is a good opportunity to deal with the fundamental link between Cohesion Policy and the outcomes and agreements of the COP21 conference; calls, moreover, on the Commission to help the Managing authorities in the Member States adapt the programmes consistently with the recent decisions taken at the conference;