13 Amendments of Isabella ADINOLFI related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce aduly assess the potential consequences and effects of Brexit and foresee accordingly fundamental reform of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to prevent Brexit from having any negative effects on the level of funding earmarked for EU-wide cooperation programmes, in particular in the fields of culture, education and, research, media and youth that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that adequate and long- term investments in education and culture are fundamental in order to allow EU citizens to effectively and actively participate in the political and democratic life of the EU;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas some of the proposals for new own resources presented in the final report and recommendations of the High Level Group on Own Resources of December 2016, such as a financial transaction tax, a carbon tax imposed on all sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and a European corporate income tax are worth analysing in a broader context and would also be consistent with both the targets of the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework and the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with great concern the still high number of European citizens with poor literacy skills or literacy difficulties, including functional and media illiteracy, which in turn fuel the rise of xenophobia, racism and violent extremism in Europethe EU; calls, therefore, on the Member States for massive investments in education as well as on the EU institutions for increased funding for relevant EU programmes that fosterand projects that foster literacy skills, social cohesion, tolerance and human rights, and promote open and inclusive European societies as the bedrock of our democratic model, in accordance with the Paris Declaration of 17 March 2015;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. States that cohesion policy should remain the EU’s main investment policy, but that more needs to be done to highlight the major role of cohesion policy in achieving some of the EU’s political objectives; underlines, in this regard, that cohesion policy is not supposed to be the solution and the funding instrument for every unforeseen event and that it should not contribute to the establishment of new programmes, such as EFSI or the Structural Reform Support Programme, which are manifestly inconsistent with the rationale and objectives of cohesion policy;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Asks the European Commission to present the proposal for the new regulation for the European Structural and Investment Funds as soon as possible, so as to enable a proper discussion with the European Parliament and the Council and a timely approval of the new legislative framework;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the short and long-term challenges posed by the integration of refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies,; calls, therefore, on all Member States to assume their responsibility and to effectively tackle the roots of such challenges and underlines the importance of cultural and educational programmes in this regard, and calls for long-term and coordinated investments through current and future Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its support for the strengthening of the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe cultural programmes as an important part of the people-to-people aspect of the EU strategy for international cultural relations, with a particular regard to low and medium income countries; is of the opinion that the external dimension of the new programme European Solidarity Corps should be strengthened;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that regional funding should be protected and should continue to predominantly take the form of grants rather than financial instruments, which domay, however, have an important role to play in certain cases role to play in specific cases, but which should always undergo both an ex-ante and ex-post analysis; highlights the dangers of financial products such as equity, trust funds and other types of bonds, which have a high-risk profile and are always advertised as having a very high leverage effect; considers that it would be safer and more useful to promote other forms of low-risk instruments, such as easy-term loans, guarantees and forms of crowd funding; stresses that in the event of a reduction in the EU’s budgets, greater focus on the EU’s core goals is required;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a 5+5 year MFF period might be preferable, provided that some kind of revision within the five-year period is also provided for;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the Commission to look into the possibilities for greater synergies between thecohesion policy and different EU funds, including cohesion policy,such as Horizon 2020 and EFSI;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that it is essential, in the context of the new MFF, to ensure not only that budgetary rules, and rules on cohesion policy spending, are at last simplified., but that a proper balance between simplification and controls is ensured;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls for an increase in the budget, and the further revision, of the European Solidarity Fund, especially concerning the maximum threshold of advances (currently capped at EUR 30 million) laid down in article 4a of the Revised EUSF Regulation, in order to effectively and promptly address a greater part of the damages caused by natural disasters;