4 Amendments of Piernicola PEDICINI related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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3. AcknowledgesDeplores the fact that strong budgetary constraints exist at national level and that consolidation efforts are ongoing; points out, however, thatcalled for by the Union itself are ongoing; draws attention to the substantial European added value of the policies and financing instruments in the remit of this committee has to be, which must be properly borne in mind by the budgetary authorities when deciding on the Draft Budget (DB) 2016;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recalls that Horizon 2020 will contribute to objectives in the remit of this committee with research projects in the areas of climate, health and environment; affirms its commitment to monitor the alignment of the projects with the corresponding objectives and the progress of their implementation; criticises sharply the decision to cut funding for this programme in order to finance the EFSI guarantee;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines, in that connection, that environmental research and innovation finds its centre of gravity in Horizon 2020's: "Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials", which has the objective ofone of the budget headings hit by the cuts made to finance the EFSI; points out that the objective of that programme is to achievinge a resource efficient and climate change resilient economy and society, protecting and sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems and ensuring a sustainable supply and use of raw materials, in order to meet the needs of a growing global population within the sustainable limits of natural resources and eco-systems;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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6. 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 overall moderate increases, following the path set by the MFF and accounting for inflation, represent almost no increase in real terms, which emphasises the importance of the efficiency and effectiveness of the spending as a result the forecast gap between commitments and payments will widen even further, making a prompt, practical solution to the problem of the shortfall in and delays in effecting payments, which has persisted for some years now, difficult to achieve;