Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2016/2323(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Guidelines for the 2018 budget - Section III (debate) IT
Amendments (5)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; notes that within the EU the pace of economic recovery and investment is below potential capacity and an investment gap still persists; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity, growth and jobs and ensure the safety of its citizens;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that youth unemployment is one of the main concerns at European level and that it puts at risk an entire generation of young Europeans; notes that long-term and very long-term unemployment, notably in the Union's poorest regions and among young people, are still at worrying levels; stresses that, as part of the conciliation agreement for the 2017 EU budget, a EUR 500 million allocation will be granted to the Youth Employment Initiative through an amending budget in 2017; remains firmly committed to securing adequate funding for the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative until the end of the current MFF, while at the same time improving its functioning and implementation;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that youth unemployment is one of the main concerns at European level and that it puts at risk an entire generation of young Europeans and their trust in the EU institutions; stresses that, as part of the conciliation agreement for the 2017 EU budget, a EUR 500 million allocation will be granted to the Youth Employment Initiative through an amending budget in 2017; considers the YEI to be a fundamental contribution to the Union's priority objective for jobs and growth and remains firmly committed to securing adequate funding for theits continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative until the end of the current MFF, while at the same time improving its functioning and implementation;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in addressing the effects of the migratory and refugee crisis, and calls for adequate budgeting in the coming years for these funds; stresses the importance of enhanced financing for resettlement schemes, relocation procedures and return operations, notably under the AMIF, in order to achieve an effective and real European asylum and migration policy; welcomes also the role of EU agencies in the area of justice and home affairs, such as Europol and the European Border and Coast Guard, and calls, in this context, for their mandate to be executed through adequate budgeting and staffing; is convinced that the EU needs to invest more in strengthening its borders, enhancing cooperation between law enforcement agencies, fighting terrorism and radicalisation and ensuring sound return operations;