12 Amendments of Brando BENIFEI related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
(C) whereas the MFF quickly proved its inadequacy in responding to a series of crises and new political challenges that were not anticipated at the time of adoption such as migration and social and economic crisis resulting in increased unemployment, social exclusion and poverty; whereas, for the purpose of securing the necessary funding, the MFF was pushed to its limits including an unprecedented recourse to the flexibility provisions and special instruments, after exhausting the available margins; whereas high-priority EU programmes on research and infrastructures were even cut just two years after their adoption;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
(E a) whereas a link is established between the programming of the Union funds and the European semester and the relevant Country Specific Recommendations; whereas the Union funds are meant to achieve the objectives set out in Art. 174 TFEU in order to strengthen the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion and reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions;
Amendment 4 #
4. Declares, moreover, its opposition to any reduction in the level of key EU policies, such as the EU cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy (CAP); is particularly opposed to any radical cuts that will adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of these policies, such as the cuts proposed for the Cohesion Fund or for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund Plus despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative, the European Fund for Most Deprived, the Programme for Employment and Social innovation and the Health Programme;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
paragraph 4 a (new)
paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Insists on the need to dedicate a minimum of 30% of ESF+ resources to combating the poverty and social exclusion caused by the dramatic and long-lasting effects of the 2008 financial and economic crisis across the Union;
Amendment 6 #
5 a. Is concerned that the proposed link between the programming of the Structural Funds, their policy objectives and the European Semester, in particular the Country Specific Recommendations, is not sufficiently clear and lacks a proper local and regional dimension; calls for the establishment of effective programming mechanisms of the EU funds, in particular ESF+, which would turn the principles and rights of the European Pillar of Social Rights into practice, including by ensuring ambitious financial resources, as well necessary synergies among the Union funds;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
paragraph 14 v a (new)
paragraph 14 v a (new)
14 v a. Increase the share of ESF+ fund in cohesion policy to 30% for ESF+;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
paragraph 14 vi
paragraph 14 vi
14 vi. Double the resources for tackling youth unemployment in the ESF+ (under the current Youth Employment Initiative programme);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
paragraph 14 vi a (new)
paragraph 14 vi a (new)
14 vi a Increase the level of investment into fostering social inclusion and eradicating of poverty in ESF+ to 30%;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
paragraph 14 vii
paragraph 14 vii
14 vii. Introduce a specific allocation (EUR 5,510 billion) for the European Child Guarantee;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
paragraph 15 a (new)
paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Insists on the need to step up the fight against youth unemployment; is however concerned that the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative into the ESF+ could reduce the levels of commitment of Member States and the level of resources targeting young people directly;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
paragraph 16 a (new)
paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses the need to improve the Union instruments to address the social inclusion and labour market integration of third-country nationals; to this end calls for better synergies among the Union funds and adequate resources; stresses the importance of tackling the specific urban and local challenges of migration, also by developing funding instruments more directly accessible to cities, local and regional authorities, social partners, socio-economic actors and civil society organisations developing and implementing projects in this field.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Annex II – rows 40
Annex II – rows 40
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