Activities of Alessia Maria MOSCA related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the Union has an increasingly ambitious trade agenda, as outlined in the ‘Trade for all’ strategy; stresses that the funding for Aid for Trade initiatives should be increased and sufficient resources should be allocated to DG Trade of the Commission to enable it to carry out the increasing number of activities, in particular to ensure the implementation and enforcement of the provisions included in both the bilateral and multilateral agreements; highlights the importance of performing assessments prior to, during and following the conclusion of such agreements in achieving a more inclusive strategy; in this regard recognises the need for gender-disaggregated data; notes that many global trade actors’ homologous institutions employ a significantly higher number of civil servants, especially in the field of trade defence’s investigations; reiterates the need to adequately support the Union’s trade strategy as one of the key pillars of its foreign policy;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the citizens of the Union are asking to be more involved and engaged with Union trade policy and that the Commission has made this citizens’ interest a priority; considers that it is crucial that enough resources are allocated to actively involve citizens in Union trade policy-making; and to raise a higher degree of awareness over its benefits among Union citizens; calls for the inclusion of Domestic Advisory Groups and Joint Platforms into Citizens’ dialogue as they are the main vehicles towards achieving civil society’s effective participation in the enforcement and monitoring of trade sustainability chapters of trade agreements; calls for the release of Key Performance Indicators, against which they wish to assess the performance of customs administration at national and Union level;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that international trade is a core tool for Union foreign policy which, if it is sufficiently funded and implemented by means of coherent strategies, contributes to sustainable development, particularly in developing countries, thereby enabling the Union to play an active role in tackling migration clauses;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the trade-related technical support and economic assistance provided by the European Neighbourhood Policy to Union partners in the East bordSouthern and to the post-Arab-Spring countrieEastern borders make an important contribution to stability in those regions;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that any new Union initiative, including those in the field of defence, should be financed by additional funds and not be detrimental to existing budget lines;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that, albeit varying results, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is under budgeted, does not operate systematically and thus is inadequate to balance the side-effects of automation, digitalisation and globalisation; observes the success of similar initiatives in comparable economies; underlines the need for additional funds and resources to finance the EGF and to increase its effectiveness and its operability; in this regard considers the elimination of unnecessary burdens key in achieving a higher degree of efficiency; underlines the importance of trainings in providing un-employed workers with the instruments needed for a successful re-integration into the labour market;
Amendment 24 #
7c. Recalls that Article 8 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union firmly establishes that "In all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women" and that, therefore, the Union has a duty to mainstream gender equality in all its policies, guaranteeing that men and women benefit equally from social changes, economic growth and the creation of decent jobs, doing away with discrimination and promoting respect for women's rights in the world; in this regard calls on the Commission for the inclusion of Gender chapters in all the newly negotiated trade agreements and to provide the necessary resources for their implementation;