8 Amendments of Michał MARUSIK related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RecallsDeplores the fact that Article 311 TFEU states that the Union shall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives and carry through its policies; considers, therefore, thatpoints out that, as a result of this, should the review arrive at the conclusions that the current ceilings were too low, it would be a primary law requirement to increase the ceilings, which would mean Member States paying more money into the EU budget;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that a review of the MFF in 2016 should take stock of a number of serious crises and new political initiatives at Europe's borders, together with their respective budgetary consequences, which were not anticipated at the time of the MFF’s adoption; notes, inter alia, the migration and refugee crisis, external emergencies, internal security issues, the crisis in agriculture, the funding of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the persistent high level of unemployment, especially among young people, and the payment crisis in the EU budget; observes that, in order to finance the additional pressing needs, an unprecedented recourse to the MFF’s flexibility mechanisms and special instruments was deemed necessary, as the MFF ceilings proved to be too tight in some headings; considers that, over the past two years, the MFF has essentially been pushed to its limits;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the conflicts in Syria, the Middle East and several regions in Africa have had humanitarian, security and migratory consequences on an unprecedented scale; recalls that the EU has been directly impacteddeplores the fact that those events have exposed the powerlessness of Latin civilisation, with more than one million refugees reaching Europe in 2015 alone and more expected in the coming years; recallsdeplores also the fact that this crisis led to a major financial response on the EU’s part and hence had a significant impact on the EU budget, notably on headings 3 (Security and Citizenship) and 4 (Global Europe);
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RecallsDeplores the fact that in the course of 2015 the additional measures approved in line with the European Agenda on Migration have had an immediate budgetary impact, as notably reflected in amending budgets 5 and 7/2015; furthermore recallsdeplores the fact that the utilisation of an additional EUR 1 506 million in EU budget 2016 by mobilising the Flexibility Instrument was approved in order to provide additional resources for migration/refugee-related measures under Heading 3, such as topping-up of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF), as well as resources for the three migration-relatedree agencies, namely Frontex, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and Europol, the point of whose existence is difficult to fathom;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes also with great concern that that the success rate for Horizon 2020 has dropped to a level of 13 % from the 20-22 % enjoyed by its predecessor (FP7) in the previous programming period; regret, which clearly shows that taxpayers' money is being wasted; notes the fact that as a result fewer high-quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU funding; notes, similarly, the rejection of many high-quality applications relating to the CEF owing to insufficient budget funds;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls the recent terrorist attacks in France and Belgium and the increased threat levels in other Member States, which call for more coordinated and reinforced action at EU level; underlinesdeplores the fact that the Union already has the Internal Security Fund as an appropriate, which is a pointless and largely ineffectual instrument, and has several agencies operating in this field; considers that more European action, and therefore funding, will be needed in this area to provide an adequate response to this threatpoints out that the fact that there have been further terrorist attacks despite there being several agencies operating in this field undermines the case for having the fund; believes that what is needed in this area is action to tighten up counter-terrorism policy;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Expects that concerted action to effectivelyIs concerned that EU policy and action to respond to the external dimension of the migration and refugee crisis will intensify over the coming years, and will be accompanied by increased requests for funding under Heading 4 (Global Europe); underlines that such requests for additional funding should not be deployed to the detriment of the EU’s existing external action, including its development policy; calls, therefore, for a significant reinforcement of appropriations under this headingmerely serve to increase funding under Heading 4 (Global Europe);
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Expects, therefore,Deplores the fact that new reinforcements in commitment appropriations will be accompanied by a corresponding increase in payment appropriations, including an upward revision of the annual payments ceiling if necessary; considers, moreover, that the mid-term review/revision of the MFF provides an excellent opportunity to take stock of payment implementation and updated forecasts for the expected evolution of payments up to the end of the current MFF; believes that a joint payment plan for 2016- 2020 should be developed and agreed between the three institutions;