Activities of Eleftherios SYNADINOS related to 2016/2323(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Guidelines for the 2018 budget - Section III (debate) EL
Amendments (14)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesExpresses doubts about the importantce of the role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, illegal migration, security and tackling leftist populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget still remains part of the problem and not the solution, to these issues; underlines that a strongflexible 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 toswift to actual generateion of prosperity and finally ensure the safety and security of its citizens;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the EU budget must be equipped with the right tools to enable it to respond quickly and effectively to multiple crises simultaneously; is of the opinion that, while growth and jobs, jobs and economic normality continue to remain the core priorities of the EU budget, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will not be possible should EU citizens feel unsafe or insecure;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that enhancing the competitiveness of the EU economy is key to ensuring economic growth and job creation; believes that the creation of socially sustainable, well-paid jobs must be one of the main priorities of the EU budget; argues that, although jobs are created mainly by the private sector, and that adequate budgetary support therefore needs to be devoted to supporting private sector investments; consequently, underlines the importance of Heading 1a, which delivers real added value for European citizens and business, and calls for an increase of its share in the global budgetit is neither economically viable nor desirable to allow private sector companies to overrule member states' authority; adequate budgetary support shall therefore be devoted to support private and public sector investments in equal measure;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that investments in research and innovation represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regretnotes the fact that, as a result of an alarmingly low success rate of applications, fewer high- quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU funding; calls in this respect for an adequate level of appropriations to be ensured for Horizon 2020;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UnderlinesExpresses reservations about the importantce of the role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positive results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance; regrets about the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers education to be a prerequisite for well-paid, stable jobs; welcomes in this respect the role played by Erasmus+ in facilitating intra-European mobility of young students; calls, in this context, for the financing of this programme to continue to be increased in 2018; underlines the security vulnerabilities posed through this project in the light of intra-European mobility of potential terrorist young persons, who use this programme as a platform to expand Islamic radicalisation; calls in this respect for the necessary measures to be taken by the Commission for the purposes of minimising this novel security risk;
Amendment 117 #
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, especially after the arrival of an excessively large number of immigrants, most of whom are illegal migrants; 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 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of the European agricultural sector in maintaining food security in the European Union; expresses its full support to the farmers affected by the Russian embargo or the dairy sector crestrictive measures (sanctions) in force against third countries and/or enterprisies; calls on the Commission therefore to continue to support farmers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatilityby revising these measures;
Amendment 177 #
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; welcomes alsoexpresses reservations about 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 to revise their missions; the newly revised mandate toshall be executed through adequate budgeting and staffing; is convinced that the EU needs to invest more in strengthening its border, safeguarding and securing its borders, in full respect of member states' authority and national competencies, enhancing cooperation between them and the law enforcement agencies, fighting terrorism and radicalisation and ensuring sound return operations; ;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supports initiatives in the field of defence research with the aim of encouraging better cooperation between Member States; recalls that, while respecting provisions enshrined in the Treaties, strengthened cooperation in the field of defence is needed in order to meet the security challenges that the EU is facing, which are generated by prolonged instability in the EU neighbourhood and uncertainty regarding the commitment ofupon certain EU partners towards NATO objectives;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Strongly regrets that the EU is not willing to address, in a concrete and solid manner, the economic and financial crisis that Hellas still faces; in this respect, countries facing problems and difficulties of similar nature inevitably consider leaving the EU;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms its conviction that in order to tackle the root causes of the migratory and refugee crisis, the EU needs to step up its role throughmainly through securing its borders and investments in the countries of origin of the refugees and migrants, alongside with imposing penalties to those counties that grossly fail to fulfil obligations originating from bilateral or multilateral agreements; notes that investments in infrastructure, housing, education, medical services and support for SMEs are part of the solution to tackle the root causes of illegal migration; welcomes therefore the External Investment Plan as a coherent and coordinated framework to promote investments in Africa and the Neighbourhood countries;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that one of the conditions for preserving stability and prosperity in the EU is a stable EU Neighbourhood; calls on the Commission therefore to ensure that priority is given to specific investments in the EU Neighbourhoodstates in those regions in order to support efforts to tackle the main issues that this area is facing: the illegal/irregular migration and refugee crisis in the Southern Neighbourhood and Russian aggression in the Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU is key to facilitating political and economic reforms;