25 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2023/0264(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the EUR 53,76 million in commitments and EUR 52,58 million in payment for agriculture; nonetheless calls for an increase of the budget considering the challenges that the agri-food sector has faced in 2023 and still needs to tackle in 2024; highlights that generally the size of this budget is smaller compared to 2023 in relation to the GNI of the EU and even if the budget 2024 is EUR 2.7 billion more than the one agreed for 2023, the increase does not compensate for high inflation levels;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union must continue to support Ukraine including military support and respond to other urgent global needs as they evolve; whereas it is of outmost importance to continue demining Ukraine as there will be no sustainable reconstruction without it;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas an aging Union population and low fertility rates are urgent concerns for every Member Stategender equality is a core principle of the Union enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union; whereas gender mainstreaming is a globally recognised strategy to ensure the integration of a gender perspective across all policies and programmes;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly believes that a revision of the MFF is needed to make the Union budget fit for purpose in order to address global challenges, among which European defence; welcomes therefore the Commission proposal for a revision presented on 20 June, believes however that an even stronger increase in Heading 6 would be needed to address the various challenges in the neighbourhood and beyond; calls on the Council to agree on a revision of the MFF before the end of the year so that it can have an impact on the 2024 budget; furthermore calls on the Commission to present as soon as possible a detailed breakdown per budget line regarding the suggested increases for 2024 of EUR 2.331 million (in 2018 prices) in order for the budgetary authority to make full use of the additional funds in Heading 6;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, animal welfare and combating climate change;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the negative effects of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on food securityon international food security and food affordability, especially in those regions of the world highly dependent on staple food imports from Ukraine;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the continuation of funding for humanitarian aid and support for Syrian refugees in the country and the region;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gender dysphoria is a rapidly growing mental health challenge, especially amongst girlsParliament has repeatedly called for sufficient funding for the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the Daphne Strand and Equality and Rights Strand of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, which is urgently needed to combat gender-based violence and ensure gender equality across the Union;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that funding of projects focussing on women and girls in conflict areas, including on gender-based violence, conflict prevention, rebuilding and empowering of women, is insufficient and should be strengthened throughout all geographical regions in the budget; believes in particular that projects aiming at actively countering disinformation, in particular on these issues, can further strengthen EU actions and help establish long-term stability;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the fact that the agriculture crisis reserve has been repeatedly used to support famers in the Member States bordering Ukraine, who are the most affected by market disturbances provoked by Russia's illegal war against Ukraine; stresses that should the Black Sea grain deal not be renewed, they might need further support;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that inflation has been much higher than the 2 % deflator foreseen in the MFF, which will not compensate for the loss of value; highlights in this regard the fact that the CAP budget in the MFF 2021-27 is already lower than in the previous planning period and that the high inflation further depreciates the funding available to farmers; highlights that the revision of the MFF should address all these shortcomings;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there are no scientifically demonstrated benefits to abortion, causing harm to women asexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are human rights, protected under international and European law; whereas Parliament in its resolution of 7 July 2022 called for the right to safe and legal abortion to be included in the Charter of Fund amen and their offspring;tal Rights of the European Union;1a _________________ 1a OJ C 47, 7.2.2023, p. 268.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly believes that a considerable reinforcement of humanitarian aid, accompanied by clear objectives in terms of the rule of law and governance is needed for the Union to be able to respond to emerging crises and therefore increases this budget line by EUR 1 billion.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that there is no direct or indirect funding of foreign associations that run counter to European values;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for additional support for Member States with the lowest direct payments in order to strengthen their capacity to withstand inflationary pressures and increased input prices;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Council to reduce budget allocations to civil societies that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, as killing the next generation of Europeans is economically damagingfor increased budget appropriations for women’s health and especially SRHR in the EU4Health Programme, including for the provision of safe and legal abortion via cross-border services;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of redistributive income support mechanisms in supporting smaller and medium-sized farms, especially measures for young farmers engaged in agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of making farming a more attractive profession by improving mechanisms that support young farmers through training schemes and calls on the Council and Commission to increase support for young farmers in the General Budget 2024;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a similar reduction inincreased budget allocations to civil society organisations that promoting LGBTI+ ideologies, as they do not represent these diverse groups, bute women’s rights, in particular those working on protection of women in conflicts, encompassing the promote division by awarding special rights to sexual minoritiection of SRHR and LGBTI+ rights; calls also for provisions to ensure that Union funds cannot be accessed by anti-gender and anti-choice organisations;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of funding research and innovation in the agri-food sector and ensuring that farmers are involved in this research; recalls the importance of ensuring that research results reach farm level;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the acceleration of the digital transformation in agriculture and rural areas; notes the continued importance of support for investments in modernisation and innovation if the agriculture sector is to contribute to meeting the targets of the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity strategy and Farm to Fork measures;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CRecalls for a reduced budget for the European Institute for Gender Equality at a time when citizens are facing cost of living crises as Member States have their ownthe vital work of EIGE, especially in the context of the backlash against women’s rights across the Union and the situation of women fleeing Ukraine; calls on the Commission to allocate budget and ceontres of expertise, and equal rights are already safeguarded in nationalacts so that EIGE can recruit the eight contract agents urgently needed for the Institute to constitunue to carry out its functions;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the important role of agri-cooperatives, and calls on Member States to provide more support for the cooperative sector while making sure that unnecessary administrative burden is mitigated;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) should redirect allocation away from sexual minorities and gender identities towards genuine protection of victims of violence (both men and women), persons with disabilities and vulnerable children; Recalls that one in three women in the Union has been affected by gender- based violence, at an estimated economic cost of EUR 290 billion per year1b; calls for additional funds to be allocated to the Daphne Strand and Equality and Rights Strand of the CERV programme specifically to combat gender-based violence; _________________ 1b https://eige.europa.eu/publications- resources/publications/costs-gender- based-violence-european-union
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly urges the Commission to return to prioritising equality of opportunity for men and women, and not push an agenda of equality of outcome for all 27+ genders, including ‘non-binary’, ‘asexual’ and ‘genderfuck’esses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds such as the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) to promote gender equality, women’s employment and access to the labour market, childcare and long-term care facilities, particularly in the light of the Union’s 14% average gender pay gap;