Activities of Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Plenary speeches (4)
2017 budgetary procedure: joint text (A8-0353/2016 - Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand) ES
2017 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate) ES
General budget of the European Union for 2017 - all sections (A8-0287/2016 - Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand) ES
General budget of the European Union for 2017 - all sections (debate) ES
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 174 to 178 and 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reiterates its firm conviction that, in this particular current context, initiatives such as the suspension of the ESI funds by the European Commission, as foreseen by Article 23(15) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 (Common Provisions Regulation - CPR), are not only unfair and disproportionate, but also legally unsustainable;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls instead for the establishment of emergency plans to support the economies of countries in which the troika has intervened, which shall provide added financial resources to implement investment policies in order to reach social and economical convergence, while establishing the necessary exceptions to the functioning of the single market and common policies;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses that the Union budget should be used in such a way to give priority to policies of real convergence, integration and cohesion, based on social progress and solidarity, safeguarding and promoting decent, quality and stable job creation, sustainable use of natural resources and protection of the environment; underlines that the Union budget has proven to be scarce despite its potential to become an important resource in tackling recent crises and responding to needs which were not anticipated during the negotiation of the MFF 2014- 2020, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the migration and refugee crisis or geopolitical tensions in Europe's neighbourhood causing a number of serious challenges and emergencies, while within the Union the pace of economic recovery and a continuous lowering of both public and private investment levels below its potential led to an investment gap and the aggravation of inequalities between Member States, its regions and its citizens;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Reiterates its conviction whereas in order to offset the weak economic recovery, the new latent crisis trends and the increased divergence in the Union it is necessary to provide an adequate increase to the Union's budget to ensure the adequate level of resources in next year's budget with particular emphasis on the programs and projects aimed at boosting growth and decent employment, eradicating poverty, investing in smart, sustainable, green growth, development and humanitarian aid; underlines that contributions to this increase should result from an increase in the payments made by Member States with the highest GNI and the highest per capita income, correcting the current biased and unfair system of contribution keys; reiterates that it is imperative to increase support to Member States, especially those facing economic recession, for investment in infrastructure, social facilities, research, innovation and development;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasis that peace and stability are core values that need to be maintained by the Union; considers that the Good Friday agreement which has proven vital to peace and reconciliation must be protected; underlines the need for specific measures and programs to ensure support for any region which might be affected in case of a negotiated exit from the Union upon the invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, in accordance with the expressed will of its citizens;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Insists on the need to provide the Union with new own resources, among others, with new own resources based upon taxation of financial transactions and the appropriate taxation of all multinationals which are involved in tax evasion; considers this to be is an adequate answer to the large majority of the Union citizens requests;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its conviction that the Union budget should find ways of financing new initiatives which are not to the detriment of existing Union programmes and policies and is disappointed thatreiterates its objection to the proposal of financing the Preparatory Action for defence research, which will amount to EUR 80 million in the next three years will be squeezed under the current budget of the MFF; is convinced that with an already underfinanced Union budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects in relation to the common security and defence policy also need additional financial means by the Member Statesshould be sole financed, if they so decide, by the Member States and not by the Union budget; considers that the current MFF mid-term review/revision should be used by the Member States in that respect;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Recalls that cohesion policy represents the main Union investment policy and its legal objective of reducing disparities between European regions by strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses that further efforts to increase investment should be made, in particular by developing new financial instruments based upon a new European public investment plan financed by new own resources on the basis of a more progressive tax regime; insists that the contributions to the Union budget from the Member States should not be accounted when calculating Member States' structural deficits; believes that those elements should be taken into consideration in the preparation of the draft budget for 2017 insofar as this should help identify priorities within an economic context; calls, consequently, for more synergies and complementarity between in particular public investment policies by the Member States budgets and the Union budget, in particular those aimed at promoting the growth and sustainable employment creation which is the cornerstone for the Union;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32 c. Rejects any use of the Union budget to finance a militarist Union program; defends the need for an alternative set of programmes that support a more social Europe reinforcing sustainable development, strengthened, environment-friendly internal demand based on progressive wages, full employment with rights, social welfare, eradicating poverty and social exclusion and improved social and economic cohesion;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 e (new)
Paragraph 32 e (new)
32 e. Expresses its deep concern at the high number of allegations of inhumane treatment and reception conditions of refugees and asylum-seekers within the refugee and asylum reception centres, in particular those receiving Union financial support and the lack of adequate protection of unaccompanied minors all along the route to a safe place and calls for a thorough investigation of the 10 000 missing children as reported by EUROPOL; calls for a thorough investigation of all measures and projects in particular those which have been benefiting from Union financial support, and which are being implemented with the support of the Member States in the field of migration, asylum and border management, to check their compliance with European and international law, in particular the UN Human Rights Charter, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Convention on the Rights of the Child , the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU;