5 Amendments of Caroline NAGTEGAAL related to 2023/0264(BUD)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the 2024 budget to include targeted spending in areas that are key for the Union’s strategic autonomy such as energy, defence, military mobility, education and the labour market;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for new political priorities to be financed within the agreed budgetary ceilings in order to prevent an ever increasing financial burden on citizens, many of whom are going through financially difficult times; emphasises in this regard that budget cuts should not be considered taboo as a solution of last resort in order to protect the financial integrity of the EU;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Expresses its concern about the increasing financing costs of the RRF; stresses that the solution should be found within the currently available financial means in order to protect European citizens financially;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that the RRF should remain a one-off instrument, given the lack of absorbing capacity in the Member States and increasing interest costs as a consequence of the normalisation of monetary policy;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Considers that the EU budget should remain adaptable in the face of shifting political priorities; calls therefore for structural and cohesion funds to be redirected towards the enhancement of European open strategic autonomy and its financial vehicles, such as STEP;