17 Amendments of Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls for the 2021 Union budget to be aligned with the objectives of the Green Deal and the Paris Agreement and to help reach the EU climate commitments by 2030 and the commitment to a carbon- neutral economy by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the proposed 2021 draft budget is based on the new Commission 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposals of 27 May 2020 and regrets that the Council proposal of 21 July 2020 is below that revised Commission proposal (EUR-25 700 million); highlights that the current exceptional circumstances cannot be tackled with a budget designed for “business as usual” and emphasises that a more ambitious response is needed, in line with the European Parliament’s position;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the 2021 Union budget to make an ambitious contribution to the recovery of the Union economy in view of the COVID-19 outbreak; welcomes the proposal for a new recovery instrument, Next Generation EU and calls for its swift adoption;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the COVID-19 outbreak has claimed thousands of lives in Europe and has led to an unprecedented crisis with disastrous consequences for people, families, workers and businesses, and therefore requires an unprecedented response; highlights that 2021 will be a critical year for the budget, as the first year of the 2021-2027 MFF and the first “post- COVID-19 recovery” year; highlights in particular that the budget should help improving the situation in the social and employment area, in only a social and sustainable budget that leaves no one behind- including atypical households such as LGBTIQ+ families, or single parent families, elderly, migrants and refugees, Roma people, youth, and other disadvantaged groups, and the cultural and creatimve of unprecedented crisissectors- will help have an impact in the recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the 2021 Union budget to support the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility which aims to address the challenges identified in the European Semester, in which the Sustainable Development Goals shall be integrated; highlights the importance for the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support Member States meeting the commitments from the Paris agreement and towards a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the recovery efforts should boost jobs and growthring quality employment opportunities that fit in the context of the European Green Deal and growth sustainable development in a climate neutral economy, the resilience of our societies and should be complemented by a strong social dimension, addressing social and economic inequalities and the needs of those hardest hit by the crisis, particularly current and potentially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, whose inclusion in the labour market must be supported and fostered; acknowledges that most of the sectors which have been hardest hit by the crisis were feminized and essential sectors with already precarious working conditions, and that special efforts should be made and special resources should be allocated during the recovery period to improve employment conditions and recognition of such sectors;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the importance of supporting companies with solvency issues as a result of COVID-19; highlights the proposal for a Solvency Support instrument and calls for fast-acting support in line with the Green Deal and the EU commitment to a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the State aid Temporary Framework in the context of COVID-19 and supports its application for as long as necessary during the recovery period; is concerned however with the risk of market distortions and an unlevel playing field due to increased divergences between the levels of State aid support granted by Member States; calls on the Commission to set common minimum standards in order to specify the requirement for companies receiving financial assistance to be in line with ESG criteria and taxation transparency in order to avoid different national criteria giving rise to further discrepancies and to demonstrate how the public support received is used to align their operation with EU’s climate and environmental objectives and the Paris Agreement; recalls that aid should only be granted to cover the losses incurred due to COVID-19; urges that companies registered in tax havens should be banned from accessing state aid or financial support packages if they do not commit to change their behaviour; calls for reinforced resources to ensure full and fast application of Union competition policy;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocates in 2021 EUR 1,5 billion to the Just Transition Fund (JTF) and highlights that the JTF must play a key role in supporting the reskilling of workersboosting equal job opportunities among all genders and supporting the reskilling of workers by providing adequate life-long training;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for sufficient resources to fight against financial crime and money laundering and for adherence to the economic governance frameworks well as tax evasion and tax avoidance, to minimize the loss of revenues essential for the post-COVID-19 recovery; welcomes in particular the Commission’s Action Plan for a Comprehensive EU policy on Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and calls for corresponding legislative proposals to be presented as soon as possible;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the forthcoming rationalisationmerger of the current ESF, the YEI, the FEAD and the EaSI under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which will allow to enhance synergies and reduce administrative burden, regrets nevertheless that the total sum is still below the 2014-2020 level and is deeply worried about the long-term consequences of such inadequate financial resources; recalls that ESF + will be the main financial instrument to strengthen Europe’s social dimension, by putting the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights into practice; draws particular attention to the key role of ESF+ in the post-pandemic phase; warns that any decrease of the budget of ESF+ risks to endanger its effective implementation and reaching its objectives; is concerned,, in this respect, about the draft appropriations proposed by the Commission for ESF+ in the draft budget 2021 (EUR 12 655,1 million in commitment appropriations, EUR 15 374,8 in payment appropriations);
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that funding toe need for increased human and financial resources for accounting entities and tax authorities should continue, including to support the Union action to fight tax evasion and tax avoidance; welcomes the creation of the EU Tax and Financial Crimes Observatory;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the introduction of a basket of new own resources is essential to meet the financial needs of supporting the recovery and for other Union priorities.; urges Member States to swiftly agree on an increase of the own resources ceilings and to adopt additional own resources such as a share of the revenues of a common consolidated corporate tax base, a digital services tax, a financial transaction tax, a plastics contribution and a carbon border adjustment mechanism;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that, in the context of ongoing budgetary constraints and of the post-COVID-19 recovery, it will be critical to make the best use of the 2021 general budget, which must includinge future skills policies and measures to support labour market transition and better adjustment to demographic change, automatisationd the green and digitalisa transitions, particularly by improveddecent working conditions, long-term security, adequate social protection, affordable and high quality child care, gender-balanced opportunities, and a working environment adjusted to people with disabilities and foster the integration of current and potentially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in the labour market;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the importance of budgetary accountability and prioritisation when delivering true value for money for EU citizens, including a stronger focus on evidence-based policymaking and special attention to social, regional and territorial disparities; and income inequality;