10 Amendments of Sylvie BRUNET related to 2022/2046(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft report
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas citizens rightly expect the EU budget to respond effectively to evolving needs and to support them in crises, in particularly when increasing inflation and rapid increases in food and energy prices across the EU are affecting the most vulnerable populations, further increasing inequality, and aggravating poverty and energy poverty; whereas wages are not projected to increase as fast as inflation and therefore workers are losing purchasing power and might see their living conditions worsen in the next few months;
Amendment 11 #
Draft report
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the central role that the EU budget plays in delivering on the Union's political priorities, including making a success of the green and digital transitions, fostering an inclusive and social recovery,including in remote areas, energy intense sectors and for low-skilled workers, fostering an inclusive and social recovery, based, inter alia, on robust social protection systems, short-time work schemes to avoid the drastic consequences of redundancies, housing allowances for people in need and affordable reskilling programmes promoting growth, strategic autonomy and energy independence, providing support for small and medium- sized enterprises, fostering sustainable development that leaves no one behind and ensures cohesion and upward convergence, not least by giving equal importance towards improvements in people's lives, in particular to low-income and vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty or at risk of poverty and social exclusion ensuring a more robust European Health Union in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, promoting the rule of law, EU values and fundamental rights, contributing to greater opportunities for all, and ensuring a stronger Union for its people and in the world;
Amendment 13 #
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Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores that there is a clear consensus among the institutions that, in the wake of the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, the EU should provide the strongest possible social, economic and financial assistance to Ukraine, while addressing the economic and social consequences of the crisis within the Union and delivering the necessary support to its citizens; in particular by contributing to the alleviation of high energy prices for households and businesses and by preserving purchasing power, quality employment and public services; underlines, in this context, the shared Union goals of delivering on the European Green Deal and the digital transition, scaling up defence cooperation and coordination, improving its strategic autonomy and energy independence and security, ensuring food security, and addressing the challenges caused by high inflation which has exacerbated already high energy prices across Europe and which is having a disproportionate impact on low-income households and SMEs;
Amendment 19 #
Draft report
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, therefore, that the 2021-2027 MFF is already being pushed to its limits less than two years after its adoption, a situation aggravated by the unforeseeable events of 2022; points out that it is simply not equipped, in terms of size, structure or rules, to respond swiftly to a multitude of crises of this scale, nor to adequately finance new shared EU policy ambitions and the swift implementation of the requisite EU-wide solutions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft report
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the MFF is increased annually on the basis of a 2 % deflator applied to 2018 prices; underlines that spiralling energy prices and extreme energy market volatility caused mainly by Russia's decision to cut gas supply have been feeding soaring inflation, with severe impacts on citizens, businesses and consumers; is deeply concerned that such unexpectedly high levels of inflation are placing the MFF under severe strain and reducing its purchasing power further, in a context where its overall level is already lower than previous MFFs; stresses that, in practice, this means that fewer Union projects and actions can be funded, thereby negatively impacting beneficiaries and the Union's capacity to deliver on its political objectives;
Amendment 21 #
Draft report
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Concludes that, in this context, the need for an urgent review and revision of the MFF is beyond any doubt and that a 'business as usual' approach will not remotely sufficefail to tackle the array of challenges posed and could thereby undermine confidence in the Union in the long term;
Amendment 38 #
Draft report
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its position that the Social Climate Fund must be fully incorporated into the EU budget and within the MFF, without negatively impacting other programmes and funds under this heading, bearing in mind the importance of ensuring food security and delivering oneed to involve vulnerable households and transport users affected by energy and mobility poverty in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy and in delivering on the Green Deal, highlights the need for long-term investment in energy-efficient building and zero-emission mobility and warns of the dangerous socio-economic and political consequences that the lack of involvement of vulnerable households and transport users in the Ggreen Dealtransition would have; calls for the ceiling of Heading 3 to be adjusted accordingly;
Amendment 40 #
Draft report
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls the EP position to invest at least 20 billion € in the implementation of a European Child Guarantee for the period 2021-2027, highlights that child poverty and social exclusion is an acute issue across the EU with long lasting consequences, which has been further exacerbated by the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calls on the Council and the Member States to follow up on the EP request with a revision of the European Social Fund (ESF) + Regulation in view of ensuring an adequate budget of at least 20 billion € tothe European Child Guarantee
Amendment 52 #
Draft report
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Insists that, beyond a reinforcement of the existing special instruments, it is necessary to establish a permanent fiscal capacity and common crisis instrument as an additional special instrument over and above the MFF ceilings so that the EU budget can better adapt and quickly react to crises and their social and economic effects, thus mitigating the possible shocks on the EU's labour markets and consequences on living conditions, especially of those of the most vulnerable persons, as well as on small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 57 #
Draft report
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission, furthermore, to begin a longer-term reflection on the EU budget post-2027 in the light of evolving spending needs and the inter-institutional commitment made towards the implementation of European Pillar of Social Rights and the adoption of its Action Plan, which set, inter alia, the EU target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030 and building on the work of the Conference on the Future of Europe with respect to own resources and the budget; insists that the successor to the current MFF be equipped to deal fully and flexibly with a range of policy priorities and spending needs and to ensure resilience in the event of crises;