Activities of Clotilde ARMAND related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
General budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections (debate)
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Amendments (7)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly believes that it is imperative to rise to the climate challenge in a way that boosts employment and strengthens competitiveness; welcomerecalls the powerful calls for action made by EU leaders at the recent UN climate change summit and the commitments made recently by several Member States to ramp up spending in areas such as energy efficiency and transport and energy infrastructurebelieves that such powerful calls should be followed by equally powerful actions by the representatives of the Member States when sitting in Council;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that in 2013 the EU made a commitment to spend 'at least 20 %' of the 2014-2020 MFF on climate-related spending; regrets that at the end of that period that target will be missed if no further action is taken; recalls that the shortfall to bridge the climate spending gap is estimated at EUR 3,5 billion;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Concludes that, for the purpose of adequately financing the pressing priorities expressed above, and considering the very tight or inexistent margins under certain Headings in 2020, the Flexibility Instrument and the Global Margin for Commitments need to be fully mobilised; adds that given the climate emergency and the fact that the failure to deliver on the 20% climate-related was all but expected, the Contingency Margin needs to be partially mobilised, and the possibility to re-use de-commitments for research laid down in Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation needs to be used in full; also recalls that flexibilities set out in the MFF Regulation will lapse at the end of this period;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that Horizon 2020 provides very strong European added value and makes a vital contribution to the development of green technology and climate- and environment-friendly innovation, so as to lay the foundations for a decarbonised future; regrets however the uneven geographic distribution of these funds and bemoans the fact that those regions in the Eastern part of Europe that most need innovative solutions to transition are those that attract less such funds; stresses, moreover, the importance of the programme for other significant areas of European research such as digitalisation and cancer research; significantly increases, therefore, the allocation of Horizon 2020 over the level of the DB by EUR 737,8 million in commitment appropriations; furthermore, in accordance with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation, makes available the entire amount of EUR 280,7 million in commitment appropriations de-committed in 2018 as a result of non-implementation of research projects, for the budget lines of Horizon 2020 that are most relevant to climate-related research projects, and calls on the Commission to pay special attention to the fair geographical distribution of these funds;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. In line with the overall priority to tackle climate change, focuses substantial increases worth EUR 233 million in commitment appropriations on budget lines pertaining to the LIFE+ programme in titles 7 and 34; expects the Commission to warrant the necessary absorption capacity for an effective use of these additional means and ensure a fairer geographical distribution of such environment-friendly funds as will be the case in the programmes of the next MFF;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Restores DB levels for administrative expenditure lines, including administrative and research support expenditure in Headings 1 to 4; proposes an increase of EUR 5,5 million in commitment appropriations above DB related tofor a Conference on European Democracy/Future of Europe and ensure the participation of a vast array of stakeholders, from citizens to civil society.