Activities of Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Amendments (3)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the crucial role of the European Social Fund (ESF), the Youth GuaranteEmployment Initiative (YGEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); highlights, in this regard, that the activities implemented in these areas should always result in strategic measures with clearly defined objectives and targets and that efficient and effective spending is equally as important as the total budget ceilings; underlines the importance of a real culture of “result orientation” aimed at optimising the use of funds, analysing the reasons leading to low-performance programmes and pushing for measures for improvement;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the forthcoming rationalisation of the current ESF, the YEI, the FEAD, the EaSI and the European Health Programme under the ESF+ as of 2021; calls on the Commission to present financial information in a manner that makes it comparable with performance information; expresses concerns on the substantial decrease (by EUR 5 million) proposed by the Council on the PROGRESS axis of EaSI; stresses, in this regard, that all legislative and budgetary revisions should be based on evidence, and on understanding of their impacts and, should be in line with the better regulation agenda, as well asshould require quantifiable and comparable results evaluation rather than simple output measurements, and should be based on all related recommendations of the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the principle of European added value should represent the cornerstone of all future expenditure; stresses that Union funding should, therefore, reflect a performance-based public budgeting model in which each budget line is accompanied by measurable objectives and outputs; underlines, in this respect, the importance of accountability and transparency for bodies that receive EU funding;