Activities of Eric MINARDI
Plenary speeches (3)
Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)
Commemoration of Jacques Delors
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on the assessment of the new communication of the European Commission on Outermost Regions
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)
Written questions (54)
Saving organic cattle farming
EU sanctions against Azerbaijan following its aggression against Armenia
Impact of the proposal for a recast of the Energy Taxation Directive on the French fisheries sector
Cleaning up the seas
Recognition of the right to conscientious objection to animal testing
Promoting the ‘retirement’ of laboratory animals
Putting an end to performing bear shows in France and in Europe
Representation of Qatar in Brussels in view of the corruption scandal in which the country is embroiled
Increasing the number of people who are sensitive to animal welfare considerations in committees monitoring animal testing
Developing the simulation of neurological mechanisms to improve treatments and replace animal testing
Aid for earthquake victims in Syria
Developing computer modelling, or biomodelling, to replace animal testing
Developing 3D and 4D bioprinting to replace animal testing
Tackling the environmental factors that cause endometriosis
Promoting toxicogenomic studies as a solution to replace animal testing
Dolphins dying in their hundreds off our coasts
Supporting the installation of loose-house systems for sows
Ban on imports of caged poultry
Tackling the small hive beetle ( Aethina tumida ) infestation in Réunion
Estimated additional costs of buying a car related to the adoption of Euro 7 standards
Use of Arabic in Commission communications
Combating the online dissemination of crimes against children
Fundamental Rights Agency and the Muslim Brotherhood
Combating invasive species and restoring Polynesia’s forests
Funding of an Islamist association under the Erasmus+ programme
Investigations within the European Commission
Protecting coral reefs against global warming
Banning imports of frogs and promoting frog farming
Policies to support families
Uses of sargassum seaweed
EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
Protecting mangroves
The Commission’s fiscal recommendations in the context of the European Semester
Encouraging the use of laserweeding
Appointment of Ms Morton as Chief Economist of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition
Member State contributions used for activities outside the EU
Will the Commission make stunning prior to slaughter the new rule in the EU?
Catastrophic situation in Mayotte with regard to waste water and drinking water
Building geothermal plants overseas
Protection of biodiversity at Teahupo’o during the 2024 Olympics
Extending the use of in-ovo chick sexing methods to all poultry products sold on the EU market
Problems linked to sargassum seaweed and its processing in the outermost regions
Targeted advertising by the Commission
Bringing pharmaceutical production to Europe
Request for the Commission to explain why a subsidy was granted to an Islamist association that it said it does not support financially
Livestock crisis and in vitro meat: what is the future for our farmers?
Shipping companies hit hard by additional cost of carbon quotas
Ending imports of products containing residues of banned pesticides such as thiacloprid
EU financial aid for Réunion in the wake of Cyclone Belal
Visas for overseas territories: more tourists, fewer students
Support for companies that use the Autoroute Ferroviaire Alpine (Alpine Rolling Motorway) following the rockslide on 27 August 2023?
Conditions for and consequences of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union
Wind farm project in southern Brittany
Impact of nuclear tests in French Polynesia
Individual motions (4)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Member States planning to outsource asylum centres outside the EU
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 100 million victims of communism
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need to abolish the European Economic and Social Committee
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on abolishing the European Green Deal
Amendments (273)
Amendment 3 #
2024/0056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the proposal to mobilise EUR 4,8 billion from the newly created Ukraine Reserve to enable the payment of grants to Ukraine; recalls that the payment of loans does not require an amending budget and therefore that the Union is already providing support to the Ukrainian government so that it can maintain essential services; stresses that grant- and loan-based financial support through the Ukraine Facility will help Ukraine on its path to reconstruction, recovery, reform and membership of the Union and reform;
Amendment 11 #
2024/0056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that the Union will be better able to respond to crises as a result of the increased financing for natural disasters and other emergencies included in Draft amending budget No 1/2024; notes that Draft amending budget No 1/2024 creates new lines in accordance with the decision to split the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve into two parts - the European Solidarity Reserve for natural disasters and public health emergencies within the Union and in accession countries and the Emergency Aid Reserve for rapid response to emergencies inside and outside the Union; considers that the new architecture will make the funds easier to manage;
Amendment 18 #
2024/0056(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 2 #
2024/0049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas financial contributions from the EGF should be primarily directed at active labour market policy measures and personalised services that aim to reintegrate beneficiaries rapidly into decent and sustainable employment within or outside their initial sector of activity, while preparing them for a climate neutral and more digital European economy;
Amendment 4 #
2024/0049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it as a social responsibility of the Union to provide these workers made redundant with the necessary qualifications for the ecological and just transformation of the Union industry in line with the European Green Deal, since they worked in a sector with high carbon intensity; welcomes, therefore,Welcomes the personalised services provided by the EGF to the workers, which include upskilling measures, workshops, vocational orientation, job counselling, as well as training allowances, to make the region, and the overall labour market, more sustainable and resilient in the future;
Amendment 1 #
2024/0044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas financial contributions from the EGF should be primarily directed at active labour market policy measures and personalised services that aim to reintegrate beneficiaries rapidly into decent and sustainable employment within or outside their initial sector of activity, while preparing them for a greener and more digital European economy;
Amendment 1 #
2024/0003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union’s assistance to displaced workers should be primarily directed at active labour market policy measures and personalised services that aim to reintegrate beneficiaries rapidly into decent and sustainable employment, while preparing them for a greener and more digital European economy, having due regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 in respect of the adoption of decisions to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF);
Amendment 4 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas under Article 309 TFEU, the EIB is tasked with contributing to the achievement of the EU’s objectives, by having recourse to the capital market and utilising its own resources, to the balanced and steady development of the internal market in the interest of the Union;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for a capital increase; eExpects the EIB to ensure that its financing contributes to addressing market failures and avoids crowding-out effects, without increasing its overall financing costs;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EIB to address systemic shortcomings that prevent certain regions or countries from taking full advantage of its financial activities without jeopardising the commercial viability of its portfolio;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the role of the European Investment Fund in improving access to finance for smaller EU companies, mid- caps and start-ups; calls on the EIB to provide additional growth capital to enable small and medium-sized enterprises to scale up their operations, especially in times of severe crisis, including through cooperation with National Support Banks and local banking networks;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Takes note of the EIB´s interest in financing green hydrogen production in India for EUR 1 billion; recalls that India scores a dismal 40/100 on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index; calls on the EIB to step up its anti-corruption rules and finally adopt a credible and effective anti- money laundering framework to prevent EIB money from being used to bribe officials, or other illicit and illegal activities;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. ExpectsCalls on the EIB to phase out EIB Global’´s activities to remain aligned wiin light of the ongoing economic crisis in the EU strategic interests and external policy objectives; expects EIB Global to ensure that investments clearly benefit recipient communities, by safeguarding natural heritage, enhancing climate resilience, creating local jobs and alleviating povertyfollowing the COVID crisis, the ongoing trade war between our main trading partners, long periods of unusually high inflation and interest rates, and the accumulation of unprecedented levels of public debt, which will curb the investment capabilities of individiual Member States, especially those where investments are most needed; calls on the EIB to adopt a Europe First Strategy and Principle;
Amendment 98 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note of the EIB Global strategic roadmap and the expectationregrets that it will facilitate at least one third of the EUR 300 billion in investments set out to be generated by the end of 2027; expresses concern over the lack of inclusive and meaningful consultations with stakeholders who are impacted by its operations; calls for more support for projects with limited bankability and high public returns, investments that are desperately needed within the EU; reiterates its call for EIB Global to limit blending operations to areas where they can add value to the local economy and to ensure that blended finance is not used for essential public services;
Amendment 106 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call for clear and binding rules to complement the information note summarising EIB Global’s approach to human rights, corruption and anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, in particular on assessment and disengagement; expresses particular concern that, since 2015, the EIB has not required project promoters to carry out any standalone human rights impact assessments;
Amendment 107 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Is concerned about the EIB's involvement of a project of the now bankrupt Kenyan construction company Spencon, which shows that EIB money has been used to pay out bribes to local officials or pay for illegal activities, including a EUR 80,000 cash payment to engineers for onsite inspections on a sewage treatment plant; regrets that the EIB closed the case rapidly in 2020 and only opened it again in 2022 after pressure from civil society organisations; regrets that OLAF did not pursue the case; highlights that the Spencon case underlines the need for the EIB to step up its anti-corruption framework, despite the fact that bribes are common practice in many countries where EIB Global operates;
Amendment 114 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is concerned that the EIB is falling behind other public financial institutions in terms of transparency and in ensuring that no harm is done by its intermediated investments, as it rated only ‘fair’ on the 2023 Foreign Direct Investment Transparency Index; recalls that the EIB’s transparency policy runs counter to the presumption of disclosure and is not aligned with the applicable exceptions listed in Regulation (EC) No 1049/20013 and Regulation (EC) No 1367/20064 ; urges the EIB to implement the European Ombudsman’s recommendations of 20 November 2023 from Case 2252/2022/OAM and of 21 April 2022 from Case 1251/2020/PB to allow for a meaningful assessment of the environmental and social aspects of projects it is considering for funding; calls for the timely publication of the minutes of the EIB's Broad of Directors; _________________ 3 Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). 4 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13).
Amendment 123 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Is concerned that the EIB has, at least once, failed to conduct a full inquiry into allegations of bribery and misuse of funds involving a financial intermediary outside the EU; calls on the EIB to reopen all such cases and to disclose annually the rate of recovery of funds lent in the event of proven fraud;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Regrets that a sitting Vice- President of the European Parliament, Nicola Beer, has seamlessly, without a cooling-off period, been appointed Vice- President of the European Investment Bank as of 1 January 2024; regrets the decision, which is it at odds with good governance rules on revolving doors;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Notes with concern the continued increase in administrative overheads, which is mainly due to the rise in staff related costs; calls on the EIB to exercise cost discipline and to preserve the flexibility and efficiency of this management structure;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2123(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU hydrogen strategy and REPowerEU include an objective of producing 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen in the EU by 2030 and importing the same amount; whereas the total investment required is estimated at almost EUR 1 trillion;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2123(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that a budget of EUR 3 billion was announced for the EHB in the 2022 State of the European Union address; takes note that a budget of EUR 800 million is expected for the first EU pilot auction for renewable hydrogen production; calls on the Commission to detail what further funding will be made available;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2123(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to steer the European Hydrogen Bank towards prioritising the use of hydrogen for storing surplus energy;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2123(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ambition of EHB pillar 1 to spur the development of a domestic market for hydrogen; calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field when conducting auctions, including by considering support for hydrogen based on renewable sources from other bidding zones than the production zone; agrees that a well-functioning domestic market requires cross-border hydrogen infrastructure; regrets the fact that the Commission’s proposal for the revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) did not include an increase in funding for the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2123(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 26 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the crucial role played by grassroots and communityof transparency and control played by the European Parliament over funds allocated to organiszations, trade unions, activist groups, human rights defenders and non- governmental organiszations (NGOs) in promoting and upholding democracy, equality, the rule of law and fundamental rights and in ensuring accountability for state and private actions;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that civil society is a broader category than that of NGOs; notes that while NGOs are,NGOs must provide annual detailed assesement onf the onprovenance hand, a favoured institutional form of the neoliberal state and therefore rarely truly oppositional, on the other hand many resist instrumental use of all their funds; details of all mission to which European funds have been allocated shall mention any participating organisations and expose the excesses of state and private interests; stresses, therefore, that they must be protected, including through the provision of adequate funding, including foreign funding; notetheir contribution highlighting be able to give details of the missions to which European Union funds that it is short-sighve been allocated; tohe treat NGOs as a singular bloc with a singular policy outlookaceability of funds must be given without suffering significant delays between request and receipt;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Remains deeply concerned by threats to and attacks on NGOs in Member Statee lack of transparency of European funds sent and more particularly those intended for Palestine and their final recipients;
Amendment 74 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the EUparticularly the European Union to improve the legal environment for civil society by ensuring that any measure restricting the right of assthe transparency of funds allociations to seek, secure and use resources, including foreign resources, must pursue one of the legitimate aims under Article 11(2)ed to NGOs or any other organization claiming to be part of civil society, and to strengthen parliamentary controls ofn the European Convention on Human Rightallocation of these funds;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that transparency and accountability measures must only serve the purpose ofaim to ensuringe legitimate public scrutiny; stresses that reporting requirements for NGOs must remain strictly necessary and proportionate to the specific aims pursued; , and that to this end MEPs must be able to consult a database updated regularly, specifying the amounts and recipients, particularly regarding NGOs, of funds allocated by the European Union;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that current EU instruments are likely insufficient for achieving proportionate transparency goals concerning funding and particularly NGO funding;
Amendment 122 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Warns emphatically against the weaponisation of the concept of ‘foreign interference’ and emphasises that this can be and is being used by governments to repress civil society and NGOthat the lack of transparency on funding enables misappropriation of funds, and raises legitimate suspicions about the allocation of EU funds directly or indirectly financing Islamic terrorist organizations, such as Hamas.
Amendment 14 #
2023/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the proposed reform of the economic governance framework of the Union; believes that the new framework should ensure clear and flexible implementation and provide the adequate fiscal space for Member States to invest in the EU’sir strategic priorities; recalls its position that an EU-level permanent crisis instrument will contribute to ensuring a sufficiently high level of strategic investment and an appropriate fiscal stn average performance atof the aggregate levelUnion economy;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the middling success of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in supporting the recovery of EU economies andnotes its posirelative impact on the implementation of the country-specific recommendations and on investments in EU priorities; welcomes the fact that most Member States have submitted revised national plans, including REPowerEU chapters, since the Member States did not fully use the loans facility of the RRF; stresses that investments in line with EuropeanMember States’ objectives, notably those of the RRF and REPowerEU, should be treated favourably for the calculation of excessive debt;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the substantial increase in interest rates has driven up the borrowing costs for the European Recovery Instrument (EURI); reiterates, therefore, its call for progress on the introduction of new own resources; strongly supports the Commission proposal for a EURIto stop the borrowings to avoid excess costs for interest payments, and that no instrument should be outside the ceilings of the multiannual financial framework to cover the excess costs for interest paymentsMFF to respect the principles of unity and of budgetary accuracy;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for Parliament’s and Member States’ role in the reform of the economic governance framework and the European Semester to be strengthened.
Amendment 4 #
2023/2029(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls its long-standing position that the Heading 6 ceiling is insufficient to allow the Union to achieve its ambitions on the global stage; stresses, in particular, the need forstresses the will of the EU budget to make a tangible contribution to the reconstruction in Ukraine; calls, therefore, on the Commission to present a solutions that do not involve a revision of the mMultiannual fFinancial fFramework (MFF) with sufficient funding for Heading 6, since the current financial programming is insufficient for the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and for the geopolitical ambitions of the European Union;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2029(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the MFF revision to refinerefine and detail the nomenclature of the NDICI – Global Europe in order to allow the budgetary authority to exercise its scrutiny powers, particularly as regards the neighbourhood budgetary lines;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2029(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Commission’s use of the emerging challenges and priorities cushion does not respect the spirit of Article 17, in particular as concerns the financing of new legislative initiatives; regrets the pre-allocation of 60 % of funds for the remaining cushion without considering future anticipated needs not yet taken into account, such as the Syrian refugee packagerepatriation of Syrian refugees, in particular with a view to rationalising expenditure, relieving the burden on host countries and optimising funds; calls on the Commission to inform Parliament in detail ahead of each mobilisation of the cushion funds and to take its observations into account, in line with Recital 71 of the regulation;
Amendment 142 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is in the common interest of the Union and its Western Balkans partners1 to advance the efforts to reform political, legal and economic systems of the latter with a view to their future Union membership. The prospect of Union membership has a powerful transformative effect, embedding positive democratic, political, economic and societal change.. _________________ 1 Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
Amendment 142 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is in the common interest of the Union and its Western Balkans partners1 to advance the efforts to reform political, legal and economic systems of the latter with a view to their future Union membership. The prospect of Union membership has a powerful transformative effect, embedding positive democratic, political, economic and societal change.. _________________ 1 Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
Amendment 301 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) accelerate alignment with Union values, laws, rules, standards, policies and practices with a view to Union membership
Amendment 301 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) accelerate alignment with Union values, laws, rules, standards, policies and practices with a view to Union membership
Amendment 312 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 312 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 362 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Activities under the Facility shall mainstream climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity and environmental protection, human rights, democracy, gender equality and, where relevant, disaster risk reduction, and shall support progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting integrated actions that can create co- benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. They shall avoid stranded assets, and shall be guided by the principles of ‘do no harm’ and of ‘leaving no one behind’, as well as by the sustainability mainstreaming approach underpinning the European Green Deal.
Amendment 362 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Activities under the Facility shall mainstream climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity and environmental protection, human rights, democracy, gender equality and, where relevant, disaster risk reduction, and shall support progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting integrated actions that can create co- benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. They shall avoid stranded assets, and shall be guided by the principles of ‘do no harm’ and of ‘leaving no one behind’, as well as by the sustainability mainstreaming approach underpinning the European Green Deal.
Amendment 370 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Amendment 370 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Amendment 402 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 98.5% in the form of non- repayable financial support to the Beneficiaries for the implementation of the Reform Agendas;
Amendment 402 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 98.5% in the form of non- repayable financial support to the Beneficiaries for the implementation of the Reform Agendas;
Amendment 404 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Pursuant to Article 19, the amount of funds made available under the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2021/152918 shall be at least 50% of the overall amount in paragraph 1. That contribution shall include the entire amount of non-repayable financial support as referred to in paragraph 2 point (a) of this Article after deducting the amount of provisioning. _________________ 18 Regulation (EU) 2021/1529 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 September 2021 establishing the Instrument for Pre-Accession assistance (IPA III), OJ L330, 20.09.2021.
Amendment 404 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Pursuant to Article 19, the amount of funds made available under the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2021/152918 shall be at least 50% of the overall amount in paragraph 1. That contribution shall include the entire amount of non-repayable financial support as referred to in paragraph 2 point (a) of this Article after deducting the amount of provisioning. _________________ 18 Regulation (EU) 2021/1529 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 September 2021 establishing the Instrument for Pre-Accession assistance (IPA III), OJ L330, 20.09.2021.
Amendment 408 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Union funding may be provided in any of the forms laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, in particular financial assistance, grants, procurement and blending operations.
Amendment 408 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Union funding may be provided in any of the forms laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, in particular financial assistance, grants, procurement and blending operations.
Amendment 423 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 423 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 426 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Funding shall only be granted to the Beneficiaries after the respective Facility Agreements and the applicable loan agreements have entered into force.
Amendment 426 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Funding shall only be granted to the Beneficiaries after the respective Facility Agreements and the applicable loan agreements have entered into force.
Amendment 428 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Facility Agreement and the loan agreements concluded with each of the Beneficiaries, and agreements concluded with person or entities receiving Union funds, shall ensure that the obligations set out in Article 129 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 are fulfilled.
Amendment 428 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Facility Agreement and the loan agreements concluded with each of the Beneficiaries, and agreements concluded with person or entities receiving Union funds, shall ensure that the obligations set out in Article 129 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 are fulfilled.
Amendment 441 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point h
Amendment 441 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point h
Amendment 442 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point i
(i) the right of the Commission to reduce proportionately the support provided under the Facility and recover any amount spent to achieve the objectives of the Facility or to ask for early repayment of the loan, in cases of irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests affecting the financial interests of the Union that have not been corrected by the Beneficiary, or of a serious breach of an obligation resulting from the Facility Agreement;
Amendment 442 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point i
(i) the right of the Commission to reduce proportionately the support provided under the Facility and recover any amount spent to achieve the objectives of the Facility or to ask for early repayment of the loan, in cases of irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests affecting the financial interests of the Union that have not been corrected by the Beneficiary, or of a serious breach of an obligation resulting from the Facility Agreement;
Amendment 445 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In order to receive any support under the Facility, each Beneficiary shall submit to the Commission a Reform Agenda for the duration of the Facility, building on the structural reforms part of the latest Economic Reform Programme and the related Joint Policy Guidance agreed at the Economic and Financial Dialogue in May 2023, its national growth strategy where applicable, the revised enlargement methodology, the most recent Enlargement Package and the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans.
Amendment 445 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In order to receive any support under the Facility, each Beneficiary shall submit to the Commission a Reform Agenda for the duration of the Facility, building on the structural reforms part of the latest Economic Reform Programme and the related Joint Policy Guidance agreed at the Economic and Financial Dialogue in May 2023, its national growth strategy where applicable, the revised enlargement methodology, the most recent Enlargement Package and the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans.
Amendment 448 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The Reform Agendas shall set out the reforms to be undertaken by the Beneficiary, as well as investment areas, towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives set out in Article 3. The Reform Agendas shall comprise measures for the implementation of reforms through a comprehensive and coherent package. In the areas of fundamentals, including the rule of law, the fight against corruption, fundamental rights and the freedom of expression, the Reform Agendas shall reflect the assessments in the most recent Enlargement Package.
Amendment 448 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The Reform Agendas shall set out the reforms to be undertaken by the Beneficiary, as well as investment areas, towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives set out in Article 3. The Reform Agendas shall comprise measures for the implementation of reforms through a comprehensive and coherent package. In the areas of fundamentals, including the rule of law, the fight against corruption, fundamental rights and the freedom of expression, the Reform Agendas shall reflect the assessments in the most recent Enlargement Package.
Amendment 452 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Reform Agendas shall be consistent with and support the reform priorities identified in the context of the Beneficiary’s accession path, and other relevant documents, such as the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, and the National Energy and Climate Plan, the Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement and the ambition to reach climate neutrality by 2050.
Amendment 452 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Reform Agendas shall be consistent with and support the reform priorities identified in the context of the Beneficiary’s accession path, and other relevant documents, such as the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, and the National Energy and Climate Plan, the Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement and the ambition to reach climate neutrality by 2050.
Amendment 462 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Facility shall incentivise the implementation of the Reform Agenda of each Beneficiary by putting payment conditions on the release of funds. These payment conditions shall apply to funds under Article 6(2) point (a) and Article 6(3) and shall take the form of qualitative or quantitative steps. Such steps shall reflect progress on specific socio-economic reforms, including on fundamentals of the enlargement process and rule of law, linked to the achievement of the different objectives of the Facility, set out in Article 3, consistent with the latest Enlargement Package.
Amendment 462 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Facility shall incentivise the implementation of the Reform Agenda of each Beneficiary by putting payment conditions on the release of funds. These payment conditions shall apply to funds under Article 6(2) point (a) and Article 6(3) and shall take the form of qualitative or quantitative steps. Such steps shall reflect progress on specific socio-economic reforms, including on fundamentals of the enlargement process and rule of law, linked to the achievement of the different objectives of the Facility, set out in Article 3, consistent with the latest Enlargement Package.
Amendment 518 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Amendment 518 #
2023/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Amendment 5 #
2023/0297(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) is constantly exhausted and does therefore not enough to compensate the consequences of man-made and natural disasters particularly disasters related to climate change; regrets that the maximum amount available forsuch a large share of thate EUSF mobilisation is much lower than the potential aid amount that could be covered; reiterates that the available resources for EUSF should be increased as part of the mid-term revision of the multiannual financial framework; urges the Commission to increase the budget of the SEAR in light of the magnitude and the recurrence of these kind of emergencies, particularly emergencies related to climate changeis allocated to Turkey; reiterates that the available resources for EUSF should be devoted first and foremost to the Member States, and that, should additional funds become available, support should be offered to the candidate countries, so as not to exceed the limits set by the multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 22 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that Member States are still facing numerous challenges and is convinced that Union citizens are therefore expecting the 2024 budget to be more efficient, transparent, performance- based providing concrete reductions in administrative expenditure and granting an efficient and accountable use of taxpayers’ money; underlines also the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to ensure full respect for the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 23 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Commission, in drawing up the draft budget for 2024 (the “DB”) based on the existing multiannual financial framework (“MFF”) regulation, explicitly underlined the “limits” of the framework “after three years of unprecedented crises” and stressed that the regulation was agreed “in a completely different geopolitical and economic context”; calls on the Commission to not accumulate a long list of international commitments, which risk to become budgetary unsolvable in detriment of European domestic policies;
Amendment 28 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, despite the Commission’s proposal to revise the MFF, the Council chose to formulate its position on the 2024 budget assuming no change to the framework; deeply regrets that, despite the drastic constraints,takes note that the Council elected to cut commitment appropriations in the DB by EUR 772 million and payment appropriations by EUR 515 million across the MFF headings; considers that the cuts proposed by the Council are not driven by an objective assessment of needs or absorption capacregrets Parliament’s lack of flexibility and run accounter, in many instances, to shared policy ambitions and political agreements; decides, therefore, toability in relation to Council’s position having restored appropriations on all lines cut by the Council to the level of the DB, despite the limited budgetary margins still available and having no guarantee of either if or when an agreement on the revision of the MFF regulation will be reached;
Amendment 30 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that new policy priorities or tasks must be accompanied by an efficient use of resources; asks if policy priorities or tasks of decentralised agencies could not be better accomplished by existing Directorates-General of the Commission or by Member states in order to prevent duplication of roles and costs and also improving transparency;
Amendment 48 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the Commission has proposed to establish two new special instruments over and above the MFF ceilings - the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) to better manage debt repayment costs and the Ukraine Facility designed to ensure a longer-term structural solution to Ukraine’s funding needs - and to increase appropriations for the Flexibility Instrument and for the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve; regrets the creation of new instruments outside the MFF, which has a negative impact on the accountability and control of EU spending;
Amendment 49 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its assessment, now shared by the Commission, that a structural solution must be found for the repayment of EURI borrowing costs, which are estimated at EUR 4 billion in the DB as against the initially programmed EUR 2,1 billion and would therefore exhaust the Flexibility Instrument and use part of the Single Margin Instrument in 2024 without the MFF revision; highlights that this problematic situation proves once again that the European Commission's forecasts are showing weaknesses especially in case of negative economic scenarios; calls on the European Commission to be more robust and prudent in drafting of the programmes and their budgets;
Amendment 52 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Council, in its position on the 2024 budget, reduces appropriations set aside for EURI borrowing costs; shares the Council’s hope that borrowing costs are ultimately lower than forecast in the DB, but insists that, in accordance with the principle of budgetary prudence, the budgetary authority should rely on the Commission’s objective forecasting and the updates in the Amending Letter; proposes, therefore, to restore the DB amount and, in line with its MFF interim report, to delete the line from Heading 2b and place the full amount in the EURI special instrument over and above the MFF ceilings;
Amendment 67 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is key to boosting investment in high-performance, sustainable trans-European networks and to decarbonisespecially ing the EU economy, thereby accelerating the green transition and promoting interconnectivitycompletion of the trans- European transport network (TEN-T); underlines that CEF Transport has been vital in supporting transport infrastructure in and towards Ukraine (“solidarity lanes”) and in enabling the transport of critical goods in both directions and welcomes the decision to associate Ukraine to the programme; proposes, to increase appropriations for CEF Transport by EUR 100 million above the DB in 2024 in order to support thesestresses that the budget of CEF Transport has been mostly committed by now, which shows the utility and added value of the programme; therefore, takes note of the proposal to increase appropriations for CEF Transport by EUR 100 million above the DB in 2024, although it considers that the increase should be significantly higher to support all the programme’s aims;
Amendment 71 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 88 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Draws attention to the need to create a budget line to support access to drinking water, sanitation and the renovation of water networks for the EU's outermost regions, overseas countries and territories and island regions;
Amendment 90 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 106 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underscores that soaring energy prices and inflation, following on from the COVID-19 pandemic, have had a significant impact on the cultural and creative sectors, which are often made up of small organisations and individual artists; proposes, therefore, to increase financing for the Creative Europe programme by EUR 25 million above DB, with EUR 15 million for the Culture strand and EUR 10 million for the Cross- Sectoral strand, which plays a vital role in tackling disinformation and promoting media literacy;
Amendment 108 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 110 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Deems it necessaryRegrets the decision to reinforce support to the Turkish-Cypriot line by EUR 2 million above DB in order to finance the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus and support the bi-communal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage;
Amendment 111 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 114 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 117 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 124 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 128 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
Amendment 137 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that the war has vastly increased pressure on asylum systems in the Member States and that the Union must provide longer-term support to the host Member States to facilitate the reception and integration of refugees from Ukraine, face the recent migration trends via the Mediterranean route and anticipate the financial implications of a timely agreement on the Pact on Asylum and Migration (AMIF); decides, therefore, to reinforce the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund by EUR 110 million above DB in 2024 given AMIF’s positive contribution in providing immediate support to refugees; stresses that additional resources should be used in particular to ensure the return of migrants to their countries of origin;
Amendment 138 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Underlines the failure of European policies in preventing migration flows and human trafficking; reiterates its concerns about the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, which should guarantee the proper implementation of a rigorous asylum policy in accordance with international standards, while blocking illegal immigration and ensuring border controls and an adequate repatriation policy;
Amendment 147 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
Amendment 148 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
Amendment 150 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Notes that the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)-Global Europe cushion has been depleted very quickly and used beyond its core purpose of responding to emerging challenges and priorities, while the humanitarian aid budget has relied heavily on mobilisation of the severely stretched SEAR; reiterates, in that regard, that financing under the Heading should be increased by EUR 2,875 billion in 2024, in line with its MFF interim report;
Amendment 151 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52a. Highlights that any funding under the NDICI should be made conditional on the effective implementation of repatriation agreements;
Amendment 152 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
Amendment 154 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Stresses the importance of the Southern Neighbourhood line in supporting political, economic and social reforms in the region, in providing assistance to refugees, in particular Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and in enabling support along the southern migration routes; proposes, therefore, to increase appropriations for the line by EUR 650 million above DB, including to ensure predictable funding for UNWRA; proposes, however, to withhold funding for UNWRA under the reserve meachanism due to unsolved cases of anti-Semitic incitement;
Amendment 157 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Underlines that the war has had a particularly significant effect on countries in the Eastern Neighbourhood, such as Moldova, that have provided shelter and assistance to refugees fleeing the war and faced the knock-on effects of sky-high inflation and energy prices; underlines the importance of sustained support for candidate countries in implementing the necessary accession-related reforms and in enhancing their resilience and preventing and countering hybrid threats; decides, therefore, to increase appropriations by EUR 450 million above DB for the Eastern Neighbourhood; proposes, furthermore, to increase accession-related support under the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA III) by EUR 50 million in 2024 for the Western Balkans;
Amendment 160 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Calls for an immediate stop to the Union’s accession negotiations with Turkey and the prompt suspension of all funds provided to that country under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance and EIB financing, since Turkey does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy and it has increased its aggressive behaviour, not only in the Mediterranean area, becoming a real threat for many Member States;
Amendment 163 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Recalls that the NDICI cushion is designed to enable the Union to respond in an agile and effective manner to a changing external policy landscape and emerging challenges through budgetary flexibility; proposes, therefore, to increase appropriations in the cushion by EUR 800 million above DB in 2024;
Amendment 164 #
2023/0264(BUD)
57. Underlines its support for the implementation of the peace agreement in Colombia and the need to continue relevant actions financed under the EU Trust Fund for Colombia; proposes, therefore, to reinforce appropriations by EUR 10 million above DB for 'The Americas' geographic programme under the NDICI; reiterates, furthermore, its unwavering commitment to protecting and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms globally and increases by EUR 10 million above DB the allocation for the 'fundamental rights and freedoms' thematic programme;
Amendment 166 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
Amendment 168 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 a (new)
Paragraph 59 a (new)
59a. Stresses that the Overseas Countries and Territories need additional support because of their remoteness; calls for a 50% increase in commitments and payments for this budget line;
Amendment 169 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Underlines the need to provide a sufficient level of payment appropriations in the 2024 budget and decides, as a general rule, to reinforce payment appropriations on those lines which are amended in commitment appropriations; reminds once again that an increase of payment appropriations ceilings does not automatically correlate with better absorption capacity of the EU Budget; points out, in this regard, that the amount of outstanding commitments (committed amounts but not yet paid) attained record 452,2 billion EUR at the end of 2022;
Amendment 170 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65a. Reminds with concern that the European Parliament continues to lead very costly building policy (amounting to 18 810 626 EUR in 2023) and to expand the Liaison Offices as well as "Europa Experience" centres (costing 15 399 498 EUR in 2023) all over the Europe;
Amendment 3 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the need to streamline administrative procedures, rationalise expenditure and enhancing transparency and accountability in EU spending to grant an efficient and accountable use of taxpayers’ money for funding priorities and challenges;
Amendment 3 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the need to streamline administrative procedures, rationalise expenditure and enhancing transparency and accountability in EU spending to grant an efficient and accountable use of taxpayers’ money for funding priorities and challenges;
Amendment 5 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Warmly welcomNotes the EUR 50 billion financing package for Ukraine for the period 2024- 2027, combining grants (EUR 17 billion) with loans on highly favourable terms (EUR 33 billion) and anchored in the EU budget; emphasises that the amendment of the MFF regulation to which Parliament is invited to give consent is a prerequisite for financial support to be provided to Ukraine; recalls that all loans and MFA+ are guaranteed by the EU budget, and in the case of Ukraine bankruptcy will lie fully on the shoulders of the Member States’ taxpayers;
Amendment 5 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Warmly welcomNotes the EUR 50 billion financing package for Ukraine for the period 2024- 2027, combining grants (EUR 17 billion) with loans on highly favourable terms (EUR 33 billion) and anchored in the EU budget; emphasises that the amendment of the MFF regulation to which Parliament is invited to give consent is a prerequisite for financial support to be provided to Ukraine; recalls that all loans and MFA+ are guaranteed by the EU budget, and in the case of Ukraine bankruptcy will lie fully on the shoulders of the Member States’ taxpayers;
Amendment 6 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Warmly welcomNotes the EUR 50 billion financing package for Ukraine for the period 2024- 2027, combining grants (EUR 17 billion) with of loans on highly favourable terms (EUR 33 billion) and, anchored in the EU budget; emphasises that the amendment of the MFF regulation to which Parliament is invited to give consent is a prerequisite for financial support to be provided to Ukraine;
Amendment 6 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Warmly welcomNotes the EUR 50 billion financing package for Ukraine for the period 2024- 2027, combining grants (EUR 17 billion) with of loans on highly favourable terms (EUR 33 billion) and, anchored in the EU budget; emphasises that the amendment of the MFF regulation to which Parliament is invited to give consent is a prerequisite for financial support to be provided to Ukraine;
Amendment 7 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that this medium-term structural solution gives certainty to the people of Ukraine, enabling the government to maintain essential services and helping the country on its path to reconstruction, and recovery and membership of the EU; considers, furthermore, that the financing package is a vital symbol of the Union’s long-term commitment to Ukraine and its people and sends an important signal of that commitment both to other key donors and to the Russian Federation; undertakes to monitor Ukraine’s future financing needs, taking into account international developments;
Amendment 7 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that this medium-term structural solution gives certainty to the people of Ukraine, enabling the government to maintain essential services and helping the country on its path to reconstruction, and recovery and membership of the EU; considers, furthermore, that the financing package is a vital symbol of the Union’s long-term commitment to Ukraine and its people and sends an important signal of that commitment both to other key donors and to the Russian Federation; undertakes to monitor Ukraine’s future financing needs, taking into account international developments;
Amendment 8 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the fact that an additional EUR 3.1 billion in fresh money will be provided for Heading 6 (neighbourhood and the world), combined with a further EUR 4.5 billion in decommitted and redeployed funds to be re-purposed within the heading, for a total of EUR 7.6 billion planned to be spent on support for limiting migration measures andflows and keeping refugees in third countries and on enhanced accession funding for the Western Balkans between 2024 and 2027; underlines, furthermore, that the creation of the Ukraine Facility and enhanced support for the Western Balkans will also create space for increased financial support for Moldova on its path to accession;
Amendment 8 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the fact that an additional EUR 3.1 billion in fresh money will be provided for Heading 6 (neighbourhood and the world), combined with a further EUR 4.5 billion in decommitted and redeployed funds to be re-purposed within the heading, for a total of EUR 7.6 billion planned to be spent on support for limiting migration measures andflows and keeping refugees in third countries and on enhanced accession funding for the Western Balkans between 2024 and 2027; underlines, furthermore, that the creation of the Ukraine Facility and enhanced support for the Western Balkans will also create space for increased financial support for Moldova on its path to accession;
Amendment 9 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9.a. Instructs the European Court of Auditors to carry out a mid-term review of the Facility before the end of 2026;
Amendment 9 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9.a. Instructs the European Court of Auditors to carry out a mid-term review of the Facility before the end of 2026;
Amendment 10 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is very disappoinNoteds that neither the cushion in the Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)-Global Europe programme nor humanitarian aid have been reinforced as part of the MFF revision and that, despite the improvements, the heading as a whole will remain under significant pressure for the remainder of the MFF period given the challenging geopolitical situation and the combination of global crises; expects humanitarian aid needs to continue to exceed the amounts budgeted for and intends, therefore, to carefully monitor, and where necessary to address, those needs in the annual budgetary procedure;
Amendment 10 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is very disappoinNoteds that neither the cushion in the Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)-Global Europe programme nor humanitarian aid have been reinforced as part of the MFF revision and that, despite the improvements, the heading as a whole will remain under significant pressure for the remainder of the MFF period given the challenging geopolitical situation and the combination of global crises; expects humanitarian aid needs to continue to exceed the amounts budgeted for and intends, therefore, to carefully monitor, and where necessary to address, those needs in the annual budgetary procedure;
Amendment 11 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, under the NDICI Regulation, decommitted funds are to be recommitted to their budget line of origin; emphasises that decisions on the redeployment of decommitted funds must respect the internal balance and distribution between the budget lines provided for in the NDICI Regulation; stresses that the precise breakdown of funds across budget lines is decided exclusively by the budgetary authority in the annual budgetary procedure and is determined to ensure that the EU continues to provide essential financial support and development aid to the Global South;
Amendment 11 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, under the NDICI Regulation, decommitted funds are to be recommitted to their budget line of origin; emphasises that decisions on the redeployment of decommitted funds must respect the internal balance and distribution between the budget lines provided for in the NDICI Regulation; stresses that the precise breakdown of funds across budget lines is decided exclusively by the budgetary authority in the annual budgetary procedure and is determined to ensure that the EU continues to provide essential financial support and development aid to the Global South;
Amendment 13 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomesIs very disappointed of the additional EUR 2 billion in Heading 4 (migration and border management), which will be pivotal in implementing the New Pact on Migration and Asylum and help alleviate the strain on programmes and decentralised agencies in the heading;
Amendment 13 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomesIs very disappointed of the additional EUR 2 billion in Heading 4 (migration and border management), which will be pivotal in implementing the New Pact on Migration and Asylum and help alleviate the strain on programmes and decentralised agencies in the heading;
Amendment 14 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. WelcomesIs very disappointed of the boost in the Union’s defence investment capacity through the EUR 1.5 billion reinforcement of the European Defence Fund, the Union’s defence being a pipe dream desired by the European Commission but which must remain the exclusive prerogative of the Member States; regrets, however, the overall limited additional resources to support the STEP objectives and the lack of fresh funding for the other programmes, with a consequent negative impact on green and digital investments;
Amendment 14 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. WelcomesIs very disappointed of the boost in the Union’s defence investment capacity through the EUR 1.5 billion reinforcement of the European Defence Fund, the Union’s defence being a pipe dream desired by the European Commission but which must remain the exclusive prerogative of the Member States; regrets, however, the overall limited additional resources to support the STEP objectives and the lack of fresh funding for the other programmes, with a consequent negative impact on green and digital investments;
Amendment 15 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomesIs very disappointed of the fact that the draft Council regulation establishes an uncapped special instrument over and above the ceilings (the EURI instrument) to cover at least part of the NGEU borrowing cost shortfall, which will provide certainty to the financial markets; recalls that the shortfall is currently estimated at EUR 15 billion between 2025 and 2027; underlines that, without a revision of the MFF, any shortfall can only be met by cutting programmes and exhausting budgetary flexibility;
Amendment 15 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomesIs very disappointed of the fact that the draft Council regulation establishes an uncapped special instrument over and above the ceilings (the EURI instrument) to cover at least part of the NGEU borrowing cost shortfall, which will provide certainty to the financial markets; recalls that the shortfall is currently estimated at EUR 15 billion between 2025 and 2027; underlines that, without a revision of the MFF, any shortfall can only be met by cutting programmes and exhausting budgetary flexibility;
Amendment 16 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that NextGenerationEU (NGEU) repayment costs are subject to market conditions, influenced by external factors and thus inherently volatile and that the repayment of borrowing costs is a non- discretionary legal commitment for the Union; reiterates, therefore, that it was strongly opposed to subjecting the repayment of NGEU borrowing costs to a cap within an MFF heading in the 2020 MFF negotiations; recalls that it has repeatedly argued for all NGEU borrowing costs to be placedits call to stop the borrowing to avoid excess costs for interest payments, and that no instrument should be over and above the MFF ceilings as a comprehensive structural solution to cover NGEU repayment costs, which have increased as a result of rising interest rates and required substantial use of the budget’s flexibility in 2023 and 2024of the MFF to respect principles of unity and of budgetary accuracy;
Amendment 16 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that NextGenerationEU (NGEU) repayment costs are subject to market conditions, influenced by external factors and thus inherently volatile and that the repayment of borrowing costs is a non- discretionary legal commitment for the Union; reiterates, therefore, that it was strongly opposed to subjecting the repayment of NGEU borrowing costs to a cap within an MFF heading in the 2020 MFF negotiations; recalls that it has repeatedly argued for all NGEU borrowing costs to be placedits call to stop the borrowing to avoid excess costs for interest payments, and that no instrument should be over and above the MFF ceilings as a comprehensive structural solution to cover NGEU repayment costs, which have increased as a result of rising interest rates and required substantial use of the budget’s flexibility in 2023 and 2024of the MFF to respect principles of unity and of budgetary accuracy;
Amendment 17 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points to the increased needs since the beginning of the MFF for humanitarian aid and emergency response inside and outside the Union and for support in relation to natural disasters, which are becoming more frequent and more intense in particular owing to climate change; is convinced that such needs are likely to grow; welcomes, therefore, the fact that the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) will be increased by EUR 1.5 billion for the remainder of the MFF period, though remains concerned that, even with this increase, needs are unlikely to be met;
Amendment 17 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points to the increased needs since the beginning of the MFF for humanitarian aid and emergency response inside and outside the Union and for support in relation to natural disasters, which are becoming more frequent and more intense in particular owing to climate change; is convinced that such needs are likely to grow; welcomes, therefore, the fact that the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) will be increased by EUR 1.5 billion for the remainder of the MFF period, though remains concerned that, even with this increase, needs are unlikely to be met;
Amendment 18 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes, furthermore, that, in line with Parliament’s long-standing position, the draft Council regulation splits the instrument into two parts - the European Solidarity Reserve for natural disasters and public health emergencies under the European Union Solidarity Fund and the Emergency Aid Reserve for rapid response to emergencies inside and outside the Union; considers that this revised architecture will facilitate implementation;
Amendment 18 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes, furthermore, that, in line with Parliament’s long-standing position, the draft Council regulation splits the instrument into two parts - the European Solidarity Reserve for natural disasters and public health emergencies under the European Union Solidarity Fund and the Emergency Aid Reserve for rapid response to emergencies inside and outside the Union; considers that this revised architecture will facilitate implementation;
Amendment 19 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. RecognisNotes that, by increasing the Flexibility Instrument by EUR 2 billion between 2024 and 2027 and by creating the EURI special instrument for NGEU borrowing cost overruns, the draft Council regulation releases some pressure on thewhich is contrary to the principles of unity and of budgetary accuracy, the draft Council regulation releases some pressure on the budget; which is not the path to follow, as it is encouraged to find ways of saving funds by tackling any bottlenecks that prevent proper use of the Union’s budget; considers, nevertheless, that, given the logic of the steps leading to activation of the new special instrument and the shortfall in administrative spending owing to inflation, the increase is largely pre- allocated; remains concerned that, in line with the patterns of use in the early years of the MFF, the increase might not create sufficient budgetary space to enable the Union to respond to unforeseen circumstances and emerging needs, which once again alerts us to the need to find new ways of saving money by limiting unnecessary expenditure by the European institutions;
Amendment 19 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. RecognisNotes that, by increasing the Flexibility Instrument by EUR 2 billion between 2024 and 2027 and by creating the EURI special instrument for NGEU borrowing cost overruns, the draft Council regulation releases some pressure on thewhich is contrary to the principles of unity and of budgetary accuracy, the draft Council regulation releases some pressure on the budget; which is not the path to follow, as it is encouraged to find ways of saving funds by tackling any bottlenecks that prevent proper use of the Union’s budget; considers, nevertheless, that, given the logic of the steps leading to activation of the new special instrument and the shortfall in administrative spending owing to inflation, the increase is largely pre- allocated; remains concerned that, in line with the patterns of use in the early years of the MFF, the increase might not create sufficient budgetary space to enable the Union to respond to unforeseen circumstances and emerging needs, which once again alerts us to the need to find new ways of saving money by limiting unnecessary expenditure by the European institutions;
Amendment 20 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Regrets, therefore, that the draft Council regulation does not take up Parliament’s proposal of scrapping the annual cap in payments appropriations for recourse to the Single Margin Instrument, which would have eliminated any risk of a payments crisis; recalls that an increase of payment appropriations ceilings does not automatically correlate with better absorption capacity of the EU budget; points out, in this regard, that the amount of outstanding commitments (amounts committed but not yet paid) attained a record 490 billion EUR at the beginning of 2024;
Amendment 20 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Regrets, therefore, that the draft Council regulation does not take up Parliament’s proposal of scrapping the annual cap in payments appropriations for recourse to the Single Margin Instrument, which would have eliminated any risk of a payments crisis; recalls that an increase of payment appropriations ceilings does not automatically correlate with better absorption capacity of the EU budget; points out, in this regard, that the amount of outstanding commitments (amounts committed but not yet paid) attained a record 490 billion EUR at the beginning of 2024;
Amendment 21 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. RegretWelcomes, therefore, that the draft Council regulation does not take up Parliament’s proposal of scrapping the annual cap in payments appropriations for recourse to the Single Margin Instrument, which would have eliminated any risk of a payments crisis, but which encourages the European institutions in search of new ways of saving money;
Amendment 21 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. RegretWelcomes, therefore, that the draft Council regulation does not take up Parliament’s proposal of scrapping the annual cap in payments appropriations for recourse to the Single Margin Instrument, which would have eliminated any risk of a payments crisis, but which encourages the European institutions in search of new ways of saving money;
Amendment 23 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Deeply regretNotes the reduction of the financial envelope for Horizon Europe by EUR 2.1 billion, which runs counter to Council’s own stated objective of investing 3% of Gross Domestic Product in research and development; point outs, however, that Parliament helped mitigate the impact of the cut to Horizon Europe by making available EUR 100 million of research decommitments under Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation to the benefit of the programme, on top of the EUR 500 million already agreed in 2020; recalls that the re- use of research decommitments is a long- standing Parliament demand;
Amendment 23 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Deeply regretNotes the reduction of the financial envelope for Horizon Europe by EUR 2.1 billion, which runs counter to Council’s own stated objective of investing 3% of Gross Domestic Product in research and development; point outs, however, that Parliament helped mitigate the impact of the cut to Horizon Europe by making available EUR 100 million of research decommitments under Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation to the benefit of the programme, on top of the EUR 500 million already agreed in 2020; recalls that the re- use of research decommitments is a long- standing Parliament demand;
Amendment 24 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
38. Recalls the importance ofat health policies and the clear political commitment in the 2020 MFF agreement to prioritise health funding; is, therefore, very disappointed by the cut of EUR 1 billion to EU4Health; considers that such a decision is likely to undermine preparedness for any further pandemic and curtail the Union’s ability tore exclusively a prerogative of the Member States; welcomes therefore, the cut of EUR 1 billion to EU4Health; considers that such a decision is likely to encourage national health services into stepping up and Member States to assume their responsibilities in supporting public health systems; points out, however, that, at Parliament’s request, the spending profile of the programme has been adapted in order to mitigate the impact of the cut on practical implementation by spreading the effect of the reduction more evenly across the remaining years;
Amendment 24 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
38. Recalls the importance ofat health policies and the clear political commitment in the 2020 MFF agreement to prioritise health funding; is, therefore, very disappointed by the cut of EUR 1 billion to EU4Health; considers that such a decision is likely to undermine preparedness for any further pandemic and curtail the Union’s ability tore exclusively a prerogative of the Member States; welcomes therefore, the cut of EUR 1 billion to EU4Health; considers that such a decision is likely to encourage national health services into stepping up and Member States to assume their responsibilities in supporting public health systems; points out, however, that, at Parliament’s request, the spending profile of the programme has been adapted in order to mitigate the impact of the cut on practical implementation by spreading the effect of the reduction more evenly across the remaining years;
Amendment 27 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Acknowledges that both the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) and the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) have not been required to the extent anticipated and that there is scope to adjust their envelopes; considers that amounts from these special instruments should have been re-used for other purposes in the budget, for example to reinforce the Flexibility Instrument; highlights that such events prove once again the ideological creation of the funds by the European Commission, which is not always driven by clear, undisputable demand;
Amendment 27 #
2023/0201(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Acknowledges that both the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) and the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) have not been required to the extent anticipated and that there is scope to adjust their envelopes; considers that amounts from these special instruments should have been re-used for other purposes in the budget, for example to reinforce the Flexibility Instrument; highlights that such events prove once again the ideological creation of the funds by the European Commission, which is not always driven by clear, undisputable demand;
Amendment 323 #
2023/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. A precondition for the support to Ukraine under the Facility shall be that Ukraine continues to uphold and respect effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi-party parliamentary system, and the rule of law, fight against fraud and corruption, and to guarantee respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Amendment 327 #
2023/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 78 % in the form of non-repayable financial support pursuant to Chapter III of this Regulation; repayment shall start within the feasible timeline for Ukraine;
Amendment 107 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies (including the respective critical raw materials value chains), in particular projects, companies and sectors with a critical role for EU’s competitiveness and resilience and its value chains. By way of example, deep technologies and digital technologies should include microelectronics, high-performance computing, quantum technologies (i.e., computing, communication and sensing technologies), cloud computing, edge computing, and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity technologies, robotics, 5G and advanced connectivity and virtual realities, including actions related to deep and digital technologies for the development of defence and aerospace applications. Clean technologies should include, among others, renewable and low- carbon energy; electricity and heat storage; heat pumps; electricity grid; renewable fuels of non- biological origin; sustainable alternative fuels; electrolysers and fuel cells; carbon capture, utilisation and storage; energy efficiency; hydrogen and its related infrastructure; smart energy solutions; technologies vital to sustainability such as water purification and desalination; advanced materials such as nanomaterials, composites and future clean construction materials, and technologies for the sustainable extraction and processing of critical raw materials. Biotechnology should be considered to include technologies such as biomolecules and its applications, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies vital for health security, crop biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology, such as for waste disposal, and biomanufacturing. The Commission may issue guidance to further specify the scope of the technologies in these three fields considered to be critical in accordance with this Regulation, in order to promote a common interpretation of the projects, companies and sectors to be supported under the respective programmes in light of the common strategic objective. Moreover, technologies in any of these three fields which are subjects of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU should be deemed to be critical, and individual projects within the scope of such an IPCEI should be eligible for funding, in accordance with the respective programme rules, to the extent that the identified funding gap and the eligible costs have not yet been completely covered.
Amendment 264 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When deciding on investment projects to finance from their respective shares of the Modernisation Fund in accordance with Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/EC, Member States shall consider as a priority projects for the various critical clean and low-carbon technologies which have received the Sovereignty Seal in accordance with paragraph 1. In addition, Member States may decide to grant national support to projects with a Sovereignty Seal contributing to the Platform objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii).
Amendment 301 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – subsection a – point 8 – sixth subparagraph
Article 10 – subsection a – point 8 – sixth subparagraph
In addition to the allowances referred to in the first to fifth subparagraphs of this paragraph, the Innovation Fund shall also implement a financial envelope for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2027 of EUR 5 000 000 000 in current prices for supporting investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2, point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../...63 [STEP Regulation]. This financial envelope shall be made available to support investments only in Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017 _________________ 63 Regulation …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council … [insert full title and OJ reference].
Amendment 1 #
2023/0103(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 17 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Member States can provide support from cohesion policy programmes in line with applicable rules under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 to encourage the take up of net-zero strategic projects in less developed and transition regions through investment packages of infrastructure, productive investment in innovation, manufacturing capacity in SMEs, services, training and upskilling measure, including support to capacity building of the public authorities and promoters, without prejudice to and with respect for the harmony of landscapes, biodiversity and ecosystems, the physical and moral wellbeing of inhabitants and the integrity of heritage, in all regions where "net zero" strategic projects will be implemented. The applicable co-financing rates set in programmes may be up to 85% for less developed regions and up to 60% or 70% for transition regions depending on the fund concerned and the status of the region but Member States may exceed these ceilings at the level of the project concerned, where feasible under State aid rules. The Technical Support Instrument can help Member States and regions in preparing net-zero growth strategies, improve the business environment, reducing red tape and accelerating permitting. Member States should be encouraged to promote the sustainability of net-zero strategic projects by embedding these investments in European value chains, building notably on interregional and cross border cooperation networks. _________________ 57 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).
Amendment 19 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Member States can provide support from cohesion policy programmes in line with applicable rules under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 to encourage the take up of net-zero strategic projects in less developed and transition regions through investment packages of infrastructure, productive investment in innovation, manufacturing capacity in SMEs, services, training and upskilling measure, including support to capacity building of the public authorities and promoters. The applicable co-financing rates set in programmes may be up to 85% for less developed regions and up to 60% or 70% for transition regions depending on the fund concerned and the status of the region but Member States may exceed these ceilings at the level of the project concerned, where feasible under State aid rules. The Technical Support Instrument can help Member States and regions in preparing net-zero growth strategies, improve the business environment, and reducing red tape and accelerating permitting. Member States should be encouraged to promote the sustainability of net-zero strategic projects by embedding these investments in European value chains, building notably on interregional and cross border cooperation networks.. _________________ 57 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).
Amendment 69 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Net-zero technology manufacturing projects corresponding to a technology listed in the Annex located in ‘less developed and transition regions’ and Just Transition Fund Territories and eligible for funding under cohesion policy rules, shall be recognised by Member States as net- zero strategic projects under Article 11(3) upon request of the project promoter without the project promoter having to submit a formal application under Article 11(2). This recognition should be without prejudice to and with respect for the harmony of landscapes, biodiversity and ecosystems, the physical and moral well- being of inhabitants and the integrity of heritage.
Amendment 10 #
2023/0068(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of including the Overseas Countries and Territories in the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 9 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the TCA, despite its lack of a regional dimension, provides a general framework for the UK’s participation in EU programmes; reiterates its call to explore possibilities for the participation of parts of the UK in EU cohesion policy programmes; _________________ 1 European Parliament legislative resolution of 28 April 2021 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Texts adopted P9_TA(2021)0140.
Amendment 15 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that there is untapped potential for EU-UK subnational cooperationcooperation at national level between the EU Member States and the UK in areas of mutual interest, such as immigration, mobility – including of military personnel and assets, the sustainable management of the North Sea, the Channel and the Irish Sea, and climate action; stresses the need to support initiatives for bilateral and multilateral cooperation between EU and UK regions, such as the Straits Committee, possibly through a specific EU interregional cooperation fund, provided that the UK Government financially contributes to the fundthe EU Member States and the UK;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of quantifying the effects of the TCA at national and regional level in order to adopt tailored measures for the most impacted Member States, regions and communities;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to properly involve the EU Member States and regional and local authorities as well as regional and local authorities in the process of scrutinising the implementation of the TCA; suggests that the EU and UK create a cooperation body for local and regional authorities within the framework of the TCA.
Amendment 17 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the crucial and growing importance ofat the EU budget ins a means of delivering on virtually all of the EU’s key policy objectives, its flagship programmes and its crisis intervention; underlines the multiple challenges the EU is facing such as building up its strategic autonomy, ending its reliance upon Russian fossil fuels, completing the health union and the energy union and financing important common projects such as defence, civil protection and space; considers therefore that all new EU policies and challenges must involve new means and extra resources; reiterates, in this regard, that robust, reliable and resilient financing of the EU budget requires a diversified and enlarged set of own resources; is convinced that there is huge potential in a well-designed reform of the EU own resources not only for strengthening the financing of its budgetary needs, but also for boosting its policy outputs, improving the fiscal equilibrium between the EU and Member States and adding value to overall public financbe accompanied by the efficient use of the means and resources made available;
Amendment 29 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its high expectations that, with the ETS- and CBAM-based own resources, the long-standing demand for a better linkage of the EU revenue side with environmental policies and the rationale of climate mainstreaming across expenditure and revenue policies will finally become operational; notes that the sectoral negotiations on the CBAM and the ETS have led to an agreement; welcomes the fact that the resulting legal texts in the ETS Directive and the CBAM Regulation remain fully compatible with the own resources proposals; calls for the EU institutions to thoroughly assess the implications regarding the revenue estimations; insists on not using such analyses as a pretext for blocking decision-making, given their high volatility; is aware, furthermore, that in the very long run, as the process of decarbonisation continues, the yields from the green own resources will diminish;
Amendment 46 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States in the Council to adopt, as soon as possible, the new own resources from the first package of 14 December 2021; worries, however, that the amounts generated by the new own resources will not be sufficient to cover all NGEU repayments and borrowing costs; recalls, therefore, on the Commission to come forward with the next batch of proposals in the that unanimity in the Council is required quarter of 2023 at the latest; insists that these proposals take into account the priorities of the European Parliament as outlined in hereto take decisions on the new own resources;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges all actors to continue the efforts to identify fresh and new, preferably genuine, own resources and other revenue sources for the EU budget with the aim offind possible, preferably genuine savings, to fully covering the overall expected expenditure for the repayment of the principal and the interest of the funds borrowed under the NGEU and reinforcing the EU budget where the ‘1 % of EU GDP dogma’ is to be abandoned;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Points out persistent shortcomings in new own resources design and their predictability, meanwhile manifesting legal pressure as regards their introduction brings systemic risks;
Amendment 69 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 74 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Points out the risks of companies' relocation and capital outflow from the European Union;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Crecalls, therefore, for the establishment of a ‘fair border tax’ requiring companies importing goods into the EU to pay a levy for any workers in their global supply chain who are paid a daily wage that is insufficient to allow them to escape absolute poverty, as characterised by international organisations; underlines that any company importing into the EU single market products made by workers paid less than a fixed poverty threshold would have to pay a duty amounting to the difference between this threshold and the salary their workers receiveat European products are subject to strict standards, calls for the introduction of the same standards for products imported into the EU;
Amendment 113 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 118 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Deplores the establishment of a 'fair border tax' in its present form, calling on the EU instead to step up cooperation with the third country responsible for enforcing key competition rules and ensuring that workers' rights are fully respected, rather than seeking to sidestep the issue by levying a duty on the EU companies concerned, thereby burdening them with a new and additional form of European taxation;
Amendment 127 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Points out three major risks of introduction of such tax: 1) double taxation, as providers could be liable for a consumption tax on their digital services, while also having to pay a corporate income tax on the profits gained from the same services; 2) consumption taxes may need to be paid even if the company is not profitable; 3) adverse effects may present in global trade relations, as major players on the digital services market may persuade their home countries, like China and USA, to retaliate, as happened when France introduced its digital service tax1a; _________________ 1a https://www.politico.eu/article/ustr- announces-duties-on-1-3b-in-french- goods-in-tax-dispute/
Amendment 142 #
2022/2172(INI)
Amendment 146 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Deplores the creation of a new own resource based on the gender pay gap; emphasises that a new form of taxation along these lines is not a suitable response to gender pay gap and that investment in appropriate training and employment opportunities would be preferable;
Amendment 148 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 152 #
2022/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Deplores the introduction and ongoing search for additional EU own resources, given the need for the Union to rationalise spending and streamline its administration before subjecting European citizens and businesses to new forms of taxation;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the ORs must be supported by the Member States to improve the way in which POSEI funds are used and maximise their impact;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that outermost regions, due to their specific nature and remoteness, should receive increased support from EU funds. Ask the Commission to propose additional financing for those regions;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to increase the financial allocations for POSEI in exceptional circumstances, such as those faced by the agricultural sector in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Martin and La Palma;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the targets of the EU biodiversity strategy’s targetand farm to fork strategies should not hinder the sustainable development of the agricultural sectors in the outermost regions (ORs);
Amendment 61 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the criticised proposal for a farm to fork strategy requests the EU to further limit the use of plant protection products; stresses, in this context, that it is essential for the specific characteristics of the tropical and sub- tropical climates in the ORs musto be taken into account;
Amendment 77 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to establish a separate chapter dedicated to the ORs and their agriculture sectors in its impact assessments of the farm to fork and biodiversity strategies;
Amendment 88 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a specific regulation for the ORs on, inter alia, the common organisation of the markets;
Amendment 89 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a specificthe regulation for the ORs on the common organisation of the markets to be better adapted to the ORs;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2147(INI)
7. Calls for the Commission to exercise the utmost vigilance in the liberalisation of the EU market and the proliferation of trade agreements between the EU and partner countries; emphasises the need to protect the agricultural sectors of the ORs in the free trade agreements currently being negotiated;
Amendment 117 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for strict compliance of tropical goods from non-EU countries with the applicable EU environmental and social standards applied in the EU;
Amendment 7 #
2022/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the fact that sustaining microenterprises, SMEs and mid-caps must remain a key objective for the EIB; reiterates, moreover, that the EIB should further strengthen its support for microenterprises, especially in times of severe crisis, including through cooperation with National Support Banks and local banking networks;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the EIB's decision to invest EUR 2.1 billion in the modernisation of the Palermo-Catania line, which will reduce the current travel times by a third, linking the two cities with a direct two-hour rail service;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates itStresses that if the Parliament's call to work only with clients and financial intermediaries that have credible decarbonisation plans; opposes the exemptions granted under the Paris Alignment for Counterparties (PATH) framework in support of REPowerEU; calls for a halt to fossil fuel financing deemed credible is accepted, there will inevitably be additional costs for European citizens, at a time in which they are already facing the consequences of an unprecedented increase in energy prices;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that the EIB has, at least once, failed to conduct a full inquiry into allegations of bribery and misuse of funds involving a financial intermediary outside the EU; calls on the EIB to reopen all such cases and to disclose annually the rate of recovery of funds lent in the event of proven fraud;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that the EIB has, at least once, failed to conduct a full inquiry into allegations of bribery and misuse of funds involving a financial intermediary outside the EU; calls on the EIB to reopen all such cases and to freeze projects where credible suspicions of lawbreaking are raised;
Amendment 60 #
2022/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes with concern the continued increase in administrative overheads, which is mainly due to the rise in staff related costs; calls on the EIB to exercise cost discipline and to preserve the flexibility and efficiency of its management structure;
Amendment 69 #
2022/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 25 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 4
Paragraph 2 – point 4
4. Article 311 TFEU shall not be amended so that the decision laying down the provisions relating to the system of own resources of the Union and the implementing measures for that system are adopted by the Council acting by qualified majority after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament; the Council, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure, shall unanimously and after consulting the European Parliament adopt a decision laying down the provisions relating to the system of own resources of the Union;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 5
Paragraph 2 – point 5
5. Article 312(2) TFEU shallould not be amended so that the regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework is adopted by the European Parliament and the Council acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure; the Council shall act unanimously after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, which shall be given by a majority of its component members;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new)
6a. Article 325(4) TFEU shall be amended to impose full budgetary accountability of the NGOs funded by the EU budget and them being submitted to the annual discharge procedure. According to the "ECA Special report 35/2018: Transparency of EU funds implemented by NGOs, more effort needed", in 2014-2017 the European Commission committed an estimated €11.3 billion for implementation by NGOs in many different EU policy areas such as external action, but the level of transparency in respect of the funds implemented by the NGOs is very limited;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, pursuant to Article 311 TFEU, the Union must provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives and carry through its policies as well as finance its budget wholly from own resources;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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, 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, ensuring a more robust European Health Union in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, promoting the rule of law, EU values and fundamental rightsprotection of the EU budget, contributing to greater opportunities for all, and ensuring a stronger Union for its people and in the world;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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; underlines, in this context, the shared Union goals of delivering on the European Green Deal and the digital transition, scaling up defence cooperation and coordinathe digital transition, improving its strategic autonomy and energy independence and security, ensuring food security, and addressing the challenges caused by high inflation and to ensure the stability of prices;
Amendment 67 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the decision to grant Ukraine and Moldova candidate country status; emphasises that this decision entails a considerable, long-term financial and budgetary commitment to supporting the necessary reforms specific to each country, as has been the case with other candidate countries, as well as to reconstruction and recovery;
Amendment 71 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that essentialthe explosion of new policy initiatives put forward since the adoption of the current MFF have come with proposals to shift money away from key EU policies and objectivesignores budgetary principles such as efficiency and of budgetary equilibrium; reminds that according to the Article 17 of the Financial regulation "the Union and the Union bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 shall not raise loans within the framework of the budget";
Amendment 93 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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 coupled with aggressive monetary policies of the ECB 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;
Amendment 107 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Concludes that, in this context, the need for an urgent efficiency-driven review and revision of the MFF is beyond any doubt and that a ‘business as usual’ approach will not remotely suffice to tackle the array of challenges posed and could thereby undermine confidence in the Union in the long term;
Amendment 129 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the unanimity requirement for adoption of the MFF Regulation impedes thes necessary to take decisions in the revision process; calls, in that regard, on the European Council to activate the passerelle clause set out in Article 312(2) TFEU to allow for adoption of the MFF Regulation by qualified majority;
Amendment 141 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Insists that the principle of unity, whereby all items of the Union’s revenue and expenditure are shown in the budget, is both a Treaty requirement and a basic precondition for accountability, democratic legitimacy and the transparency of the EU’s public finances; stresses the need for an upscaled MFF to ensure a stronger and more agileto ensure more efficient EU budget which meets the highest standards of transparency and democratic accountability; requesprohibits, therefore, an increase in the MFF ceilings until the end of the current MFF, as well as requires an increase in and redesign of budgetary flexibilitybudgetary discipline and significantly greater parliamentary control over all EU spending, including off-budget instruments, funds and common borrowing and lending programmes;
Amendment 146 #
2022/2046(INI)
Amendment 161 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that many of the policy ambitions recently stated – notably in the fields of energy and strategic and industrial autonomy – and the new policy initiatives since January 2021 (Chips Act, Secure Connectivity, Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority) imply spending under Heading 1; opposes the use of agreed programme envelopes to finance new initiatives and believes that the margins are insufficient to accommodate the greater long-term needs; calls, therefore, for an increase in the cei reshuffling of Heading 1 priorities;
Amendment 181 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 191 #
2022/2046(INI)
Amendment 200 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Deplores the fact that, even prior to the war against Ukraine, funds available under Heading 6 were woefully inadequate and that pressure has since increased substantially; underlines that the continued funding for the needs of refugees from Syria, Iraq and other countries was not factored into the MFF or NDICI-Global Europe negotiations and should therefore have been financed by fresh appropriations with a corresponding increase in the ceiling ofcalls, therefore, to put on pause programmes targeting the refugees from Syria, Iraq and other countries given the scarcity of the resources under the Heading 6; highlights that, owing to the risk of default on MFA loans provided to Ukraine, a far higher rate of provisioning than the standard 9 % is likely to be required as further loans are rolled out; underlines that additional needs in Ukraine must notwill potentially lead to money being diverted away from other geographic regions in need; insists, therefore, on an increase in the ceiling forreshuffling of the Heading 6 to fully cover the current and projected future needs of the Union’s external action, which have dramatically increased both in neighbouring countries and worldwide as a result of the food, energy and economic crises;
Amendment 287 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Underlines that many of the shortcomings and inadequacies in the current MFF are inherent in driven by the inflated appetites logic and deof the European Commissigon, whermeanwhile predictability of spending drives decisions on structureis violated on and amounts and curbs flexibilitynnual basis;
Amendment 310 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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 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;
Amendment 30 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that Member States continue to face numerous challenges and is convinced that Union citizens expect the 2023 budget to be more efficient, transparent, performance-based providing concrete reductions in administrative expenditure and granting an efficient and accountable use of taxpayers’ money; underlines also the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to ensure full respect for the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 31 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RegretsTakes note of the Council’s position on the DB, which cuts EUR 1,64 billion in commitment appropriations and EUR 530 million in payment appropriations for the MFF headings compared to the Commission’s proposal; considers that the cuts proposed by the Council are not driven by an objective assessment of either implementation trends or absorption capacities and run counter to core shared policy priorities; considers that the Council should not target programmes that benefit from the adjustment provided for in Article 5 of the MFF regulation for “rebalancing and stabilisation”, since that would contradict the objective of that MFF provision, which was to strengthen specific political priorities; recalls in particular that Article 5 of the MFF regulation does not provide “top ups”, as suggested by the Council; concludes that the Council’s position is far from Parliament’s expectations; decides therefore, as a general rule, toregrets Parliament's lack of flexibility in relation to Council’s position having restored appropriations on lines cut by the Council to the level of the DB, for both operational and administrative expenditure, and to take the DB as the starting point for Parliament’s position;
Amendment 37 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its long-standing position that new policy priorities or tasks shouldmust be accompanied by fresh resources; intends to follow that approach for the Chips Act and the proposal for a Union Secure Connectivity Programme; welcomes the fact that the Commission proposal establishing the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act does not entail redeployments from, or earmarking within, other programman efficient use of available resources;
Amendment 39 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that new policy priorities or tasks must be accompanied by an efficient use of resources; asks if policy priorities or tasks of decentralised agencies could not be better accomplished by existing Directorates-General of the Commission or by Member states in order to prevent duplication of roles and costs and also improving transparency;
Amendment 45 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the Union budget, on account of its size, structure and rules, has a very limited capacity to respond appropriately in 2023 to the challenges facing the Union or to adequately finance new shared Union policy ambitions or initiatives announced in the Commission’s President’s 2022 State of the Union address; recalls in particular that the Heads of State or Government have described the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine as a ‘tectonic shift in European history’ and that the Commission has stated that the ‘unforeseen needs created by war in Europe are well beyond the means available in the current multiannual financial framework’, necessitating new financing sourca realistic review of EU priorities ; is of the view that this is a further demonstration of the urgent need to revise the MFF, including to make it more flexible, raise the ceilings where necessary to reflect emerging needs and new priorities and to address the problems generated by including the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) financing costs in Heading 2b;
Amendment 104 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 119 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes that, in 2022, as a result of the war against Ukraine, it was necessary tothe European Union provided additional financing of EUR 150 million to the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) to support Member States receiving people fleeing the conflict; welcomes the decision to trigger the Temporary Protection Directive, which, owing to the nature of the conflict, will entail a longer-term financial commitment and necessitate ongoing budgetary support to Member States; decidunderlines, therefore, to reinforce the AMIF by EUR 100 mill need to guarantee funding and staffing for agencies operating in the field of migration, asylum and border management, especially as long as the allocations abore devolved the DB in 2023o repatriation and border security;
Amendment 128 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Underlines the failure of European policies on preventing migration flows and human trafficking; reiterates its concerns about the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund in the management of the effects of the migration and refugee crisis;
Amendment 142 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
Amendment 149 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. DecidesOpposes the decision to increase support for strategic communication, especially to measures aimed at countering global disinformation through the systematic tracking and exposing of disinformation spread by state and other actorsaiming to counter pluralism which is arbitrary labelled by the EU as "disinformation";
Amendment 150 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. UnderlineQuestions the key role of the EU Macro-Financial Assistance to Moldova, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Ukraine to promote investments, support recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and the consequences of the war;
Amendment 151 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49 a. Calls for an immediate stop to the Union's accession negotiations with Turkey and the prompt suspension of all funds provided to this country under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the EIB financing, since Turkey does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy and it has increased its aggressive behaviour, not only in the Mediterranean area, becoming a real threat for many Member States;
Amendment 155 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Considers thatWelcomes the Council’s cuts in this heading - which are designed to obviate recourse to the Flexibility Instrument, as proposed in the DB - are unjustified and would not allow the Commission to fulfil its tasks; restores therefgiven the many privileges and benefits that are already provided; regrets therefore the decision to restore the DB for the Commission administrative expenditure, including with respect to its Offices;
Amendment 175 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 – point d
Paragraph 58 – point d
(d) underlines the need forStresses that Parliament’s Committee on Budgets have to receive all relevant information relating to Parliament’s budget in a timely and intelligible manner to be able to take informed decisions; while recognisinghowever regrets the aimportance of the of establishment ofing Europa Experiences centres in all Member States as a way to bring the Union closer to the people, since it questions their real added value; in this context, requests an update of the running costs of the Europa Experience centres, given the context of high inflation; requests and also an update on the EUR 37,9 million loan proposed to finance the purchase of the building of the Europa Experience in Dublin as required by Article 266(6) of the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 182 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)
Paragraph 58 a (new)
58 a. Recalls the Parliament’s 2013 resolution which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion to range from EUR 156 million to EUR 204 million per year; deplores the fact that over a single parliamentary term the costs generated by Parliament’s geographic dispersion can amount to as much as EUR 1 billion and calls, therefore, for practical step to be taken quickly to establish a single seat for Parliament in Strasbourg, in order to prevent any further waste of public money.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – point b
Paragraph 61 – point b
(b) restore the level of appropriations partially in line with the estimates of the European Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European External Action Serviceand the European Data Protection Supervisor by increasing the appropriations above the DB for budgetary lines that cover appropriations in relation to the new staff as well as the number of posts in their establishment plans;
Amendment 185 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 61 – point b a (new)
(b a) Regrets the ongoing increase in appropriations for the European External Action Service, as it has repeatedly proven to be extremely useless, costly and of questionable effectiveness;
Amendment 132 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31 a (new)
(31 a) “final recipient or beneficiary" means a legal or natural person receiving financial support from the EU budget.
Amendment 133 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31 b (new)
(31 b) “financial intermediary” means an entity that acts as the middleperson between the Implementing Partner and the final recipient or beneficiary of EU support.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
(36 a) “implementing partner” means a financial institution whose systems and procedures have been assessed by the Commission to be entrusted with the management of EU funding, in direct, indirect and share management modes;
Amendment 150 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. A re-use of decommitments in the original budgetary line shall proportionally reduce the overall envelope of the EU budget.
Amendment 208 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title II – Chapter 8 a (new)
Title II – Chapter 8 a (new)
Amendment 211 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii – indent 3
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii – indent 3
— a comprehensive overview of borrowing and lending operations; that overview shall provide inter alia the identities of third-country national buyers of bonds, purchase order information and allotment;
Amendment 276 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 214 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 214 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Union shall introduce overall borrowing limits within each legislative period. The attainment of the borrowing threshold shall put automatically on pause any further borrowing activities.
Amendment 279 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 238 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 238 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Union shall phase-out the Trust funds as eroneous practice; ever growing EU budget, especially covering the external action, duplicates the activities of 5 Union Trust funds, which operate with an overall envelope of 13,8 billion EUR (2021);
Amendment 152 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In the scope of the ongoing and future trade agreements the Union is and will be negotiating; it should put a significant efforts with commercial and diplomatic means in preserving under the agreements the EU GIs system and insuring the protection of century old practices which bring together historical, cultural and gastronomic heritage and insure at the same time sustainable production.
Amendment 153 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Given their recognised role in creating economic value and jobs, maintaining local traditions and knowledge and protecting natural resources, all European Union Geographical Indications should be protected under bilateral trade agreements through recognition of the European system as a whole;
Amendment 155 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) During the process, while negotiating trade agreements, or specific bilateral agreements on GIs, the parties should always bear in mind the specificities they represent and the complex tissue of producers entering into the scope of the protected products; in this regard, special attention should be given to very small, small and medium producers which are the main actors and preservers of the system and the ones insuring the sustainability of the entire production;
Amendment 225 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘producer group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of producers or processors of the same product, in accordance with the list present in the national control system;
Amendment 262 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the added value associated with geographical indication products is shared across the supply chain to ensure producers may invest in the quality and reputation of their products;
Amendment 269 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) effective enforcement and marketing throughout the Union and in the domain name system, in websites and in electronic commerce ensuring the integrity of the internal market.
Amendment 298 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘producer’ means an operator engaged in any production step of a product protected by a geographical indication, including processing activities, covered by the product specification, in accordance with the list present in the national control system;
Amendment 329 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A producer group may agree on sustainability undertakings to be adhered to in the production of the product designated by a geographical indication. Such undertakings shall aim to apply a sustainability standard higher than mandated by Union or national law and go beyond good practice in significant respects in terms of social, environmental or economic undertakingseconomic, environmental or social sustainability undertakings to be implemented on a voluntary basis by each individual producer. Such undertakings shall be specific, shall take account of existing sustainable practices employed for products designated by geographical indications, and may refer to existing sustainability schemes.
Amendment 343 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph (1) shallmay be included in the producta document accompanying the specification.
Amendment 347 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 353 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 373 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 396 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 471 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
6. Union amendments shall be approved by the Commission. The approval procedure shall follow, mutatis mutandis, the procedure laid down from Article 8 to Article 22 within three months from the application for the approval of an amendment.
Amendment 487 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may alsoshall adopt implementing acts cancelling the registration at the request of the group producers of the product marketed under the registered name.
Amendment 520 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph (1), point (b), tan evocation, to be considered as such, should take advantage of the reputation of the product which intends to imitate. The evocation of a geographical indication shall arise, in particular, where a term, sign, albeit figurative or a symbol or other labelling or packaging device presents a direct and clear link with the product covered byor form of presentation presents a phonetic or visual similarity with the registered name, the registered geographical indication in the mind of the reasonably circumspect consumerby unduly capitalising on its image in such a way as to lead a normally informed and reasonably observant and circumspect consumer to assume, by association of ideas, that it in fact relates to the product designated by the protected name and takes profit of its consolidated reputation, thereby exploiting, weakening, diluting or being detrimental to the reputation of the registered name.
Amendment 538 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Amendment 541 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Amendment 587 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Country-code top-levelThe domain name registries established in the Union may, upon the request of a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest or rightsshall, ex-officio, revoke or transfer a domain name registered under such country-code top-level domain to the recognised producer group of the products with the geographical indication concerned, following an appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedure or judicial procedure, if such domain name has been registered by its holder without rights or legitimate interest in the geographical indication or if it has been registered or is being used in bad faith and its use contravenes Article 27.
Amendment 604 #
2022/0089(COD)
2. In the case of products originating in the Union that are marketed under a geographical indication, the Union symbol associated with it shall appear on the labelling and advertising material. The geographical indication and an indication of the name of the producer or vendor shall appear in the same field of vision as the Union symbol. The country of origin of a primary ingredient which is not the same as the given country of origin of the geographical indication shall be indicated with reference to Member States or third countries. The labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for the presentation of mandatory particulars shall apply to the geographical indication.
Amendment 619 #
2022/0089(COD)
8a. Without prejudice to the application of articles 27 and 28 of this regulation and the rights of use acquired with the registration of PDO and PGI products, given its historical-traditional nature, the term "balsamic" cannot be used in the labelling and presentation of a product that satisfies the characteristics of category 1.8 of the Treaty or of products comparable to the same.
Amendment 621 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
(ba) Without prejudice to articles 27 and 28 of this regulation, the term 'balsamic' cannot appear in the legal denomination of a product which satisfies the characteristics of category 1.8 of the Treaty, or in products comparable to them, with the exception of denominations already registered at Community level as PDO or PGI.
Amendment 654 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take appropriate administrative and judicial steps to prevent or stop the use of names of products or services that are produced, including domain names, operated or marketed in their territory or in websites and that contravenes the protection of geographical indications provided for in Article 27 and Article 28.
Amendment 666 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46a Assistance and advice in relation to free trade agreements between the EU and third countries 1. Upon request of producers' associations recognized according to art. 33, the EUIPO provides them with assistance and legal-legal advice to support them in the actions promoted for the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications protected under this regulation in third countries, with which the EU has concluded free trade agreements which provide for the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications. 2. For the submission of the application to the EUIPO and for the juridical-legal assistance and consultancy activity referred to in paragraph 1, no costs shall be incurred by recognised producer associations. 3. The EUIPO also provides legal advice during the negotiations for the conclusion of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries pursuant to art. 218 TFEU, concerning the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 84, supplementing this Regulation with rules entrusting the EUIPO with the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 and 3.
Amendment 738 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent ii
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent ii
(ii) as originating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, country;
Amendment 790 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 113 – paragraph –1 (new)
Article 113 – paragraph –1 (new)
(3a) In Article 113, the following paragraph is added: ‘-1. A traditional term shall be comprised in the product specification of the product marketed under a designation of origin or a geographical indication.’.
Amendment 791 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 113 a (new)
Article 113 a (new)
(3b) The following Article is added: ‘Article 113a Relationship with designations of origin and geographical indications 1. The registration of a traditional term the use of which would contravene Article 27 of Regulation ... /... (the new GI Regulation) shall be rejected if the application for registration of the traditional term is submitted after the date of submission to the Commission of the application for the registration of the designation of origin or of the geographical indication. 2. Traditional terms registered in breach of paragraph 1 shall be invalidated by the Commission and, where applicable, the competent national authorities.’;
Amendment 6 #
2021/0430(CNS)
Draft decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism to complement the EU Emissions Trading System and to ensure the effectiveness of the climate policy of the Union. Considering the close link of the carbon border adjustment mechanism to the Union’s climate policy, a share of the revenues from the sale of certificates should be transferred to the Union budget as an own resource. Given that CBAM will cover iron/steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium, hydrogen and electricity generation, the Member States shall bear in mind that the price of these vital materials and in relative sectors will be all-time higher in Europe than worldwide.
Amendment 7 #
2021/0430(CNS)
Draft decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In line wDespithe the Interinstitutional Agreement, a financial contribution linked to the corporate sector should be introducpostponed. Until the possible establishment of an own resource linked to the Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) initiative, an own resource proportional to a statistical indicator that may be used as an approximation of company profits should be provisionally established. Twithheld. According to European Commission, this own resource should be calculated based on national accounts statistics prepared under the European System of Accounts 2010 (ESA 2010) in application of Regulation EU) No 549/201310 of the European Parliament and of the Council. This statistical system is applied in a harmonised manner across Member States. This own resource should therefore be calculated by multiplying a call rate toIt is necessary to stress that the statistical data of ESA for the year 2021 has been used for this type of OR forecast for 2022-2030, which cannot ensure a high level of predictability in times of crisis. Moreover, in the second quarter of 2023, the snumber of gross operating surplus provided for the sectors of nonfinancial and financial corporations (ESA sectors S12 and S11), as defined in Regulation (EU) No 549/201311bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses increased for the sixth quarter in a row and got up by 8.4%, thus reaching the highest level since the start of the data collection in 2015 by the Eurostat. The introduction of such OR in these circumstances and under this methodology is unacceptable for European companies and citizens, who will carry main burden of rising prices.
Amendment 8 #
2021/0430(CNS)
Draft decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The provisions concerning the contribution from the auctioning of allowances under the current Emissions Trading System and from the statistics on company profits should apply from 1 January 2024. The provisions concerning the contribution from the auctioning of allowances under the new Emissions Trading System coveringshould apply from 1 January 2024. Given the positive forecast of the European Commission as regards collected revenues under the current ETS I mechanism (80 billion EUR supposed to be collected instead of the previously predicted 55), buildings, roads and transport and additional sectors should apply from 1 January 2028sectors shall be excluded from auctioning under ETS II mechanism as they concern vital needs of citizens. The provisions concerning the contribution from the carbon border adjustment mechanism should apply from 1 January 2026. [The provisions on the OECD/G20 IF Pillar 1 Agreement shall enter into force once the Directive on implementation of the global agreement on re-allocation of taxing rights applies and the Multilateral Convention entered into effect.]
Amendment 10 #
2021/0430(CNS)
Draft decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1b (new)
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point f (1)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point f (1)
in paragraph 1 of Article 2, the following point f (1) is added: f (1) Given that non-EU producers accessing the EU Single Market are allowed to pay a carbon price in a third country on the embedded emissions for the production of their imported goods and thus enjoy a deduction from the CBAM obligation, the EU producers might experience discrimination in case if the carbon price in question has never been paid by non-EU producers in real terms; establishment of CBAM registry is not sufficient to ensure full transparency and to completely eliminate a risk of carousel fraud and greenwashing.