Activities of László SURJÁN related to 2011/2071(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European semester for economic policy coordination (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. CUnderlines the crucial role of the cohesion policy as key instrument for Europe 2020, considers that a strong and well-funded cohesion policy is an effective and efficient instrument to implement EU strategy by 2020the European 2020 objectives, owing to its long-term development programmes, budgetary dimension and decentralised administration system; and the incorporation of the EU's priorities for sustainable developmentdvocates, in line with the report of the Policy Challenges Committee, for the maintenance in the next MFF of at least the same level of funding for this policy as in 2013;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Ssemester is essentially linked to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy agreed by the 27 Member Stateshas two objectives: to verify the application of budgetary discipline of Member States, and -at the same time- to regularly oversee the good delivery of the Europe 2020 programme by securing the financial means necessary for its implementation,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that due to the multi-level governance approach, regional policy has a consolidated methodology for anthe integrated approachion of local actors, and so a well- designed guidance system for mobilising investments on the ground which; notes that this could support economic coordination in an appropriate manner and development of greater synergy between EU and Member States budgets;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the failure of the Lisbon strategy can essentially be attributed to the absence of any clear follow-up procedure for the implementation of this strategy by all actors concerned, therefore, it is important to draw the right lessons that will ensure the success of the Europe 2020 agenda,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the need to maienstuream that the financing of the Europe 2020 objectives intos duly taken into account in the annual budgets of the EU and of the Member States; stresses that structured and earlthe most simple, democratic, European and efficient way of achieving this objective is to organise in the beginning of every European semester an interparliamentary debate on annualthe common budgetary orientations could help Member States to take more account of the European dimension into their draft budgets; therefore all efforts and activities of the Parliament, in this regard, should concentrate in the first part of the annual budgetary cycle, so to allow for an ex-ante coordinationof the Member States and the Union; believes that such a debate would allow at the same time for the Member States to take more account of the European dimension into their draft budgets and for the European Parliament to better take into account the national concerns;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls the important role of the EU budget in financing the Europe 2020 agenda, to which more than half of the community resources are dedicated every year; notes, however, that - given the content of priority actions and the division of competences between the Union and the Member States - the largest share of financing for this strategy should come from national or regional budgets; concludes, therefore, that both the EU budget and the national budgets need to be taken into account in the part of the European semester procedure that deals with the implementation of the Europe 2020 agenda;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the Cseveral committees on Budgetsf the European Parliament hasve a long existing tradition in holding inter-parliamentary meetings with national representatives to discuss - inter alia - budgetary issues of both EU and national relevance; reminds that the competencies of each EP committee shall be fully respected in a parliamentary dimension of the European Semester;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the national goals are not ambitious, that an excessive importance has been given to short-term results and that, in most areas, the EU is still far from attaining the EU key goals agreed by the European Council; Calls for the involvement of Cohesion Policy priorities in structured and early debate on annual budget orientations, thorough ex-ante impact assessments and results based policy planning and project formulation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to present to the Parliament its Annual Growth Survey and to keep the relevant EP committees informed about the assessment of the National Reform Programmes and on the resources allocatefacilitate the organisation of this interparliamentary orientation debate by providing a common framework of economic and fin the national budgets to the Europe 2020 prioritiesancial forecasts that should be taken into account across the Union.