20 Amendments of Angéline FURET
Amendment 1 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/20121 , and in particular Articles 6, 20 and 44 thereof, _________________ 1 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/oj.
Amendment 4 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note that the decrease in the amount of own resources other than GNI (in particular with respect to customs duties) and in the size of the UK contribution to the budget results in an increase in GNI contributions of EUR 5,63 billionCalls on the European Commission to prioritise the reduction of non-essential expenditure, instead of increasing Member States' contributions based on GNI, which places a significant burden on the affected Member States;
Amendment 5 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the European Commission to present customs duties, both in this draft amending budget no. 4 and in all their future budget proposals, in a three-column format indicating their gross amount, the amount of 75% returned by the Member States, and, above all, in the name of the principles of budgetary accuracy and transparency as recalled in Article 6 of the Financial Regulation, the amount of 25% that the collecting Member States retain as their recovery costs; further requests the European Court of Auditors to conduct an accurate assessment of custom duties amounts;
Amendment 6 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes with regret that the customs duties forecasts for 2024 have been revised downwards by 18.3%, indicating inadequate budgetary estimates, which results in a substantial loss of own resources for the Union, estimated at approximately 4.5 billion euros; emphasises that this decline necessitates an increase in contributions based on Member States' GNI, thereby imposing an additional burden on European citizens; calls for more rigorous management of the EU budget's own resources and for more reliable and accurate forecasting;
Amendment 18 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the lack of transparency in the negotiation of the sublease contract for the former headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in London with the company WeWork, a renegotiation which has led to substantial revenue losses for the EMA; regrets the EU’s balancing contribution to the EMA to compensate for the decrease in rental income from the building, due to this questionable and opaque renegotiation; calls on the European Court of Auditors to carefully examine the compliance of this renegotiated rental contract, particularly in light of the principles of sound financial management and transparency, as well as the conditions under which it was drafted;
Amendment 24 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Regrets that the Flexibility Instrument, designed to be used as a last resort, is being mobilised with increasing frequency; strongly urges the Commission to look for more sustainable and structured budgetary solutions, in order to avoid systematically resorting to exceptional mechanisms to address budgetary challenges;
Amendment 76 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 91 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Intends, therefore, to restore the cuts proposed by Council; to ensure that programmes are properly resourced and that the budget’s flexibility and response capacity are maintained throughout the annual budgetary procedure; insists on the need forDemands the Commission to provide reliable, timely and accurate information on NGEU borrowing costs and on expected Recovery and Resilience Facility disbursements throughout the budgetary procedure; recalls that Parliament is deeply concerned about the impact of the inherent uncertainty for the EURI interest line and questions the forecast from the Commission on NGEU borrowing costs and expected Recovery and Resilience Facility disbursements throughout the budgetary procedure;
Amendment 126 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 190 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Expresses its deep concern at the fact that the Commission has financed or co-financed campaigns to promote the veil, claiming, for example, that ‘freedom is in the hijab’; stresses that the EU budget must no longer finance future campaigns that may promote the veil or indirectly make the wearing of the compulsory veil commonplace;
Amendment 214 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Underscores the negative impact of droughts and other extreme, climate change induced, weather patterns on the agricultural sector; underlines the importance of the fruit and vegetables sector, of school schemes as well as promotional measures of agricultural products under the Common Agricultural Policy; decides, therefore, to increase the allocation of these budget lines under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund by a total of EUR 56 million above the DB; emphasises equally the importance of investing, where possible, in the digitalisation of small and medium-sized farms and the acquisition of equipment to implement good environmental practices in farming and to contribute to environmental sustainability in Union agriculture;
Amendment 226 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Notes the amount of EUR 450 million earmarked for the agricultural reserve and recalls that EUR 516,5 million was needed in 2024; calls on the Commission to provide sufficient and coherent funding for the agricultural reserve in order to mitigate the economic effects of extreme weather events on farms and to preserve food security and self-sufficiency, while ensuring that direct payments are not reduced and considering the mobilisation of non-CAP funds, as well as allowing the use of margins to finance this reserve; points out that the agricultural reserve was not deployed for the first time until 2022 and that it has been used more frequently since then; insists on Parliament's role in the use of the reserve and calls on the Commission to apply objective and transparent criteria for the allocation of funds;
Amendment 236 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Notes that additional financing is needed under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in order to ensure appropriate and speedy implementation of the Asylum and MigratioStresses the failure of EU policies to prevent migratory flows and trafficking in human beings; reiterates its concern about the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, which should ensure the proper implementation of a rigorous asylum policy in Pact; decides, therefore, to reinforce the AMIF by EUR 25 million above DB in 2025 given AMIF’s positive contribution in providing immediate support to refugeescordance with international standards, while blocking illegal immigration and ensuring border controls and a proper repatriation policy;
Amendment 248 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. calls on the Commission to immediately mobilise substantial EU funds and resources to help Member States strengthen external border protection capacities and physical infrastructure, such as walls, surveillance resources, including aerial surveillance, and equipment;
Amendment 278 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Underlines that the war continues to have significant effects 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 50 million above the DB for the Eastern Neighbourhood; proposes, furthermore, to increase accession-related support under the Instrument for Pre- Accession (IPA III) by EUR 3 million in 2025;
Amendment 287 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64 a. Stresses that the EU's overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and outermost regions need special support because of their remoteness; draws attention in particular to the difficulties of access to drinking water and sanitation and the poor state of water supply networks, problems common to the OCTs and outermost regions;
Amendment 291 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Recalls that spending under Heading 7 should be set at a level that guarantees that the Union has an effective and efficient administration; considers that the Council’s cutsalls for a reduction in this he adming are unjustified and would not allow the Commission to recruit suitable staff in Luxembourg and to fulfil its tasks; restores therefore the DB for the Commission administrative expenditure, including with respect to its Officesistrative appropriations allocated to the European institutions, particularly as regards expenditure on Housing allowance in Luxembourg from the Commission and impacted Offices (-EUR 5.42 million) and in the Commission's buildings related expenditure (-EUR 5 million); calls for greater rationalisation of the EU's administrative services to avoid duplication and reduce costs; calls for savings to be reallocated to the Union's strategic priorities, such as border security, support for SMEs, and research and innovation;
Amendment 4 #
2024/0089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 5 #
2024/0089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the fact that the 2023 surplus is considerably lower than the 2022 surplus, pointing to improved budgetary forecasting and management byexistence of a surplus which reflects poor budgetary planning on the part of the Commission;
Amendment 7 #
2024/0089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the calculation of the adjusted annual GNI lump-sum reductions for the five beneficiary Member States, which amount to around EUR 5,4 billion net; highlights the fact that these rebates are inflation-linked and have therefore increased at a higher rate than the MFF ceilings, which are adjusted annually on the basis of the 2 % deflator; stresses that this anomaly increases the burden on the otherCalls for a review of flat-rate reductions to ensure a fairer distribution of the burden between all Member States;