5 Amendments of Ingeborg GRÄSSLE related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Amendment 28 #
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the Commission proposal regarding the global level of the next MFF set at 1,11 % of the EU-27 GNI (1,08% after deducting the European Development Fund), represents, in terms of GNI percentage, a reduction in real terms compared to the current MFF; considersis concerned that this proposal willmight not allow the Union to deliver on its political commitments and respond to important challenges ahead and, therefore, cannot be accepted as suchonsiders that it should be revised upwards;
Amendment 35 #
Paragraph 4
4. Declares, moreover, its opposition to any reduction in the level of key EU policies, such as the EU cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy (CAP); is particularly opposed to any radical cuts that will adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of these policies, such as the cuts proposed for the Cohesion Fund or for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative;
Amendment 48 #
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines, furthermore, the importance of the horizontal principles that should underpin the MFF and all related EU policies; reaffirms, in this context, its position that the EU must deliver on its commitment to be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and deplores the lack of a clear and visible commitment to that end in the MFF proposals; requests, therefore, the mainstreaming of the SDGs into all EU policies and initiatives of the next MFF; further emphasises that the elimination of discrimination is vital to fulfil the EU’s commitments towards an inclusive Europe and deplores the lack of gender mainstreaming and gender equality commitments in EU policies, as presented in the MFF proposals; further considers, in this context, that with the next European Commission a portfolio for minorities, in particular Roma, should be created; underlines also its position that, following the Paris Agreement, climate- related spending should be significantly increased in comparison with the current MFF and reach 30 % as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027;
Amendment 101 #
Paragraph 14 – point vii
Amendment 178 #
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to present the relevant legislative proposals on top of those which it has already tabled, to be decided on under the ordinary legislative procedure; requests, in particular, a proposal for a Regulation establishing an energy transition fund; requests, furthermore, the introduction of the European Child Guarantee in the ESF+, a revision of the Regulation establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund and of the Regulation concerning humanitarian aid; considers that a revision of the Financial Regulation should also be proposed when the need arises as a result of the MFF negotiations;