Activities of Christian EHLER related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 – all sections
Amendments (7)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Takes note of the Council’s position on the 2022 budget; condemns strongly the cuts proposed to the Union programmes in the industry, research and energy areas, particularly considering that these programmes represent essential investments for recovery, and in the sustainability and digital transitions as well as Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls the agreement on the MFF, including on the NGEU funding and the additional funding of EUR 4 billion for Horizon Europe; Considers the cuts proposed by the Council to run contrary to these agreements; intends to hold the Council to its commitments to the recovery of Europe;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that the Union budget should support academic freedom and institutional autonomy across Europe and the world; calls for the Union budget to offer support to Afghan scholars now facing dire circumstances as academic freedom is likely to disappear under the Taliban-lead regime;
Amendment 28 #
2 b. Supports the pilot project for setting up a Fellowship Scheme for Researchers At Risk, which should enable the Union to directly support scholars at risk, like those in Afghanistan;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 inwith regards to SME policy; underlines that without additional support it will not be possible to address adequatelye need to support the Union’s competitiveness and industrial capacity; calls in this regard for adequate allocation of funds to support SMEs and micro enterprises in order to address the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis on SMEs and micro enterprises.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers the New European Bauhaus movement to be a potent mechanism to support Europe’s transition to a sustainable economy and society; believes Union programmes such as Horizon Europe, Connecting Europe Facility and InvestEU should contribute to that initiative; calls on the Commission to develop a mechanism to integrate this movement into existing Union programmes, leading to synergies and without any additional criteria or administrative burdens;