Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2012/2092(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections
Amendments (12)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that its priorities for the 2013 budget, as detailed in its above-mentioned resolution of 4 July 2012 on the mandate for the trilogue, consist in support for sustainable growth, competitiveness and employment, particularly for SMEs and youth; points out once again that the Commission's draft budget (DB) reflects Parliament's priorities as regards the programmes and initiatives to be reinforced towards these objectives;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the strong synergetic effects of the EU budget and thus its ongoing contribution to cost-savings; believes that with sufficient political will from Member States, even more savings could be achieved;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note ofRegrets the Commission's proposal to cover the additional costs for ITER through performance savings deriving mainly from Joint Undertakings and administrative expenditure of FP7; recalls the added value of EU-financed research and its crucial role in reaching the goals of growth, competitiveness and employment enshrined in the Europe 2020 strategy; also recalls the extremely low cost- effectiveness of the ITER project, which is highly costly, but will only produce results, if at all, in 2050; in line with the interinstitutional Declaration of December 2011, decides, therefore, to partly compensate these decreases by setting commitments above DB on a selected number of operational FP7 lines directly underpinning the Europe 2020 strategy and characterised by excellent levels of implementation and strong absorption capacity; proposes to finance this partial offset above the available margin through the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrumby strongly reducing the appropriations foreseent for an amount of EUR XXX millionITER;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that abandoning the ITER project would free up much needed resources in general, which could be used for investing into already working renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Believes that the Euratom budget line on Nuclear fission and radiation protection should be reoriented towards the decommissioning of nuclear power plants; in the same vein, the appropriations for nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre should be used only for activities necessary for implementing safeguards;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to introduce criteria for structural funds' spending targeted to tackle the impacts of climate change in time for being taken into account for the implementation of the 2013 budget;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to define clear priorities under this Heading in favour of sustainable farming systems, which preserve biodiversity, protect water resources and soil fertility, respect animal welfare and employment;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Supports the reduction of some budget lines on refunds drastically, in some cases even to zero, as this instrument is politically controversial and has not been taken up for some products at the same level as in the budget year 2012; notes that some refund lines have been earmarked as negative priorities; weighs up carefully to what extent these lines should be reduced, in order to be able to use this instrument if neededConsiders export refunds to be trade distorting and in contradiction to the EU development goals; supports therefore their complete elimination;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Rejects the cuts performed by the Council in payment appropriations in the following areas: European Return Fund (- EUR 18 million), European Refugee Fund (- EUR 1,8 million), European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals (- EUR 3,2 million) and Fundamental Rights and Citizenship (-EUR 1 million); decides, therefore, to restore the level of the DB on the corresponding lines;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Underlines, on the contrary, the need for additional financing on a selected number of lines cut by Commission in comparison with the 2012 budget and corresponding to the areas of geographical development cooperation, as well as for the Electoral Observation Mission and the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria; therefore proposes an increase in the level of commitment and payment appropriations above the DB for these budget lines, which should allow to avoid that the EU be further off track regarding its strong commitments on development cooperation financing;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Decides to increase the 2013 budget appropriations for the three financial supervision agencies, as more efforts are needed to overcome the current financial and economic crisis which is strongly linked to the stability of the financial sector; also decides to increase the appropriations for the European Fisheries Control Agency, in order to increase surveillance efficiency of fishing in international waters;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 a (new)
Paragraph 99 a (new)
99a. Calls on the EEAS to exert restraint when it comes to the future creation of high-ranking posts;