16 Amendments of Inese VAIDERE related to 2021/0277(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the 2022 EU budget and its implementation should meet the expectations of citizens that the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crises will be fast, resilient, socially fair and equitable; stresses that the 2022 EU budget should contribute to fostering a strong economic recovery, job creation and European competitiveness;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that this budget should contribute to achieving the revised 2030 EU climate and environmental targets – including halting and reversing biodiversity loss – the EU’s energy targets and the objective of making the EU climate-neutral by 2050 at the latest in line with the Paris Agreement, while ensuring a green and just transition through the European Green Deal; highlights that adequate support should be provided to the Member States that have been most affected by the pandemic and its socio- economic consequences;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of achieving the EU’s climate and biodiversity mainstreaming targets1 as soon as possible using the new funds available under the Next Generation EU (NGEU) instrument, in particular the Recovery and Resilience Facility2 and the Just Transition Fund; highlights that it is essential that funding from the multiannual financial framework and the NGEU is only awarded for activities which are in line with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle and are consistent with the Paris Agreement objectives as laid down in the European Council conclusions of 21 July 2020; _____________ 1 30 % of EU expenditure contributing to climate objectives, and annual spending levels for biodiversity of at least 7.5 % in 2024, increasing to 10 % in 2026 and 2027. 2At least 37 % of RRF spending contributing to climate objectives.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its call to track climate- and biodiversity-related expenditure using a robust, transparent, reliable and comprehensive methodology for the achievement of the applicable targets; looks forward to the annual consultations on the climate target, as set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020; welcomes that existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity goals will be taken into account;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses that tracking of climate- and biodiversity-related expenditure should rely on a science based, life cycle approach in order to counteract the risk of ‘greenwashing’;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls on the Commission to consider the impact of its methodology with regard to administrative burdens on national, regional and local authorities as well as other stakeholders and beneficiaries; highlights that small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are often among first movers with regard to innovation; recalls that SMEs can be particularly vulnerable to administrative burdens;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Welcomes the Better Regulation agenda of the Commission which aims to make Union regulation simpler, more targeted and easier to comply with; calls on the Commission to facilitate the achievement of the European Green Deal by tackling obstacles and red tape that may slow down its implementation, while also ensuring that the implementation of the European Green Deal targets is achieved with the lowest possible burden for citizens and businesses, for example by applying a ‘one in, one out’ approach and by paying special attention to the implications and costs of applying legislation, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it essential, that sufficient resources are secured in the 2022 EU budget for the investment in skills; recalls that the European Skills Agenda serves to strengthen competitive sustainability and resilience of the Union; underlines the importance of developing the skills of Europeans in order to grasp the opportunities of the green transition;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the increase in the budgets for the EU4Health programme and the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (rescEU) in order to support the Health Union and enhance the EU’s capacity to respond to crises and build resilience to future shocks; calls for additional budgetary support for the LIFE programmeon the Commission to ensure sufficient funding from the relevant Union programmes and instruments for the implementation of the Health Union package, notably a Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that sufficient funding for the Health Union package should be accompanied by measures to support the open strategic autonomy of the Union with regard to pharmaceutical products, as well as research and innovation in the sector to the benefit of patients and society as a whole;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that only 4.3% of the population lives without any pre-existing medical condition; stresses that sufficient funding must be reserved for addressing this challenge in European health policies that can positively impact health outcomes for people with gateway chronic diseases as well as co-morbidities;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for adequate and targeted funding of competitive European research into the treatment of major non- communicable diseases in order to facilitate innovation as well as contribute to building health system resilience and prioritising the most medically vulnerable in times of health crises; considers that the 2022 EU Budget should ensure that adequate funds are allocated for the appropriate implementation of the Beating Cancer Plan from different sources of funding, notably the EU4Health, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and Horizon Europe; stresses, in particular, the importance to dedicate the necessary funding for enhancing cancer research, prevention and therapeutics innovation; welcomes in this regard the planned Partnership for Personalised Medicine, announced in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and to be funded under Horizon Europe;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Union funding for biomedical research and development includes clauses that contribute to the availability and affordability of final products;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Recalls the importance of the LIFE programme as a funding instrument for climate change mitigation and adaptation; calls for the level of budgetary support for the LIFE programme to be maintained;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Underlines that as resources are allocated for improved pandemic preparedness and management, note should be taken of lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Stresses that sufficient resources should be allocated in particular for increasing investments in research and development, which is essential in order to promote European innovation in the development of medicines; stresses that investments in the area of health should contribute to equitable access, availability and affordability of pharmaceutical products;