9 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to structure the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) in a manner that clearly reflects the EU’s priorities for the coming years, particularly with respect to the resources needed to sustain and strengthen the EU’s leading role in tackling climate change and, to achieve and implement the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals as well as its internal and external biodiversity commitments and goals;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the alignment of the future MFFs with the duration of Parliament’s legislative term and the Commission’s mandate, thereby reducing the length of the MFF from seven to five years; for some programmes while others, notably those related to programmes requiring longer- term programming and/or policies foreseeing complex procedures for the establishment of implementation systems, such as cohesion policy or rural development, should be agreed for a period of 5+5 years with compulsory mid- term revision
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns against the possibility that the upcoming Brexit negotiations might shroud the outcome of negotiations on the next MFF; recalls the difficulty of assessing the impact of Brexit on both the interinstitutional process and funding under the forthcoming MFF, and considers it unlikely that the long-term EU budgets can be increased in this contexton the other side suggests that Brexit presents an opportunity to reconsider the current system of rebates and corrections, which are contrary to the letter and spirit of the Treaties;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the new priorities and initiatives of the EU should be financed with fresh money without jeopardizing the existing programmes and policies, in this context calls for a depth reform of the financing system of the Union – a genuine system of own resources – to make the EU Budget more stable, more sustainable, and more predictable, while improving transparency for the citizens. Considers that the unity of the budget, and more budgetary flexibility have to be addressed;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for increased complementarity between national budgets and the EU budget, and for European funding to focus on areas that deliver genuine European added value and in which such well-targeted spending at European level can produce savings at national level.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the next MFF must be compatible with the commitments made by the Union externally, and with its own long-term goals in the field of climate- relevant spending; believes that this can only be achieved by a thorough climate mainstreaming of EU spending; calls on the Commission therefore to develop a transparent and reliable method of calculation that can provide evidence of expected impacts for climate-relevant spending, as well as their weighting for ex post assessment in reporting obligations; calls on the Commission to develop a ‘sustainability test’ for future EU financial regulations and policies, as well as for financial instruments to achieve a better steering effect of EU policy and spending;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the next MFF should helpneeds to enable the Union achieve its 2030 climate and energy framework objectives leaving enough room for further financial needs in case the EU objectives need to be revised as a result of the Global Stocktakes under the Paris Agreement taking place in 2018 and 2023; underlines that the EU should not finance projects and investments that are contrary to the achievement of these goals;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of programmes safeguarding biodiversity and protecting the environment, such as the LIFE Programme, being continued and strengthened in the next MFF; calls on the Commission and Member States to support a new financial mechanism for biodiversity conservation to be included in the next MFF;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that the next MFF needs to consider the social challenges for local and regional communities with a high share of workers in carbon- dependent sectors in their necessary transformation to a low-carbon society; requests that EU funds and programmes will be dedicated in a coherent way to facilitate a just transition in those communities by supporting the deployment, re-skilling and up-skilling of workers, education, job-seeking initiatives and start-ups, in close dialogue with the social partners.