46 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2022/2046(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, pursuant to Article 311 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), ‘the Union shall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives and carry through its policies’; underlines the importance, therefore, of an adequate EU budget that serves EU citizens; underlines the need for more flexibility in EU budgeting, in coordination with the European Parliament, in order to ensure the adaptation of the MFF to any new challenges important for EU citizens;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the sudden emergence of severe European-wide crises, such as the pandemic and, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the energy crisis and increased inflation, made clear that we need a stronger Union, with more ambitious policies funded with stronger resources, have tested the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and underlined the need for the MFF to be managed in a more flexible, yet sustainable, manner; therefore sees a need for the revision of the MFF and calls on the Commission to conduct an in-depth review of the functioning of the current MFF and to proceed with a legislative proposal for comprehensive MFF revision as soon as possible, and no later than the first quarter of 2023;affirms that no reform of the Union is possible without a parallel discussion on how to enhance the decision-making, the quality and the quantity of the EU budget;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers there to be a structural lack of EU funding for education, youth, solidarity and culture in the face of new priorities, the slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences of the Russian war against Ukraine, inflation and price hikes; requests that this be addressed when deciding on any programme adjustments; in the MFF revision; draws attention to the devastating impact that lowering the current amounts would have for thousands of people across Europe and beyond, especially for persons from vulnerable or marginalised groups;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the vital role played by the European Parliament in the preparation, review and scrutiny of the MFF; recalls that all elements of the MFF package must be implemented in accordance with the principle of mutual sincere cooperation, as laid down in Article 13(2) of the Treaty on European Union; calls upon the Commission and the Council, in the context of an increasing number of transfers and adjustments to the EU budget, to respect the rights of the European Parliament when it comes to its budgetary role and asks for a transparent, open and predictable process with regards to those measures;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the current own resources ceilings for commitments and payments shall be brought up to values approaching 3% of the GNI of EU Member States, in order to allow the European Union to rely on a bigger budget for the fulfilment of its political ambitions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the importance of programmes dedicated to education, youth, solidarity, culture, media and sports at EU, national and local level; reiterates the need for a thorough evaluation of the relevant policies, reforms and projects, including those funded through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, in the national European Semester reports;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Reiterates the need for the rapid implementation of the new own resources schemes agreed upon at European level and calls for their implementation in a balanced way ensuring the protection of the economic potential of the EU and of European values;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Demands a stronger integration of the EU fiscal policies, thus establishing its autonomous fiscal capacity and be more resilient in the fight against tax avoidance, in the goal of gradually advancing towards a genuine fiscal Union;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the Conference on the Future of Europe has proposed strengthening the Union budget through new own resources2 and that the European Parliament should decide on the Union budget as it is the right of parliaments at national level3 , in particular by enhancing its democratic control also over the revenue side of the EU budget; calls in that regard for the European Parliament to be more closely associated with the Commission and the Council in the process of adopting new own resources; _________________ 2 Conference on the Future of Europe proposal 16. 3 Conference on the Future of Europe proposal 39.4, third bullet.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that more funding than agreed in the objectives of the Erasmus+, ESC and Creative Europe programmes be made available to support the EU’s actions in response to the Russian war against Ukraine; , such as solidarity actions to support Ukrainian refugees, inclusion measures under Erasmus+ and funding for the cultural and creative sectors under Creative Europe;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that as necessary follow-up to the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a reflection on the decision-making as well as on the institutional dimension of the EU budget should be included among the main topics of the European Convention, as also requested by the European Parliament’s resolution of 9 June 2022; reiterates the need for the EU budget to be used actively for the immediate implementation of the recommendations made by the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that the internal cohesion of the EU budget should be strengthened, according to the principle of budgetary unity, by gathering the existing funds and financial instruments under the democratic control of the European Parliament. Insists that financial instruments outside the budget can only be a temporary solution to increase funding, but cannot become a replacement for EU resources;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to rebalance the commitment appropriations for Erasmus+, making more funding available sooner rather than laterIs of the opinion that the crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war against Ukraine has underlined the need for a more linear multiannual financial profile of the Erasmus+ programme; asks the Commission to rebalance the commitment appropriations for Erasmus+, making more funding available sooner rather than later, also in view of making the European Education Area (EEA) a reality by 2025 and for the implementation of the Digital Education Action Plan which is key for the development of digital skills and the transformation of our educational systems in enabling them to integrate digital technologies; urges the Commission to establish a long-term, dedicated funding plan for the EEA;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Insists that relying so much on national contributions can no longer work for the EU budget; deems it essential to build on the current crisis to introduce significant and genuine European own resources in order to permanently support with an adequate tools box the recovery and avoid new economic divergences;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls upon the revision of the existing regulation (Art. 15.3 of the “Financial regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union” of July 2018) related to the transfer back to member states of additional resources accumulated at European level through VAT collection and fines and proposes that any new resources be allocated to the priorities set up at European level;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls the importance to work on a modification of article 311 TFEU, with the objective of reinforcing Parliament’s role in the decision-making process for the adoption of the upcoming Own Resources Decisions, whereby both arms of the budgetary authority, Parliament and Council, shall act as co-legislators endowed with equal powers when negotiating the revision of the system of own resources;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to support the co-legislators’ commitment to ensuring that the 2022 European Year of Youth leaves a lasting legacy by evaluating its outcomes thoroughly, mainstreaming youth across all related EU policies by means of a youth test and providing adequate financing for follow-up activities, including through a mapping exercise to identify additional funding sources beyond 2022;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Strongly believes that the duration of the MFF should be aligned with the political cycle of the European legislature, in order to strengthen democratic legitimacy and scrutiny.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Requests an overall increase in funding for the ESC to better address the challenges arising from the Russian war against UkraineCalls on the Commission to introduce greater flexibility in ESC implementation rules to better address unpredictable crisis situations; requests an overall increase in funding for the ESC to better address the challenges arising from the Russian war against Ukraine; recalls the administrative and eligibility hurdles experienced by youth organisations active in the response to the Ukrainian humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that the structure of the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI), which cover many micro-organisations, has made them particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, decimating both organisations and employment opportunitiesa 31% loss of turnover for the CCSI in 2020 compared to 2019 and decimating both organisations and employment opportunities, with twice as many people losing their job in the cultural sector than in the economy as a whole, and explainsing their very slow and incomplete economic recovery; therefore, requests more support for the CCSI; and asks the Commission to assess the possibilities for providing more operational and consistent grants to organisations that the EU cannot afford to lose;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to propose, without delay, a European Status of the Artist setting out a common framework for working conditions and minimum standards common to all EU countries, in line with the EP resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU; calls for the adoption of guidelines and the establishment of a working group in the framework of the OMC on the status of artists in order to facilitate sharing best practices between Member States and monitoring progress regarding improving the working conditions of artists;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its call for a permanent EU news media fund to empower independent news coverage, safeguard the independence of European journalists and journalism, and guarantee the freedom of the press, also in the light of massive disinformation campaigns in the context of the war against Ukraine;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Insists that relying so much on national contributions can no longer work for the EU budget; deems it essential to build on the current crisis to introduce significant and genuine European own resources in order to permanently support with an adequate tool box the recovery and avoid new economic divergences;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the regulation establishing Horizon Europe to be amended as part of the next revision in order to create a New European Bauhaus (NEB) mission funded with EUR 500 million; realises that this may require increased funding for and raising the ceiling of heading 1; calls on the Commission to propose a new standalone EU NEB programme by the start of the next multiannual financial framework. , in line with Parliament’s long standing conviction that new initiatives should be accompanied by adequate, fresh financial resources, avoiding a situation whereby the NEB leads to a diverted focus from agreed political priorities and a reduction of funding for other, already underfunded programmes, in particular Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and the ESC;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Asks the Commission to broaden the ambition of and increase the funding for the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) on Culture and Creativity under Horizon Europe, a novel approach that aims to strengthen the link between research, innovation and the CCS and boost the resilience of the sectors;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Reiterates its call for enhanced transparency and a comprehensive review of EU spending on multimedia actions in order to ensure stability, predictability and the scrutiny of those actions;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Recalls the possible synergies and complementarities between Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the ESC on the one hand, and other EU programmes and funding sources on the other, such as the European Social Fund+, the Just Transition Fund, Horizon Europe, the Citizenship, Equality, Rights and Values programme and the RRF; regrets the fact that in practice these synergies and complementarities are not being fully coordinated in most Member States;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11 d. Calls on the Commission, notwithstanding the need for sufficient funding for the above-mentioned programmes, to examine these synergies and complementarities further and to support the Member States in coordinating them, including by providing EU-level guidance and by facilitating the exchange of good practices;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce greater flexibility in the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) implementation rules to better address unpredictable crisis situations; requests an overall increase in funding for the ESC to better address the challenges arising from the Russian war against Ukraine; recalls the administrative and eligibility hurdles experienced by youth organisations active in the response to the Ukrainian humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the extensive use made of the special instruments in the first two years of the MFF; notes that the Flexibility Instrument was mobilised for Heading 6 spending in 2022 and points to the proposal that it be mobilised for spending under both Headings 6 and 7 in 2023; points out that, under the defence proposal of July 202218 , further appropriations are to be mobilised via special instruments in 2023 and 2024; underlines the need for more flexibility in EU budgeting, in coordination with the European Parliament, in order to ensure the adaptation of the MFF to any new challenges important for EU citizens; _________________ 18 Proposal of 19 July 2022 for a regulation on establishing the European defence industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (COM(2022)0349).
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls upon the Commission and the Council, in the context of an increasing number of transfers and adjustments to the EU budget, to respect the rights of the European Parliament when it comes to its budgetary role and asks for a transparent, open and predictable process with regards to those measures;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls upon the revision of the existing Art. 18(3) of the Financial regulation related to the transfer back to member states of additional resources accumulated at European level through VAT collection and fines and proposes that any new resources be allocated to the priorities set up at European level;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Recalls the importance to work on a modification of article 311 TFEU, with the objective of reinforcing Parliament’s role in the decision-making process for the adoption of the upcoming Own Resources Decisions, whereby both arms of the budgetary authority, Parliament and Council, shall act as co-legislators endowed with equal powers when negotiating the revision of the system of own resources;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Draws attention to the devastating impact that lowering the current amounts would have for thousands of people across Europe and beyond, especially for persons from vulnerable or marginalised groups;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Strongly believes that the duration of the MFF should be aligned with the political cycle of the European legislature, in order to strengthen democratic legitimacy and scrutiny;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses that the crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war against Ukraine has underlined the need for a more linear multiannual financial profile for example of the Erasmus+ programme; asks the Commission to rebalance the commitment appropriations for Erasmus+, making more funding available sooner rather than later, also in view of making the European Education Area (EEA) a reality by 2025 and for the implementation of the Digital Education Action Plan which is key for the development of digital skills and the transformation of our educational systems in enabling them to integrate digital technologies; urges the Commission to establish a long-term, dedicated funding plan for the EEA;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Points out that the sudden emergence of severe European-wide crises, such as the pandemic, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the energy crisis and increased inflation, made clear that we need a stronger Union, with more ambitious policies funded with stronger resources, have tested the multiannual financial framework (MFF)and underlined the need for the MFF to be managed in a more flexible, yet sustainable, manner;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls on the Commission to propose a new standalone EU New European Bauhaus (NEB) programme by the start of the next multiannual financial framework, in line with Parliament’s long standing conviction that new initiatives should be accompanied by adequate, fresh financial resources, avoiding a situation whereby the NEB leads to a diverted focus from agreed political priorities and a reduction of funding for other, already underfunded programmes, in particular Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Considers that the current own resources ceilings for commitments and payments shall be brought up to values approaching 3% of the GNI of EU Member States, in order to allow the European Union to rely on a bigger budget for the fulfilment of its political ambitions;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Reiterates the need for the rapid implementation of the new own resources schemes agreed upon at European level and calls for their implementation in a balanced way ensuring the protection of the economic potential of the EU and of European values;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26 c. Demands a stronger integration of the EU fiscal policies, thus establishing its autonomous fiscal capacity and be more resilient in the fight against tax avoidance, in the goal of gradually advancing towards a genuine fiscal Union;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Believes that the internal cohesion of the EU budget should be strengthened, according to the principle of budgetary unity, by gathering the existing funds and financial instruments under the democratic control of the European Parliament; insists that financial instruments outside the budget can only be a temporary solution to increase funding, but cannot become a replacement for EU resources;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on the Commission to support the co-legislators’ commitment to ensuring that the 2022 European Year of Youth leaves a lasting legacy by evaluating its outcomes thoroughly, mainstreaming youth across all related EU policies by means of a youth test and providing adequate financing for follow- up activities, including through a mapping exercise to identify additional funding sources beyond 2022;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33 b. Considers that as necessary follow-up to the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a reflection on the decision-making as well as on the institutional dimension of the EU budget should be included among the main topics of the European Convention, as also requested by the European Parliament’s resolution of 9 June 2022; reiterates the need for the EU budget to be used actively for the immediate implementation of the recommendations made by the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Stresses, in this context, that the trend towards increased use of external assigned revenue is not a satisfactory solution as it weakens the role of the budgetary authority (Parliament and the Council), thereby negatively impacting democratic scrutiny and reducing the transparency of the EU’s finances; demands legally sound solutions that allow for targeted, one-off or needs-based top- ups that display the same advantages as earmarked revenue (i.e. not counted against the ceilings), but that are at the same time subject to full control of the budgetary authority, in particular by enhancing its democratic control also over the revenue side of the EU budget;