Activities of Olle LUDVIGSSON related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018
Amendments (11)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the 2018 budget to reflect the priorities outlined in the European Semester, specifically re-launching investment, pursuing structural reforms and conducting responsible fiscal policies, innovation, growth and job creation, fostering convergence, pursuing sustainable and socially balanced structural reforms to modernise European economies making them more competitive, conducting fiscal policies which would ensure investment and sustainable growth;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out the need to support the current debate on the future of the EMU by financing the necessary tools to ensure a broad debate with citizens and stakeholders;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the inclusion of adequate resources in the 2018 budget to support the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs); underlines that the role of the ESAs is essential in fostering the consistent application of Union law and better coordination between national authorities, and in ensuring financial stability, better integrated financial markets and consumer protection; emphasises that the ESAs must stick strictly to the tasks assigned to them by the European Parliament and the Council and must not seek to broaden theipoints out that a more significant part of the ESAs' resources should be allocated to retail investor mandate beyond those assignments consumer protection;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Suggests that, as the workload of the ESAs is shifting from legislative tasks to supervisory convergence and enforcement, the budget and manpower of the ESAs should be allocated accordingly; eEmphasises that all three agencies will have to assign resources to analyse the implications of Brexit for the future of Union financial markets;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Points out the need to ensure the adequate resources to support the Union action to fight tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning, notably through a preparatory action on capacity building, programmatic development and communication in the context of the fight against tax avoidance, tax evasion and tax fraud, following the pilot project launched in 2016;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Reiterates its critique on the fact that the user-friendliness of Eurostat's website continues to leave significant room for improvement;calls on Eurostat to make improvements in that regard and to ensure that all objectives from the European Statistical Programme are in fact accomplished.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission to continue the reform of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), in particular with regard to its task and responsibilities, thereby also strengthening the Union's influence in international accounting standard-setting.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Stresses the importance of supporting the Commission’s completion of its Capital Markets Union initiative, as well as ensuring the implementation of the Consumer Financial Services Action Plan, thereby benefiting consumers, businesses and investors.
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65 a. Recalls the 2013 Fox-Häfner report, which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament to be between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million and equivalent to 10 % of the Parliament's budget; notes the finding that 78 % of all missions by Parliament statutory staff arise as a direct result of the Parliament's geographic dispersion; emphasises that the report also estimates the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion to be between 11,000 to 19,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; reiterates the negative public perception caused by this dispersion and calls therefore for a roadmap to a single seat and a reduction in the relevant budget lines;