6 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2014/2040(BUD)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is deeply concerned by the significant cuts in the Commission draft budget 2015 proposed by the Council notably in such key areas as innovation, research, infrastructures, SMEs and energy; considers the proposed cuts to be potentially detrimental to the EU’s competitiveness and growth; is concerned by the fact that already now considerable sums are missing in the EU budget for payments and the proposed cuts will aggravate the situation even further; emphasises that all appropriate measures should be taken in order to meet the Union’s legal obligations and avoid delays in payments to the important stakeholders such as researchers, universities and entrepreneurs; calls therefore for full restoration of the Commission draft budget, and to provide for more funding in areas strategically important for competitiveness, sustainability, growth and creation of jobs;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with particular concern the severe cuts in payment appropriations for the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace which is already suffering from a substantial shortfall in payment appropriations duralready limiting the EU's capacity to respond to urgent crises ing the current year that; notes that this situation can only be exacerbated by the new cuts;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that multiannual programmes such as Horizon 2020, COSME and CEF are crucial for achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy and thus to securing a steady growth path for the EU; believes that proper functioning of the programmes is also essential for efficient absorption of funds from the whole MFF; remindspoints out that several of the crucial programmes are still in their starting phase and their scaling-up should be accelerated; underlines that the 2015 Budget should therefore provide for all necessary measures such as bringing forward investment by frontloading commitments to ensure that the programmes reach their full pace of operation without further delay;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the role of SMEs innovation for driving EU economic recovery; expects the Commission to fulfil its legal and budgetary commitments with regard to the SME Instrument in Horizon 2020 and calls upon the Council to enable this by providing an appropriate budget; requests the Commission to establish as of 2016 an unique budget line for the SME Instrument, in order to allow clearer budgetary oversight and control, and ensure a genuine bottom-up approach to its implementation;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RemindsPoints out that reindustrialisation combining competitiveness with social inclusion and sustainability is essential for boosting growth and job creation; alerts to the fact that further cuts in research, innovation and infrastructure investments for European industry would seriously slow down itsthe EU’s economic recovery;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)