4 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2012/2000(BUD)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the European Union’s budget is one of the most important instruments ofwhere solidarity between Member States and between generations is being demonstrated, and that it provides a clear added value, given its extraordinary impact on the real economy and daily lives of European citizens; recalls that if the Union’s policies were to be financed solely by Member States, their costs would skyrocket and that, seen in this light, the European budget intrinsically represents a clear common saving for the wellbeing of all;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the promotion of growth and jobs require specific actions and enhanced budgetary efforts to support competitiveness, innovation and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), since most of the EU economic potential lies in SMEs, which, according to latest studies, created 85 % of net new jobs in the EU between 2002 and 2010 and are the backbone of our economic growth; therefore the promotion of entrepreneurial mindsets and business start-ups through concrete actions, such as the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, is of utmost importance and should be provided with adequate resources;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. At times of crisis and European scepticism, today's youth should especially benefit from education programmes fostering the knowledge about the European Union and the European Institutions, including courses on media pluralism;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the fact that all the measures taken so far to combat the crisis should assist a return to the path of growth; stresses, in this regard, that the tailor-made austerity measures already taken need to be accompanied by targeted investments resulting in sustainable economic development; points out that the EU budget has a determining role to play in this context as a tool to ensure prompt and well coordinated action in all fields to mitigate the effects of the crisis on the real economy and to act as a catalyst to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe;