24 Amendments of Tamás DEUTSCH related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the multiannual financial framework (MFF) needs to be agreed quicklyas soon as possible so that decisions can be taken on the future of cohesion policy;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas regional cohesion policy is one of the EU’s core policies, bringing Europe together and, strengthening its economy and helping to make the EU tangible and visible to its citizens through the concrete results it delivers on the ground, and it is therefore key that sufficient funding for cohesion policy is provided for in the MFF, so as to correspond to the challenges which the policy is expected to adequately address;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. States that cohesion policy should remain the EU’s main investment policy, but that more needs to be done to highlight the major role of cohesion policy in achieving the EU’s political objectives and the benefits it brings to citizens; points out that new challenges should not undermine the traditional and long-term objectives of cohesion policy as laid down in the Treaties;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls, therefore, for the MFF to provide for sufficient funds for cohesion policy post-2020, striking a good balance between investments in citizens and investments for citizens and ensuring that the EU’s political goals can be reached keeping in mind the objectives of cohesion policy enshrined in the Treaties; points out that the funding of new challenges cannot be at the expense of traditional EU policies;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a 5+5 year MFF period might beshould strengthen the long term predictability of EU programmes and should prefserableve the reliability of 7-year programming from the beneficiaries' point of view;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the priorities of regional development programmes to be updated in order to take changing conditions into account and to benefit from new technologyreconsidered, but that, traditional priorities deriving from the Treaties should be preserved; also considers that more flexibility is required in the MFF to meet unforeseen challenges;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls, therefore, for continuous support for existing policies, in particular the long-standing EU policies enshrined in the Treaties, namely the common agricultural and fisheries policies, and the cohesion policy; rejects any attempt to renationalise these policies, as this would neither reduce the financial burden on taxpayers and consumers, nor achieve better results, but would instead hamper growth and the functioning of the single market while widening the disparities between territories and economic sectors; intends to secure the same level of funding in current prices for the EU-27 for these policies in the next programming period while further improving their added value and simplifying the procedures associated with them;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Union to assume its role in two emerging policy areas with internal and external dimensions, which have appeared in the course of the current MFF: on the one hand, by strengthening external border protection by developing a comprehensive asylum, migration and integration policypolicy in order to stem the illegal migration flows towards the European Union and addressing the root causes of migration and displacement in third countries and on the other hand, by providing security to European citizens and promoting stability abroad, notably by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defence;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the future framework is expected to integrate two new types of financial support featuring prominently on the Union’s economic agenda, namely the continuation of the investment support schemes, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investment, and the development of a fiscal capacity for the euro area and of financial stabilisation functions, possibly through the proposed European Monetary Fund;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that, unless the Council agrees to significantly increase the level of its national contributions to the EU budget, the introduction of new EU own resources remains the only option for adequately financing the next MFF, reminds that the introduction of new own resources shall not endanger the fiscal sovereignty of Member States;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Strongly believes that the commitments authorised by the budgetary authority should be used for their original purpose and that every effort should be made to ensure that this is the case across all policy fields; calls, in particular, on the Commission to continue to actively work in this direction; is convinced, nevertheless, that if decommitments actually occur, as a result of the total or partial non-implementation of the actions for which they had been earmarked, they should be made available again in the EU budget and be mobilised by the budgetary authority in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure; considers that the decommitments should feed directly into the Global Margin for Commitments, instead of any particular special instrument or reserve;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that the use of the EGF, providing EU solidarity and support to workers losing their jobs as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns arising from globalisation or as a result of the global economic and financial crisis, has not lived up to expectations and needs to be improved; points out, inter alia, that the procedures for implementing support from the EGF are too time- consuming and cumbersome; believes that a revised EGF should be endowed with at least an identical annual allocation under the new MFF, therefore it needs to be improved or eliminated;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Calls on the Commission to improve the geographical balance of directly managed programmes and pay particular attention to it in any legislative proposal, reminds that Article 175 of the TFEU requires that the implementation of Union policies and actions shall contribute to the achievement of economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Recalls the build-up of a backlog of unpaid bills at the end of the previous MFF that spilled over into the current one, reaching an unprecedented peak of EUR 24.7 billion at the end of 2014, mostly in the field of cohesion policy, due to the late take-off of the previous programmes, under-budgeting and insufficient payment ceilings; regrets that the focus on the absorption of this backlog linked to the 2007-2013 period resulted in deliberate efforts to delay the start of some of the 2014-2020 programmes and has contributed to the opposite trend of under- execution in the 2016 and 2017 budgets; asks the Commission and the Member States to come up with concrete measures to accelerate the implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes, and warns against a repetition of the payment crisis in the transition between two MFFs; reminds the Commission that simplification of the implementation rules, minimising the administrative burden on MSs and at the same time building on existing structures can shorten the time under which new programmes reach cruising speed;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Believes, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings requires some improvements, but is against any unjustified radical changes; proposes, as a result, the followinga transparent structure for the MFF post-2020; Heading 1: A stronger and sustainable economy Including programmes and instruments supporting: under direct management: - - small and medium-sized en, where different priorities have separate Headings; supports the maintenance of separate Headings for: economic, social and terprises - - - adaptation - - - supporting investments in Europe (possible umbrella financial instrument at EU level, incl. EFSI) Heading 2: Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe Including programmes andtorial cohesion; agriculture and rural development, maritime affairs and fisheries; research and innovation industruments supporting: - cohesion (under shared management): investments in innovation, digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation empy, entrepreneurship and large-infrastructure projects transport, digitalisation, energy environment and climate change agriculture and rural develoypment, social maritime affairs and social inclusion - - communication - - justice and consumers - national administrations Heading 3: Stronger responsibility in the world Including programmes and instruments supporting: - development - - - - - contribution to EU trust funds and external relations facilities Heading 4: Security, peace and stability for all Including programmes and instruments supporting: - - - policy - Heading 5: An efficient administration at the service of Europeans - - equipment of EU institutionsfisheries horizontal (financial) instruments economic, social and territorial education and life-long learning culture, citizenship and health and food safety asylum, migration and integration, support to and coordination with international cooperation and neighbourhood enlargement humanitarian aid trade security crisis response and stability common foreign and security defence financing EU staff financing the buildings and
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Reiterates its strong commitment to EFSI that aims at mobilising EUR 500 billion in new investment in the real economy under the current MFF; believes that EFSI has already delivered a powerful and targeted boost to economic sectors that are conducive to sustainable growth and jobs; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to put forward a legislative proposal for the continuation and improvement of this investment scheme under the new MFF; stresses that any legislative proposal should be based on the conclusions of a Commission review and independent evaluation; highlights that any legislative proposal should improve significantly the geographical coverage of the EFSI; recalls that the EFSI should remain an additional tool for boosting investments as cohesion policy should remain the investment policy of the European Union;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 16 a (new)
Subheading 16 a (new)
Common Agriculture Policy and Fisheries Policy
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 17
Subheading 17
Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Considers maintaining the financing of cohesion policy post-2020 for the EU-27 at least at the level of the 2014- 2020 budget to be of the utmost importance; stresses that GDP should remain one of the parameters for the allocation of cohesion policy funds, but believes that it should be complemented by an additional set of social, environmental and demographic indicators to better take into account new types of inequalities between EU regions; supports, in addition, the continuation under the new programming period of the elements that rendered cohesion policy more modern and performance-oriented under the current MFF;
Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for a doubling of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope in the next programming period; considers that investment to boost education and training, especially the development of digital skills, remains one of the top priorities of the EU; reminds that the European Social Fund proved to be one of the most successful tools for achieving EU employment goals;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of culture, education, media, youth, sports and citizenship that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for a tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people and learners across Europe, and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes; Recognises the added European values of continued deinstitutionalisation and methodological development using EU resources as well as the improvement of the community- based services; encourages further operational support of social innovative solutions and the possibility of support to disadvantaged target groups, especially Roma in line with the EU Roma Framework and persons with disabilities based on the European Disability Strategy; welcomes and calls for the continuation of child well-being development projects and education services for children with disadvantaged background and flexible projects for social housing as well as improving the employability of disadvantaged people with low educational attainment with special attention to labour shortage through training and employment;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94 a (new)
Paragraph 94 a (new)
94a. (ex 86. with modified text) Expects that in the post-2020 period, the European Union will move from crisis-management mode to a permanent, European policy in the field of asylum and migration; stresses that the actions in this field, such as strengthening external border protection should be covered by a dedicated instrument, i.e. the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and Internal Security Fund; emphasises that the future fund, as well as the relevant Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies, must be equipped with an adequate level of funding for the whole of the next MFF to address the comprehensive challenges in this area;