14 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2018/2046(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomRejects Council cuts of 3,61 % in commitment appropriations and 0,22 % in payment appropriations in budget lines related to ITRE under Heading 1a of the Union budget 2019 compared to the Commission’s proposal; notes the increase of 3,9 % in commitment appropriations and 1,8 % in payment appropriations in the budget lines related to the remit of ITRE Committee under Heading 1a of the general budget of the Union compared to 2018; furtherUnion budget compared to 2018 in the Commission’s proposal; welcomes the focus of the 2019 general budget on growth, innovation, competitiveness, climate change, the transition to renewable energies and on the success of young and female researchers and entrepreneurs; calls on the Commission to provide increased and sufficient financial resources for those priorities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Uunderlines the necessity to develop leadership in innovation and in disruptive technologies; requesgrets, therefore, that the Commission respect the breakdown of Horizon 2020 budget as described in Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council and welcome significant Council cuts in commitment appropriations of EUR 0,3 billion and of EUR 18 million in payment appropriations in the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation with an overwhelmingly negative impact on Horizon 2020 and especially regrets cuts in relevant budget lines such as Strengthening research in future and emerging technologies and Strengthening European research infrastructure; notes the proposed increase of 8,5 % for Horizon 2020 in commitment appropriations for the 2019 general budget; notes with deep concern in the Commission’s proposal; reminds the strong underfunding of Horizon 2020 under the MFF 2014-2020 resulting in a lower success rate for applications than in the previous MFF period which means that fewer high-quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving Union funding; reiterates, therefore, its deep concerns about the unambitious level of funding for Horizon Europe as proposed by the Commission for the next MFF and intends to secure a bare minimum of EUR 120 billion in 2018 prices for this programme during the upcoming MFF 2021-2027 negotiations;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the importance of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); recalls that, in order to secure additional funding for EFSI, Horizon 2020 and CEF had to be reduced; stresses that the general budget of the Union should not be financing new initiatives to the detriment of existing Union programmes and policies; intends to deliver on the commitment made by Parliament during the EFSI negotiations to reduce insofar as possible the impact on thoseis programmes and to increase appropriations for the affected lines for 2019;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of finalising the Energy Union while achieving the European climate goals by fulfilling the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainability Goals; urges the Commission to provide the necessary funding for investments in these fields, as well as for sustainable development, as well as to tackle energy poverty and just transition; Iin this respects welcomes the Commission’s estimates that climate spending will reach 20,1 % in the 2019 budget; considers that to achieve these goals, necessary funds should be maintained in CEF; is deeply concerned about the significant Council cuts in commitments and payments of CEF- Energy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is aware of the high importance of the budget lines for societal challenges, and more specifically of the budget line for improving lifelong health and wellbeing to increase the standard of living in the Union; encourages the Commission to maintain sufficient funding for such purposes and deplores the proposed Council cuts;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the importance of achieving the goals of the Digital Single Market to enhance the Union’s digitalisation and the digital inclusion of the European economy, public sector and citizens; recognizes in this respect the importance of initiatives such as WIFI4EU; deplores Council cuts for this initiative;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Takes note of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP); stresses that such an activity should be endowed with fresh resources given its significant impact on the Union budget; is concerned about the Council cuts to CEF and to European space programmes such as leadership in space and Copernicus to fund the EDIDP as financial resources should not be withdrawn from civil programmes to support programmes in the area of defence;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Underlines the need to reform the European mobility sector in order to achieve sustainable, clean and competitive transport in the Union, to make the Union's car industry fit for the future and to achieve our climate goals; stresses, therefore, the need for sufficient funding for programmes supporting these goals like CEF-Transport and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 (FCH 2) Joint Undertaking; is thus concerned about Council cuts for these programmes;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Endorses, as a general rule, the Commission's estimates of the budgetary needs of agencies; considers, therefore, that any further cuts proposed by the Council would endanger the proper functioning of the agencies and would not allow them to fulfil the tasks they have been assigned; notes with particular irritation the arbitrary cuts to CEPOL and EIGE of merely 10.000 and 50.000 Euro respectively and invites the Council to share with the Parliament the substantial details on why it considers these cuts to be necessary and reasonable;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Recalls the importance for the Union focusing on competitiveness for growth and jobs; considers, in this context, that additional appropriation and staff are needed for the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER); welcomes the creation of the European Labour Authority (ELA) and underlines the need to mobilize fresh resources for it; restores the substantial Council’s cuts in the appropriations for the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs),while putting parts of their appropriations into reserve pending progress on the ESAs’ review;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Expects the pressure on some Member States’ migration and asylum systems, as well as on their borders, to remain high in 2019, stresses that while the budgetary resources and the number of posts for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), proposed by the Commission and supported by the Council, seem adequate for the time being, the future needs of the agencies in terms of operational resources and staff will have to be closely monitored; asks the Commission to provide an overview of the budgetary needs for the budget of 2019 for the proposed reforms of these agencies as soon possible;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Reiterates its position that the 5 % staff reduction target has been successfully reached; expresses its intention to include a common statement by all institutions that confirms the end of this one-time exercise; considers that the new posts adopted in its position are needed to fulfil additional tasks due to new policy developments and new legislation;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55 a. Recalls that the Inter-Institutional Working Group on Decentralised Agencies' Resources 2 concluded its work by adopting recommendations on lessons learned from the approach to achieving the 5% staff reduction target, the treatment of new tasks, evaluations of agencies, the sharing of agencies, the evaluation of agencies with multiple locations and the model for fee-financing agencies; welcomes the ratification of these recommendations by the institutions; expresses its intention to continue scrutinize the Commission work on these recommendations in the future;