12 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2019/2001(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015 entitled ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, which entered into force on 1 January 2016, and the recently presented Reflection Paper “Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030” of the Commission,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2017 on a European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
- having regard to the work carried out by the European Institute for Gender Equality,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Budget 2020: bridge to the future Europe – Investing in citizens, innovation and securitysustainable development
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should definfollow the clear political priorities and enable the Union to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, strengthen citizens’outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as good health and well-being for all, gender equality, decent education and work, and living condimbitious climate actions, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate changethe reduction of inequality;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Innovation and research for future solutions: supporting sustainable economic growth and competitiveness
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the protectionmanagement of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard to be an inseparable condition for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EU; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff forrecognises the key role of the European Asylum Support Office and of the Fundamental Rights Agency in developing and implementing common asylum practices in Member States; acknowledges the need to provide all agencies operatingengaged in the field of security, acknowledgingmigration management and asylum with sufficient financial and human resources for them to properly perform their role and the considerable increase in their responsibilities, in line with the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Believes that the fight for gender equality should be a priority for the Union, and that this fight needs to be reflected strongly in the Union budget 2020; considers gender mainstreaming to be an effective strategy that aims at achieving gender equality and combating discrimination by reorganising, improving, developing and evaluating policy processes so that the gender equality perspective is incorporated in all policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes, and at all levels and stages by the actors involved in policy making; therefore reiterates its request to the Commission to present at the earliest possibility a framework for gender- mainstreaming in the Union budget;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality quantified the overall costs for society due to violence against women and girls at a shocking EUR 225 billion a year and that the lack of an effective EU policy framework is estimated at EUR 7 billion; points to the findings of the recent study on 'Implementation of the Daphne programme and other funds aimed at fighting violence against women and girls', commissioned by the Parliament's Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, in particular that the success rate of applications to funding in this area are alarmingly low; expects therefore the Commission to put forward a significant increase to this programme;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the need for solidarity in the area of migration, with a focus on effective integration of migrants and refugees in the Member States, as well as fair and mutual beneficial partnerships with countries in need; deplores the current impasse, the lack of responsibility of Member States and the ad-hoc decision- making regarding the situation in the Mediterranean sea; believes that innovative ways of funding need to be found in order to overcome the current situation and to distribute people needing international protection, and considers that the role of cities and municipalities in the European asylum system should be strengthened;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to report specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to provide all relevant information and details concerning Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; expects this Article and its corresponding procedure to be fully respecttriggered in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure;