25 Amendments of José Manuel FERNANDES related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Amendment 23 #
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the 2021-2027 MFF must guarantee the Union’s ability and responsibility to meet emerging needs and challenges and attain its political priorities and objectives; points to the serious problems linked to the underfinancing of the 2014-2020 MFF and declares the necessity to avoid a repetition of previous mistakes by securing from the outset a strong, ambitious and credible EU budget for the benefit of the citizens over the next seven- year period;
Amendment 24 #
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the Commission proposals on the 2021-2027 MFF and the Union’s own resources system represent the starting pointa solid basis for the upcoming negotiations; expresses its position on those proposals, in anticipation of Council’s negotiating mandate that is not yet available;
Amendment 27 #
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the Commission proposal regarding the global level of the next MFF set at 1,1108 % of the EU-27 GNI (1,0811% after deductingthe integration of the European Development Fund), represents, in terms of GNI percentage, a reduction in real terms compared to the current MFF; considers that thise proposaed MFF level will not allow the Union to deliver on its political commitments and respond to important challenges ahead a; intends, therefore, cannot be accepted as such; to negotiate the necessary increase of this level;
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Is convinced that the 2021-2027 MFF should provide the Union with the necessary resources to boost growth, competitiveness and innovation, further strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion, empower young people, strengthen EU’s security and defence, support the neighbourhood countries, effectively address the migration challenges and protect its external borders, address sustainability and climate change;
Amendment 51 #
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines, furthermore, the importance of the horizontal principles that should underpin the MFF and all related EU policies; reaffirms, in this context, its position that the EU must deliver on its commitment to be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and deplores the lack of a clear and visible commitment to that end in the MFF proposals; requests, therefore, the mainstreaming of the SDGs into all EU policies and initiatives of the next MFF; further emphasises that the elimination of discrimination is vital to fulfil the EU’s commitments towards an inclusive Europe and deplores the lack of gender mainstreaming and gender equality commitments in EU policies, as presented in the MFF proposals; underlines also its position that, following the Paris Agreement, climate-related spending should be significantly increased in comparison with the current MFF and reach 30 % as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027;
Amendment 65 #
Paragraph 6
6. Is conscious of the serious challenges that the Union is facing and fully assumes its responsibility in securing, in a timely manner, a budget that is commensurate to the needs, expectations and concerns of EU citizens; stands ready to enter immediately into negotiations with the Council, in order to improve the Commission proposals and build a more ambitiousrealistic MFF;
Amendment 68 #
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that Parliament’s position is already clearly set out in its resolutions of 14 March 2018 and 30 May 2018, which constitute its political mandatstance for the 2021- 2027 MFF and own resources; recalls that these resolutions were adopted with very large majorities, which demonstrate Parliament’s unity and readiness for the upcoming negotiations;
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 8
8. Expects, therefore, that the MFF will be placed at the top of Council’s political agenda and regrets that no tangiblesignificant progress is observed so far; believes that the regular meetings between the successive Council presidencies and Parliament’s negotiating team should intensify and pave the way to official negotiations; expects that a good agreement is reached before the 2019 European Parliament elections, in order to avoid the serious setbacks for the launch of the new programmes due to the late adoption of the financial framework, as experienced in the past; underlines that this timetable does not preventwill allow the newly elected European Parliament fromto adjusting the 2021- 2027 MFF during the mandatory mid-term revision;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 11
11. Adopts the present resolution with the purpose of outlining its negotiating positionmandate on every aspect of the Commission proposals, including concrete amendments both to the proposed MFF Regulation and the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA); presents, furthermore, a table with figures for each EU policy and programme, corresponding totaking as a basis Parliament’s positions regarding the funding level for those programmes, already adopted in previous MFF resolutions; stresses that these figures will also be part of the mandate of Parliament for the upcoming legislative negotiations leading to the adoption of the EU programmes for the period 2021-2027;
Amendment 93 #
Paragraph 14 – point ii a (new)
ii a. Increase the allocation for the InvestEU Fund so as to correspond to the 2014-2020 level of the total of financial instruments integrated in the new programme;
Amendment 104 #
Paragraph 14 – point viii a (new)
viii a. Secure a sufficient level of funding for the DiscoverEU programme (Interrail);
Amendment 117 #
Paragraph 14 – point xv
xv. Reinstate at least the 2020 level for all agencies and take due account of the needs of those relevant decentralised Agencies having been granted new competences and responsibilities by the EU Legislator within the domains of the different EU policies and programmes of the MFF as reflected in Annex II;
Amendment 130 #
Paragraph 15
15. Intends to secure a sufficient level of funding on the basis of the Commission proposal for “Migration and Border Management” (heading 4) and “Security and Defence” including civil protectionCrisis Response (heading 5); reaffirms its longstanding position that additional political priorities should be coupled with additional financial means, in order not to undermine existing policies and programmes and their financing under the new MFF;
Amendment 138 #
Paragraph 16
16. Intends to defend the Commission proposal on securing a sufficient level of funding for a strong, efficient and high- quality European public administration including the decentralised Agencies at the service of all Europeans; recalls that, during the current MFF, the EU institutions and the decentralised Agencies have implemented a 5% reduction in staff and believes that they should not be subject to any further reduction that would jeopardise directly the delivery of Union policies;
Amendment 139 #
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Is determined to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF, as was the case during the current period; points to the unprecedented level of outstanding commitments (RALs) as well as to the significant implementation delays of several EU programmes; demands, therefore, that the global level of payments in the next MFF, as well as the annual payment ceilings especially in the beginning of the period, are set at the appropriate level that takes due account also of the commitments stemming from the current MFF; intends to accept only a limited and well-justified gap between commitment and payments for the next MFF;
Amendment 150 #
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Welcomes the Commission proposals on flexibility that represent a good basis for the negotiations; agrees with the overall architecture of the flexibility mechanisms in the 2021-2027 MFF; stresses that the special instruments have different missions and respond to different needs, and opposes any attempts to merge them; strongly supports the clear provision that both commitment and payment appropriations deriving from the use of special instruments should be entered in the budget over and above the relevant MFF ceilings, as well as the removal of any capping to the adjustments flowing from the global margin for payments; calls for a number of additional improvements to be introduced, inter alia the following:
Amendment 155 #
Paragraph 20
20. UnderlinesAccepts that the next MFF should be set for a period of seven years, as proposed by the Commission; underlines, however, the need for MFF’s duration to move progressively towards a 5+5 period with a mandatory mid-term revision; accepts that the next MFF should be set for a period of seven years by way of a trans, in order to further align the financial framework with the politioncal solution to be applied for one last timecycles of the European Parliament and the European Commission; expects that the modalities linked to the implementation of a 5+5 framework are endorsed at the time of the mid-term revision of the 2021-2027 MFF;
Amendment 165 #
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Stresses, however, that the integration of these instruments into the EU budget should not result to a reduction of the financing of other EU policies and programmes; underlines, therefore, the need to decide on the global level of the next MFF without calculating the allocation of 0,03% of EU GNI that corresponds to the European Development Fund, which should be added on top of to the agreed ceilings;
Amendment 173 #
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of the new sanction mechanism whereby Member States that do not respect the values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) shall be subject to financial consequences; warns, however, that final beneficiaries of the Union budget shall in no way be affected by the disregarding from their government towards fundamental rights and the rule of law; therefore underlines that measures shall not affect the obligation of government entities or of Member States to make payments to final beneficiaries or recipients;
Amendment 177 #
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to present the relevant legislative proposals on top of those which it has already tabled, to be decided on under the ordinary legislative procedure; requests, in particular, a proposal for a Regulation establishing an energy transition fund; requests, furthermore, the introduction of the European Child Guarantee in the ESF+, a revision of the Regulation establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund and of the Regulation concerning humanitarian aid; considers that a revision of the Financial Regulation should also be proposed when the need arises as a result of the MFF negotiations;
Amendment 203 #
Paragraph 34
34. Requests the extension of the list of potential new own resources, that could include a share of a digital tax, to be presented in the years to come, user-pays principle as well as further consideration of the Financial Transaction Tax;
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Commission should present a proposal for a new multiannual financial framework before 1 July 2025, t. This timeframe will provide the newly appointed Commission with the necessary time to prepare its proposals, and enable the European Parliament resulting from the 2024 elections to come forward with its own position on the post 2027 MFF. It will also enable the institutions to adopt it sufficiently in advance of the start of the subsequent multiannual financial framework. In accordance with Article 312(4) TFEU the ceilings corresponding to the last year set out in this Regulation are to continue to apply in the event that a new financial framework is not adopted before the end of the term of the MFF laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 3 – Article 12 – paragraph 2
Chapter 3 – Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Global Margin for Commitments (Union Reserve for Commitments) or part thereof may be mobilised by the European Parliament and the Council in the framework of the budgetary procedure provided for in Article 314 TFEU. Margins of year n may be mobilised for the year n and n+1 through the Union Reserve for Commitments provided it does not conflict with pending or planned amending budgets.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 6 – Article 22 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Chapter 6 – Article 22 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The European Parliament and the Council shall meet in public when adopting their respective positions on the draft budget.
Amendment 288 #
Annex
Part D – point 12 a (new)
12a. The European Parliament and the Council shall meet in public when adopting their respective positions on the draft budget.