Activities of José Manuel FERNANDES related to 2023/0201R(APP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 6 #
2. Underlines the fact that the revision must focus on addressing the manifold consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, on safeguarding the Union’s strategic autonomy and sovereignty and on endowing the Union with adequate flexibility to respond to crises; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s proposal for a targeted revision as a first step in the right direction to ensure that the MFF can better address those challenges; however, points out that a higher but realistic ambition level is necessary to better address the structural challenges in the budget;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, unlike in national budgets, where inflation affects the nominal value of both revenue and expenditure, the MFF spending ceilings are adjusted on the basis of a 2 % deflator applied to 2018 prices, whereas the own resources ceiling adjusts to inflation; underlines, therefore, that, as a result of unexpectedly high inflation, revenue called from Member States for MFF spending has decreased as a percentage of gross national income (GNI); notes, furthermore, that rebates for the five beneficiary Member States are inflation-linked; regrets that, according to the Commission, inflation may reduce the real-terms value of the MFF by EUR 74 billion over the seven- year period; underlines, in particular, the negative consequences of inflation for smaller and younger farmers, in reducing the real-terms value of CAP direct payments and the difficulties to invest under the rural development fund;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that spending under Heading 7 should be set atSupports the Commission’s proposal to increase Heading 7 to a level that guarantees that the EU has an effective and efficient administration; points out that a sufficient administration is necessary in order to deliver on the Union’s policy objectives;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls its long-standing position that recurrent redeployments are not a viable way to finance the Union’s policy priorities; regrets that the Commission’s proposal redeploys money from Horizon Europe, EU’s main research and innovation programme;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35a (new)
Paragraph 35a (new)
35a. Points out the need for a more diverse and resilient set of revenue sources for the EU budget in order to provide robust and sustainable financing for a reinforced and scaled-up MFF; urges the Council, therefore to swiftly approve the existing proposals on new own resources;