2 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. IExpresses concerned by over the slower- than-planned take-off of new programmes under the 2014-2020 MFF period owing to the late approval of the legal bases and of the operational programmes, as well as to the shortages in payment appropriations in 2014; notes that, despite the acceleration of processes throughout 2014, the problem of unfinalised contracts and unpaid invoices persists, and is becoming structural; highlights, from this point of view, the responsibilities of the Member States, which are required to comply with the decisions they themselves have taken as budgetary authorities together with the European Parliament, in particular with regard to payment appropriations; expresses its concern for how the important programmes which invest in education and, in general, in human skillscapital - Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens - will manage to reach cruising speed; takes notewelcomes the albeit belated launch of the safeguard mechanism for the Creative Europe programme, which is an important financing instrument for SMEs and organisations working in the cultural and creative sectors; stresses that these experiences should be included as an important basis for the coming MFF;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines, in the context of the migrant crisis that the EU is facing, that the Paris Declaration of the 28 Education Ministers of 17 March 20151 emphasises the role of intercultural dialogue and the combined efforts of the Member States in order to prevent and tackle marginalisation, intolerance, racism and radicalisation, and also to preserve a framework of equal opportunities for all. ; points out that current European programmes relating to culture, education, youth and sport are characterised by their potential additionality and synergies with respect to integration policies for migrants and refugees, and thus informs the institutions of the need to respond to the migration crisis by providing for additional resources in both the directly managed programmes and the Structural Funds, in addition to dedicated budget lines; __________________ 1 The Declaration on Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education (Paris Declaration) of the informal meeting of the European Union Education Ministers of 17 March 2015.