21 Amendments of Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the commitments made by the President of the European Commission to propose a European Unemployment Benefit Reinsurance scheme in order to help Member States’ national unemployment system in case of external shocks; urges the Commission to reflect on an employment protection mechanisms that prevents massive employment losses in case of economic shocks; calls for the European Commission to take steps, with the European Parliament, towards the concrete implementation of those mechanisms, and their budgetary implications, in view of an implementation as soon as 2021;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes, however, that in order to attain the 40 % GHG emissions reduction target by 2030, the Commission has estimated that it will be necessary to bridge a funding gap of at least EUR 500 billion every year, including social adaptation measures; considers that this funding gap is strongly underestimated even for the 40 % target, not to mention the 55 % target, and is yet to be addressed at EU or national level; stresses the urgent need for another quantum leap in political and financial efforts in order to achieve these objectives; believes that introducing genuine new own resources, in parallel with increasing the own resources ceilings for commitments and payments, is key to bridging this gap; considers that a just transition requires just funding;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that a reliable basket of new own resources shall be generated by policies linked to both the environmental protection and the fair functioning of the single market, since the revenue produced by the first category would decrease over the time with the progressive embrace of green practices by contributors and would therefore need to be accompanied by alternative and more stable sources of income; is convinced that all new own resources shall directly flow into the EU budget as general revenue and be ready to serve the plurality of objectives that compose the EU policy agenda;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Recalls, as expressed in the November 2018 resolution, that the consent on the 2021-2027 MFF is conditional to the satisfaction of Parliament’s requests with regard to the introduction of new own resources; considers that the absence of fresh own resources will have dramatic political consequences on the 2021 European Union budget and seriously jeopardise the new political agenda of the Commission;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Underlines that both the Connecting Europe Facility and the Research EU programmes match both objectives of supporting EU’s competitiveness and efforts to fight climate changes; underlines that over the previous period, these programmes were regularly under financed, and that many valuable projects remained unfinanced, not because of their bad quality,but because of the lack of appropriations for that purpose; concludes that low budgetary ambitions for these programmes would contradict any pledge favourable to competitiveness or climate change fight;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Underlines that the Single Market Europe programme demonstrates the vacuity of the “net contributors-net beneficiaries”mantra as each Member State’s economy benefits much more from the achievements of the Single Market than the amount of its share in the contribution to the EUbudget;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Underlines that Member States’ cooperation in the field of taxation incomes would bring back to their national budgets much more than any cut to the EU annual budgets’ expenditures;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Reiterates the Parliament’s position for sufficient financing of all EU programmes to respond to the challenges the Union is facing; Underlines the key role of those programmes for the sustainable environmental, economic and social developmentof the continent, notably in favour of enhancing youth mobility, trainings and skills, protecting and improving social rights and conditions, fighting against inequalities and poverty and tackling unemployment;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Underlines that the European pillar of social rights should materialise properly in the EU Budget for 2021, notably by funding adequately the lines supporting the European Social Fund+ including the Child Guarantee, the European social dialogue and measures for the social partners that are of prime importance;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Points out that the common agricultural policyand the common fisheries policy are cornerstones of European integration which aim to ensure sustainable, safe, high-quality food supply for Europeans, the proper functioning of the agricultural and fisheries markets, the sustainable development of rural regions and the sustainable management of natural resources and preservation of biodiversity; asks for particular attention to be paid to small-scale agriculture and small fisheries;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 g (new)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10 g. Believes that a strong cohesion policy is vital to ensure to tackle complex environmental, social, economic challenges such as climate change, employment, fight against poverty, social exclusion and discrimination, gender equality, territorial and cross-border cooperation, better inclusion of people with disabilities, long-term structural demographic change, development, mobility, research and innovation, digitalisation, industrial transition, SMEs;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 h (new)
Paragraph 10 h (new)
10 h. Recalls that the promotion of European values and cultures play an active role to strengthen cohesion and common understanding in Europe notably through intercultural exchange, knowledge, creation and innovation;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 i (new)
Paragraph 10 i (new)
10 i. Reaffirms the urgent need to adopt an effective, human, solidary and responsible approach towards the migration flows coming from Africa and the MENA region, since Europe, together with other world powers, is partly accountable for the root causes of forced migration from the less developed regions of the globe;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 j (new)
Paragraph 10 j (new)
10 j. Reminds the regular needs to reinforce the Asylum and Migration Fund over the last period, notably to support Member States to cope with the refugee crisis and manage of asylum seekers, and to mobilize for that purpose the special instruments because of a too low heading ceiling; expects Member States to understand their own interest and to compensate the effect of the delay in the adoption of the Dublin IV regulation by the necessary appropriations for that programme implementing the solidarity principle among them in this field;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 k (new)
Paragraph 10 k (new)
10 k. In the same context, in view of the difficult financial situation faced by UNRWA and the prospect of greater uncertainty and instability following the unveil of the US Middle East plan, calls on the EU to step up its financial support to the Agency in 2021, in order to preserve uninterrupted vital services to millions of Palestinian refugees;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 l (new)
Paragraph 10 l (new)
10 l. Deems appropriate to ensure that an adequate portion of the NDICI financing is dedicated to the political, social and economic development of the EU Southern Neighbourhood, as well as, more in general, to EU development policy in Africa;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 m (new)
Paragraph 10 m (new)
10 m. Recalls the pivotal role played by EU agencies in the implementation of EU policy objectives and reaffirms the importance of endowing these bodies with sufficient funding for the efficient running of their duties; highlights the key role performed by the European Environment Agency in developing awareness with regard to climate change, the European Labour Authority in promoting labour mobility, as well as the European Asylum Support Office and the Fundamental Rights Agency in supporting asylum seekers looking for shelter in Europe; is concerned about the insufficient level of funding provided to EPPO in the course of the 2020 budgetary procedure and, in view of 2021, calls on the Commission to increase financial support to this agency,which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud and corruption;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 n (new)
Paragraph 10 n (new)
10 n. Reminds that no public policy can be properly implemented without the support of a dedicated civil service sufficiently financed, and warns against the risk of lowering down EU agents’ working conditions so much that workers, with an equivalent background, may opt rather for the other sectors;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 o (new)
Paragraph 10 o (new)
10 o. Believes, in the political and economic context the EU is facing, that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be adequately supported also on the budgetary side and that the European Commission, among other institutions involved in this project, should be equipped with the necessary means to make of it a success;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Aims to set binding biodiversity and climate mainstreaming targets and to fix the first to at least 10% and the latter to at least 30 % for 2021; reiterates its call on the Commission to lay down clear eligibility criteria of a new stringent and comprehensive methodology for defining and tracking relevant climate and biodiversity expenditure including the climate and biodiverse proofing of all EU programmes to identify potential harmful impacts of EU actions to biodiversity and climate;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that, in accordance with Article 312(4) of the TFEU, the extension of the current MFF ceilings would result in EUR 172.2 billion in commitment appropriations in 2021, which represents 1.15 % of the EU’s GNI according to the Commission’s 2018 estimate; notes, furthermore, that an additional EUR 3.5 billion would become available under flexibility instruments at the beginning of 2021; therefore, notes that this article together with a contingency plan would protect the beneficiaries and ensure the continuity of funding in the event of delay in the adoption of the new MFF;