Activities of Angelika WERTHMANN related to 2012/0295(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived
Amendments (6)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (hereinafter the ‘Fund’) should strengthen social cohesion by contributing to the reduction of poverty in the Union by supporting, in an absolute emergency situation, national schemes that provide non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons to alleviate food deprivation, homelessness and material deprivation of children.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Fund can not replace public policies undertaken by Member State governments to limit the need for emergency good aid and to develop sustainable targets and policies for full eradication of hunger, poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is necessary to establish a maximum level of co-financing from the Fund to the operational programmes to provide for a multiplier effect of Union resources, while the situation of Member States facing temporary budget difficulties should be addressed. The Fund should be 100% financed by the Union in order to ensure the highest possible uptake of the Fund. However, the Member States should also be able to contribute financially to the actions financed by the Fund. By no means can the Fund discourage the Member States from developing national strategies to fight against hunger, poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – subparagraph 1
The Fund shall promote social cohesion in the Union by contributing to achieving the poverty reduction target of at least 20 million of the number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion in accordance with the Europe 2020 strategy. The Fund shall contribute to achieving the specific objective of alleviating the worst forms of poverty in the Union by providing non- financial, emergency assistance to the most deprived persons. This objective shall be measured by the number of persons receiving assistance from the Fund.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Fund shall be used to complement national strategies, not to replace or reduce national, long-term, sustainable poverty eradication and social inclusion programmes, which remain the responsibility of Member States.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Fund for the period 2014-2020 shall be EUR 2 500 000 000XXX at 2011 prices, in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex II.