Activities of Leila CHAIBI related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas the Union transport sector is essential for Union’s economic, social and environmental development and its sustainability and for ensuring the territorial accessibility and connectivity of all regions of the Union; stresses that, till the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, transport was the main economic sector where greenhouse gas emissions were still growing;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas transport will be key to achieving 70% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 20540 and any significant contribution from the transport sector to this goal will require enormous financial investments to sustainable transport modes;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 million Europeans were struggling with poverty and material deprivation on a daily basis and that the situation is likely to deteriorate as a result of the pandemic; recognises the crucial role of the European Social Fund (ESF), the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) in the current 2014-2020 MFF; calls for the Union to increase its efforts to boost cohesion and social convergence in Europe; proposes that the ESF budget, and notably the FEAD be doubled to overcome poverty in Europe;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. [02 03 01] Reiterates the crucialNotes the role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in fostering the development of a high- performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure and in achieving the goals of the Green Deal; Considers unacceptable the drastic reductions in commitments for the Energy and Digital branches of the CEF and the global reduction of the CEF budget resulting from these cutunderlines that the sustainability of financed projects shall be enhanced through life cycle assessments which take into account all negative externalities; Considers that the increase in the CEF transport budget is the step in the right direction but insufficient in view of the needs of the sector; Therefore requests a budget in line with the European Parliament position on MFF1 ; _________________ 117,746 bn euros for 2021-2027 in 2018 prices (an average of 2,542 billion euros per year).
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that, in accordance with Article 151 TFEU, the Union and the Member States, having in mind fundamental social rights such as those set out in the European Social Charter signed at Turin on 18 October 1961 and in the 1989 Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers, shall have as their objectives the promotion of employment, the improvement of living and working conditions, proper social protection, the development of lasting high quality employment and the combating of exclusion;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deeply regretsWelcome that the new commission’s proposal for MFF foresees a 75 % reduction in commitments for military mobility under the transport pillar, limiting de facto this new policy objective of the Union to merely symbolic actions ; requests the initial level to be restored and the level of commitments for 2021 to be set accordingly;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the recovery efforts should boost jobs andand the Union budget should benefit the people and be focused primarily on boosting quality jobs and sustainable growth, the resilience of our societies and should be complemented by a strong social dimension, addressing social and economic inequalities and the needs of those hardest hit by the crisis, particularly potentially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, whose inclusion in the labour market must be supported and fostered;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of a simpler, more efficient own resources system able to bring a substantial reduction in the proportion of GNI-based contributions and to guarantee the adequate funding of Union spending;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the important role that Europeanpublic-public partnerships could play in improving the transport sector’s performance and safety and in fostering a reduction of transport emissions based on technological progress and rules; requests that such initiatives - for example the creation of a European partnership for the maritime sector -a general reduction of passengers and goods transport and model change ; requests that such initiatives receive adequate funding in order to contribute to the aforementioned objectives;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for EU programmes to focus on projects that promote and enhance the safeguarding of existing jobs and the creation of quality jobs with rights and stable and regulated pay and working conditions, as well as effectively and incisively combating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, in light of the expected increase in demand in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Commission proposal to increase the annual funding available for EGF to EUR 386 million from 2021 onwards and is concerned that the Council proposal to limit this funding to EUR 197 million in 2021 could undermine its paramount role in offering assistance to workers who lost their job in restructuring events; insists that particular emphasis shall lie on Member States and regions having been hit hardest and where the national and regional authorities lack adequate resources for taking the necessary measures; recalls that the EGF is without prejudice to the social responsibilities of the companies concerned, in particular where it concerns their contribution to the social plans for displaced workers;