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5 Amendments of Lucas HARTONG related to 2011/2052(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that fighting poverty and social exclusion is a key Europe 2020 target and that it is consequently at the heart of the EP priorities for the Budget 2012;deleted
2011/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note ofDeplores the 3.3 % increase in the draft budget 2012 for the European Platform against Poverty flagship initiative as compared to last year; asks the Commission to explain in detail which budget lines will benefit from the increase;
2011/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the cuts or limited increasepleased, in view inter alia of the economies being made in the Member States, about the cuts proposed by the Commission for the main instruments contributing to this initiative, i.e. the 7th Framework Programme, Progress and the European Fund for Refugees; considers these proposals to be in contradiction with the ambitious objectives and key initiatives identified in the Commission communication on the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion; is determined to ensure that sufficient funds are available in the Budget 2012 to meet the objectives announcedreflect a sensible and prudent policy; is determined to ensure that the Budget 2012 adequately implements the necessary economies;
2011/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the crucial role of the ESF in working towards social inclusion, of the ERDF in tackling poverty in urban areas, where the majority of disadvantaged people live, and of the EGF in preventing poverty among workers hit by the crisis; calls for the particular function of each fund to be preserved within the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), while improving coordination among them; also advocates simplification of the structural fund rules to support stronger participation of the social economy in fighting poverty and social exclusion;deleted
2011/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Member States to establish national targets to define their contribution to this Europe 2020 target, and to inform the Commission, within the European Semester procedure, of the exactto specify the amount of resources they will, if any, it intends allocate to fighting poverty and social exclusion, and to give detailed reasons in either case.
2011/06/21
Committee: BUDG