Activities of Philippe DE BACKER related to 2015/2353(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament’s input ahead of the Commission’s proposal
Amendments (6)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the implementation of Horizon 2020 and COSME has led to very high absorption rates and that this has led to a very low success rate in Horizon 2020 which deters potential applicants from putting forward their projects;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that new political priorities should not be proposed at the expense of the agreed programmes of the current MFF, in particular H2020, CEF, COSME, Galileo and Copernicus, and pre-allocated national envelopes; Stresses that any new funds should be alimented with new funding, and should not go to the detriment of existing programmes;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the budgetary authorities to establish the maximum possible flexibility to direct unused annual appropriations towards the programmes under Heading 1a, such as Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that Union programmes have significantly contributed to ensuring access to finance for SMEs; calls for further consideration to be given to ways of extending the programme to even more SMEs and meeting the various needs of SMEs more adequately; Stresses that access to finance remains a challenge for many SME's, with a particular focus on risk-financing;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the MFF programmes on the basis of their performance against stipulated targets and objectives, absorption capacity and EU added value, taking into account the still existing payment backlog and the late implementation of the current framework.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that all EU budgetary instruments which support investment and innovation should be maintained and further developed, and that there is no need to favour one or more of these instruments to the detriment of the others; notes the essential role of the EU budget in providing an incentive for future spending and in supporting cohesion and effective implementation of policies within the EU.