Activities of Tonino PICULA related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Amendments (6)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Strengthens the need to close the climate budget gap of EUR 3.5 billion and the need to avoid spending public money on fossil fuels in order to focus further on tackling climate change to achieve the Paris Agreement and net- carbon neutrality by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a further increase in funding for the Western Balkan countries under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II) is needed; the Commission recommended opening accession negations with Albania and North Macedonia, which the European Council approved; it is important to keep that promise and start accession negotiations already in 2019; in this regard, disapproves of the proposed reduction of the funds dedicated to supporting political reforms and alignment with the acquis in the Western Balkans and asks for a substantial increase instead;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that cohesion policy is one of the most important instruments addressing priorities outlined in the Commission’s draft budget for 2020; underlines the return of investment of cohesion policy as every 1 EUR invested leads to an outcome of 2,74 EUR in growth and jobs creation;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes that there are no more payment needs for the 2007-2013 and that the improved execution of payments and the increased project selection rate proceeds at cruising speed and has finally caught up and further advanced with the levels of the previous programming period, standing at 7583 % as of January 2019September 2019; notes, however, large disparities between the Member States related to this rate and calls on the Commission to further assist the Member States lagging behind in improving their results;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Structural Reform Support Programme funding will be financed using the Global Margin for Commitments; reiterates its support to the Structural Reform Support Programme and warns that increases of funding should come at no expense to cohesion policy;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a reprogramming exercise for the Youth Employment Initiative, following the agreement in the 2019 budgetary procedure to significantly increase the level of commitment appropriations;