16 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the COP21 aParis Agreement reached in Paris in 2015; recalls that, underconcluded in December 2015 and underlines that the Union budget must support the fulfilment of the objectives of that aAgreement, and the Union funding needs to be allocated to support climate action; stresses that any funding for measures originating from COP21 should be in addition to the current fu's long- term climate goals; recalls that the Paris Agreement requires that finance flows be made consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development; stresses the commitment by developed countries to mobilise climate finance to developing countries from public and private sources and underlines the need to scale up predictable, new ands allocated to climate actions and calls on the Commission to present its implementation strategy and first evaluation of the possible impact of the COP 21 additional climate finance in line with that Agreement; calls on the Commission to undertake a full evaluation of the consequences of the Paris Agreement onfor the Union budget in due time to allow it to be considered for revision, and to develop a dedicated, automatic Union finance mechanism, providing additional and adequate support towards the Union’s fair share in delivering the USD 100 billion international climate finance goal;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the Union is currently facing a number of serious emergencies and new challenges, which could not be foreseen at the time when the MFF 2014-2020 was set-up; is convinced that the necessary financial resources need to be deployed from the Union budget, in order to meet the political challenges and allow the Union to deliver answers and effectively respond to those crises as a matter of utmost urgency and priority; considers that a strong political commitment is needed to secure fresh appropriations in 2017 and until the end of the programming period for this purpose;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the proposed cuts for intervention in the agricultural markets, especially for milk and milk products compared to 2016; sees a continued financial effort being necessary to combat the crisis in the milk market; asks the Commission to extend emergency measures related to both sales difficulties and consequences of the Russian embargo; is concerned that further markets intervention will be necessary;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that, in compliance with the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy, and in order to respond to the challenges and investment needs related to climate action, the Commission took the commitment to mainstream climate action in the 2014-2020 MFF and aims at reaching the target of at least 20% of Union spending dedicated to climate- related actions; notes that, according to the Statement of Estimates for the financial year 2017, the draft budget is expected to allocate 19,2% of expenditure to this aim; strongly encourages the Commission to pursue on this track so to apply the 20% target for the second half of this MFF;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Restores all cuts related to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Horizon 2020 for a total of EUR 1 240 million in commitments via new appropriations to be obtained through the mid-term revision of the MFF; insists on the need to provide an effective response to youth unemployment accross the Union; therefore increases the Youth Employment Initiative with additional EUR 1 500 million in commitment appropriations to provide an effective response to youth unemploymentenable its continuation, which should also be financed by additional funds provided in the mid-term revision of the MFF;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the Commission has not proposed any commitment appropriations for the Youth Employment Initiative in 2017 as a result of its frontloading in the years 2014-2015; decides, in line with the Regulation on the European Social Fund7 which foresees the possibility of such a continuation, to increase the Youth Employment Initiative with additional EUR 1 500 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 500 million in payment appropriations to provide an effective response to youth unemployment, drawing lessons from the results of the coming Commission's evaluation of the YEI implementation; notes that, in line with Parliament’s requests, these new appropriations should be financed by the use of all financial means available under the current MFF Regulation and through the MFF mid-term revision; urges the Member States to do their utmost to speed up the implementation of the Initiative on the ground, for the direct benefit of young Europeans; __________________ 7 Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 470).
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Awaitnticipates the presentation of the Amending Letter for the emergency support package in particular for the dairy sector and increases therefore the appropriations by EUR 600 million; considers that this measure will contribute significantly to improving market disposition and will be reflected in improved prices for European dairy producers, in particular after the end of the quota system, and the financial impact of the Russian ban;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Notes with concern that, despite their topical nature and significant size, EU Trust Funds as well as the FRT are virtually invisible in the Union budget; calls for them to be incorporated in a way that is more transparent and more respectful of the unity of the Union budget and of the prerogatives of the budgetary authority, and creates new budget lines to that end; also calls on the Commission to provide evidence that the use of financial instruments under the Trusts Funds does not result in diverting appropriations from the objectives under their initial legal bases; notes that the objective of leveraging national contributions on top of the Union budget has so far notoriously failed; highlights in that respect that, in future calls for an EU budget contribution to the Trust Funds, the Parliament will only agree to them once a comparable amount of Member States’ contributions has been delivered; invites, therefore, Member States to live up as soon as possible to their commitments;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Maintains unchanged the overall level of its budget for 2017, as adopted by the plenary on 14 April 2016 at EUR 1 900 873 000; incorporates the budgetary neutral technical adjustments to reflect into the budget its recent decisions and releases the reserve on the transport of Members, persons and goods budget line; opposes the additional expense of EUR 3,7 million to internalize the chauffeur service, which is against the Parliament's will as expressed in the abovementioned paragraph 47 of its resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2017;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 b (new)
Paragraph 60 b (new)
60 b. stresses that the Parliament and the Council, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget, must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as requested by the large majority of this Parliament in several resolutions;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 c (new)
Paragraph 60 c (new)
60 c. Regrets that despite numerous calls by the Committee on Budgets, mid- term and long-term strategy for Parliament buildings is not available for informed committee deliberations;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71