Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called on the Council to strengthen the Union's Budget, especially concerning own resources as foreseen by the article 311 TFEU;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the focus on national issues by the Members of the European Council has led to a deadlock in the negotiations of the Union's budget; whereas , despite the calls from the European Citizens to act, this deadlock is due to a general lack of ambition, unwillingness to create genuine own-resources and a dysfunctional Institutional procedure in setting-up the EU Budget;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that communicreal and effective communication and consultation with citizens should be among the top priorities for the EU budget in order to ensure broad, active and effective involvement of citizens in the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that according to the treaties Members or former Members of the European Union are bound to their budgetary obligations until the end of their commitments and that not respecting these would have durable consequences for the mutual trust in their future relations.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the creation of dedicated budget lines for the organisation and roll- out of the Conference on the Future of Europe in the budgets of various EU institutions and bodies, and the provision of the resources necessary for the achievement of the Conference goals; calls on the Commission and the Council to take into account in their allocated budget lines for the Conference the high level of ambition for this event as set by the Parliament in its resolution on this issue1a; _________________ 1aEuropean Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe (2019/2990(RSP))
Amendment 16 #
2a. Insists that, considering the imperious need to have a solid budget to tackle the challenges of our time, the budget negotiations are not a session of horse trading between Member States; reiterates therefore its plea to the rapid setting up of genuine own resources as foreseen in article 311 TFUE in order to constitute a Union's budget more dependent on the common European interest than on consideration of domestic political nature;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the need for sufficient commitment to and payment appropriations for the Europe for Citizens Programme, the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme and the European Citizens’ Initiative, as these instruments are vital for intensifying the participatory democracy processes in the EU, building citizens’ trust and enhancing their understanding of EU policies; Calls for development of effective educational and communication programs, which should focus on the European history and to explain to the citizens both the challenges facing the European Union and the added value of belonging to a strong inclusive and democratic Union.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that proper levels of financing be secured to enable the activities of the EU institutions and bodies, such as the Commission Representations, to counter disinformation. Underlines that East StratCom Task Force is underfinanced; Calls for a substantial increase in its budget in order for the EU to successfully counter-attack disinformation and foreign interferences; Calls for more information campaigns to better explain EU policies in the Eastern Partnership countries; Points out the paramount importance of the protection of our European democracies and exhorts the Member States to attribute more resources to tackling this issue;