Activities of Tamás MESZERICS related to 2014/2040(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 - all sections
Amendments (4)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of the funds dedicated to support the unemployed youth population; reminds of the decision about the frontloading of the funds under the Youth Employment Initiative as well as the corresponding amounts programmed within the European Social Fund in order to provide the necessary help in the first years of the programming period; Expresses its concerns about the absorption capacity of some Member States with regard to the Youth Employment Initiative; recalls that according to the Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020, margins left available below the MFF ceilings for commitment appropriations for the years 2014-2017 shall constitute a Global MFF Margin for commitments, to be made available over and above the ceilings established in the MFF for the years 2016 to 2020 for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for an increase in the financing of EU-level networks in the promotion of social inclusion as these organisations play a key role in promoting actions to eradicate poverty and empower people experiencing poverty and social exclusion in times of an on-going economic and social crisis in Europe;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for an increase in the financing of EURES as this instrument plays an important role in cross-border employment mobility and can therefore contribute to the fight against unemployment in Europe;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Proposes to launch a pilot project in form of a feasibility study to be carried out with the objective of identifying possibilities to finance certain highly effective low cost energy efficiency measures in low income households from available EU funds and budget lines, considering also the existing barriers and including a cost-benefit analysis of longer-term energy efficiency measures and possible funds for financing.