Activities of Marco VALLI related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
2016 budgetary procedure: joint text (A8-0333/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) IT
General budget of the European Union for 2016 - all sections (A8-0298/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 PDF (354 KB) DOC (319 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 – all sections
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. AcknowledgesDeplores the fact that strong budgetary constraints exist at national level and that consolidation efforts are ongoing; points out, however, thatcalled for by the Union itself are ongoing; draws attention to the substantial European added value of the policies and financing instruments in the remit of this committee has to be, which must be properly borne in mind by the budgetary authorities when deciding on the Draft Budget (DB) 2016;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to include in its annual report on the protection of the EU’s financial interests and the fight against fraud an assessment of the impact of corruption in each Member State on EU funds in the relevant year, and to set out a specific, targeted plan of action to combat such corruption;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that Horizon 2020 will contribute to objectives in the remit of this committee with research projects in the areas of climate, health and environment; affirms its commitment to monitor the alignment of the projects with the corresponding objectives and the progress of their implementation; criticises sharply the decision to cut funding for this programme in order to finance the EFSI guarantee;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines, in that connection, that environmental research and innovation finds its centre of gravity in Horizon 2020's: "Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials", which has the objective ofone of the budget headings hit by the cuts made to finance the EFSI; points out that the objective of that programme is to achievinge a resource efficient and climate change resilient economy and society, protecting and sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems and ensuring a sustainable supply and use of raw materials, in order to meet the needs of a growing global population within the sustainable limits of natural resources and eco-systems;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the EU Draft Budget for 2016 amounts to EUR 153,5 billion in commitment appropriations (including EUR 4,5 billion reprogrammed from 2014) and EUR 143,5 billion in payment appropriations; points out that, disregarding the effect of the reprogramming in 2015 and 2016, this corresponds to an increase of +2,4 % in commitments and +1,6 % in payments as compared to the 2015 budget; stresses that these overall moderate increases, following the path set by the MFF and accounting for inflation, represent almost no increase in real terms, which emphasises the importance of the efficiency and effectiveness of the spending as a result the forecast gap between commitments and payments will widen even further, making a prompt, practical solution to the problem of the shortfall in and delays in effecting payments, which has persisted for some years now, difficult to achieve;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the crucial role to be played byTakes the view that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in closing gaps not covered by the market and in attracting private investments; welcom, by focusing exclusively on private investments, is not sufficient to close the gaps that are not covered by the market; stresses, therefore, the need to increase public investments to promote European recovery; notes the agreement reached by the co-legislators on the increase in contributions to the EFSI to EUR 3 billion, to be found from the overall budgetary margins in the period 2016 to 2020; reaffirms its determination to further reduce the budgetary impact on , however, its objection to the withdrawal of resources from Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF);
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the 2016 draft budget to reflect Parliament’s position including with regard to a more comprehensive analysis of individual Member States’ economic prospects within the framework of the European Semesterand for it to provide greater latitude by leaving the necessary room for public investments;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights, in this regard, the need for the ESAs to be not only properly financed but also adequately staffed, both numerically and in terms of levels of qualification, to be able to perform the tasks assigned to them in a satisfactory manner; to that end, calls on the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities to submit a report on the authorities’ future staffing needStresses that the three ESAs must have adequate financial and human resources in order to be able to perform the tasks assigned to them in a satisfactory manner, using, where necessary, also staff supplied by the national member authorities;