6 Amendments of Marco ZANNI related to 2019/2001(BUD)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 and should contrib; points oute to creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union; expects that, at the time of adoption ofhe need to avoid previous mistakes and emphasises that EU citizens expect the 2020 Union budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFFo be more efficient, transparent, performance-based, with concrete reductions of the administrative expenditures and wastes of money;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should define clearnew political priorities and enable the Union to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, strengthen citizens’ work and living conditions, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate changetaking into account that the EU budget's funds failed in supplying concrete answers to citizen's needs and to the growing difficulties they are facing, such as unemployment, economic recession, poverty, the migration crisis and the security threats; underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to fully respect the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, 2020 being the last year of the current MFF, the implementation of EU programmes, including those under shared management in cohesion policy, will be further accelerated and reach its closing phase, which will be reflected in a substantial increase in payment requests; anticipates, therefore, a peak in the annual level of payment appropriations for 2020 and is determined to secure the necessary payments in 2020 and to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF, as was the case during the current period; asks not to increase the commitment appropriations in the budget of the European Union until a definitive solution on the stabilisation of the backlog of outstanding payment claims is defined;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that theMember States should be supported in fighting against youth unemployment requires substantial additional financial efforts to create opportunities for education, training and employment; underlines, in this respect, the positive impact of the Youth Employment Ias well as in building their national policies for education, training and employment; believes that social policy initiative,s supporting approxhould come primaterily 1.7 million young people until the end of 2017, thanks also to additional appropriations that Parliament secured forfrom the Member States since they are best placed to meet citizens expectations and recalls that the solution to thise programme in the EU budget over the yearblems of citizens cannot be found by imposing any additional EU constraints;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Regrets the outrageous and steady increase of the EU’s administrative expenditure, which does not take into account the economic restrictions experienced in several Member States either; believes that changes to the approach to administrative expenditure should be considered, starting from a reduction in the highest salaries and pensions of EU staff;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Underlines that any funding to Turkey, a country that does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy, must be immediately stopped;