10 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the 2018 budget to reflect the priorities outlined in the European Semester, specifically re-launching investment, pursuing structuralocially responsible and growth oriented reforms and conducting responsible fiscal policies;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms its commitment to financing Union policies that enhance jobs and growth in all its regions through investments in research, education, infrastructure, SMEs and employment, in particular among young people; fails to understand how the Union can achieve progress in these fields considering the cuts proposed by the Council under subheading 1a; decides instead to additionally reinforce research and innovation programmes that have a very high implementation rate and which, due to oversubscription, are faced with a particularly low success rate for applications;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Suggests that, as the workload of the ESAs is shifting from legislative tasks to supervisory convergence and enforcement, the budget and manpower of the ESAs should be allocated accordingly; emphasises that all three agencies will have to assign adequate resources to analyse the implications of Brexit for the future of Union financial markets;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned by the fact that youth unemployment, especially in the peripheral regions of the Union, remains at unprecedented levels and is convinced that in order not to jeopardise the future of an entire generation of young Europeans, additional actions need to be undertaken; decides therefore to reinforce the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) beyond the level proposed by the Commission for 2018; stresses that such reinforcement should be considered as additional to the overall allocation that was politically endorsed for YEI in the context of the MFF mid-term revision, and not as a mere frontloading of that allocation in the 2018 Budget;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the cohesion policy plays a primary role in theachieving social and economic convergence in the Union, and thus its development and growth of the Union; stresses that in 2018, cohesion policy programmes are expected to catch-up and reach cruising speed; and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensuring adequate appropriations for those programmes that represent one of the core policies of the Union; is however preoccupied by the unacceptable delays in the implementation of operational programmes at national level; calls on Member States to ensure that the designation of managing, auditing and certifying authorities is concluded and implementation is accelerated;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 8
8. Believes that, while the peak of the migratory and refugee crisis seems to have passedhas not been repeated in recent months, the Union must stand ready to respond to any unforeseen event in this area; therefore urges the Commission to continuously monitor the adequacy of allocations under Heading 3 and make full use of all available instruments to respond in a timely manner to any unforeseen event that might require additional funding; decides therefore to reinforce in a limited manner the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund and the Internal Security Fund; notes, once again, that the Heading 3 ceiling is vastly insufficient to provide for appropriate funding for the internal dimension of the migration and refugee crisis as well as other priority programmes, such as culture programmes;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the costs ofor moving the European Banking Authority (EBA) from London should be borne by the UK; points out, however, that the Commission should have prepared the necessary financial allocations in the eventuality that it would have to bear the implied costs;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Points out that consideraWelcomes the Commission initiative to assess the current institutional framework of the ESAs and possible efficiency gains that could be achieved by merging EBA with at least one of the two other ESAsthrough a change in the current structure.
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Is of the opinion that priority should be given to the Union’s immediate neighbours and to measures aimed at tackling the main issues they are facing, namely the migratory and refugee crisis and corresponding humanitarian challenges in the Southern Neighbourhood, and the Russian aggressionongoing conflicts in the Eastern Neighbourhood; believes that stability and prosperity of the EU Neighbourhood are beneficial to both the concerned regions and to the Union as a whole; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the Union is pivotal to facilitating political and economic reforms, but stresses that such support should apply as long as those countries meet the eligibility criteria, especially as regards the rule of law and enforcing democratic institutions; therefore decides to increase resources for the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), for the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) and for Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA);
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Is of the opinion that in order to adequately tackle disinformation campaigns, especially those coming from the Russian Federation, and to promote an objective image of the Union outside its borders, additional financial means are needed; calls therefore to step up funding to counter disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks; decides therefore to increase resources for strategic communication actions;