9 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that in its resolution of 19 June 2020 on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2021 budget, Parliament stressed that the primary focus of the 2021 budget should be to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and support the recovery, built on the European Green Deal and digital transformation, while keeping in focus its long-term goal of socioeconomic convergence between its regions;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points towards the asymmetric impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the economies of the Member States; underlines the devastating blow felt by service based economies, particularly the tourism sector;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the 2021 Union budget to support the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility which aims to address the challenges identified in the European Semester, in which the Sustainable Development Goals shall be integrated, taking into full account the growing need to bridge within the Union the widening economic and social disparities between its different parts and regions;
Amendment 50 #
18. Stresses the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility in fostering the development of a high-performance trans- European network, supporting energy and transport connectivity projects in the shift towards a climate- neutral economy with security of supply taking into consideration the special situation of European insular and peripheral regions, and buttressing the digital transition, including the up-skilling and re-skilling of Union workers; proposes therefore major increases, in particular for the transport and energy strands;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the introduction of a basket of new own resources that do not particularly target in a damaging manner the economy of any single Member State, is essential to meet the financial needs of supporting the recovery and for other Union priorities.
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls that the cultural and creative sector is one of the most hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for adequate answers and financing to reduce the substantive losses of the sector due to the unforeseeable closure of venues during the pandemic; proposes therefore to substantially increase the respective budget lines of Creative Europe; aiming at assisting arts performers, creators, educators, publishers, authors, promoters and agents to survive the storm;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Stresses the importance of a progressive framing of the EU’s common security and defence policy; underlines the importance of enhancing EuropeanEuropean enhanced cooperation in defence matters since it not only makes Europe and its citizens safer, but also leads to a cost reduction; calls for increased funding for the European Defence Fund in order to fully foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base that will contribute to the much-needed strategic autonomy of the EU;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Proposes with urgency the creation of a dedicated budget line for "the support to the political process in Libya" with the objective of contributing to a peaceful resolution to the Libyan conflict;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Following the recent worrying developments in Belarus, calls for the creation of a new Special Representative for Belarus, to support the process for a peaceful transition of power in accordance with a UN or alternatively an OSCE led dialogue based on the protection of human rights and the will of the Belarusian people;