11 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the 2022 budget to contribute to the fulfilment of the priorities outlined in the European SemesterUnion’s recovery strategy, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy, while allowing to deliver the European Green Deal, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Supports the “whatever it takes” approach taken by European Institutions and Member States, supported by both monetary and budgetary tools; highlights that businesses and households have received needed financial support since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The magnitude of the COVID-19-related emergency measures is sizeable, at an estimated 4% of GDP in both 2020 and 2021 in the Union as a whole, including emergency investment in health-care to address the COVID-19 pandemic, and other measures like transfers to firms and workers most hit by the crisis; considers that such support will remain necessary until the spread of the pandemic is not fully under control and in order to support Member States’ efforts to recover from the crisis and strengthen their economic and social resilience;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the Union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously while not abandoning its long-term strategies; reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives by strengthening the drive towards an upward socioeconomic convergence between European regions; against this background, supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on SMEs, strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions, give fresh opportunities to young people in particular, build a strong European Health Union; reinforces, further, priorities in the fields of security, migration, fundamental rights, while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance ofCalls for sufficient resources for the coordination and surveillance of macroeconomic policies,of macroeconomic, social and environmental policies; highlights that the new framework for anti-money laundering, and countering financial crime and for enforcement of the economic governance frameworkwould require new resources to deliver adequate enforcement and supervision;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the adoption of the InvestEU program which includes EUR 26 000 000 000 guarantee aiming at levelling up EUR 372 000 000 000 of investments and hope to fully enable further risk-taking in fulfilling the Union policy priorities; insists that in 2022, InvestEU Fund should prioritise a facilitated access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as financing social investment and skills to maximize the Fund's contribution to a sustainable recovery, oriented towards greening and digital transitions; stresses that InvestEU should strive to address regional disparities, namely those resulting from long-term investment deficits and geographical disadvantages, and enhance economic and social convergence and cohesion;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Welcomes the extension of the State Aid Temporary Framework until 31 December 2021 in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; calls for reinforced resources to ensure full and fast application of the Union competition policy; encourages Member States and the EU via its new recovery instrument, Recovery and Resilience Facility, to make full use of the State Aid Temporary Framework regarding the directly COVID-19-related financial needs; expects that the Commission would also monitor all schemes approved under the Temporary Framework and their impact on the functioning of the internal market;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the launch of the EU Tax and Financial Crimes Observatory as a preparatory action; considers such Observatory as a useful contribution to both the needed democratic debate and to decision makers; calls on the Commission to make proposals to perpetuate the Observatory after 2022;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates and emphasises its long- standing request for a dedicated budget line and allocation for tourism, particularly considering the severe contraction that the sector has experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; acknowledges that several EU programmes contribute to the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the sector, but strongly believes that an EU tourism programme would ensure more coordinated, visible and transparent action;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Observes that the COVID-19 pandemic has served to emphasise the strategic role that agriculture plays in avoiding a food crisis by providing safe, high-quality food at affordable prices all over Europe; insists that additional support measures under some budget lines for selected agricultural sectors especially those dedicated to small-scale farming and young farmers need to be funded in 2022 to mitigate the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses the importance of a progressive framing of the Union’s common security and defence policywhile respecting the neutrality status of some of the EU’s Member States; underlines the importance of enhancing European 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 and for military mobility in order to fully foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base that will contribute to the much-needed strategic autonomy of the Union;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45 a. Further recognises the role played by host Countries in the Southern Mediterranean, particularly Libya, Tunisia and Morocco and reaffirms that the Union and its Member States must continue to provide adequate support to the region, at a level that is not lower than that provided through the EU Trust Fund for Africa. Decides, therefore, to earmark an adequate amount under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of NDICI-Global Europe to this effect.