10 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2023/0000(BUD)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
Notes that Russia's unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine continues to create problems in the internal market such as high inflation and distortions in supply chains and trade flows. Therefore calls for incentives to make the internal market more resilient, reduce its dependencies and diversify supply chains;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Welcomes the positive reception of the Single Market and InvestEU Programmes; believes that those programmes will continue to help improving the functioning of the internal market and the competitiveness of SMEs and Start-ups to generate Europe’s growth in the globalised market; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to maintain sufficient funding of the Programmes, especially in the context of the green and digital transitiontransition, and thus support the development of legislative initiatives currently under discussion such as the Nature Restoration Law, which comes without a budget, and in the process of digitalisation of our productive and industrial sectors;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
Believes that the expenditure from the 2024 budget should be done, taking into account the effectiveness of measures for the development of the internal market, social cohesion, the sustainability of SMEs and the elimination of disparities in the internal market;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4b (new)
Paragraph 4b (new)
Suggests the allocation of a specific budget for the creation of a program to inform consumers about their rights in the internal market;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4c (new)
Paragraph 4c (new)
Believes that the National Recovery and Resilience Plans should be adapted to the current conditions, taking into account the changes in the Member States following the war in Ukraine and the successive crises;
Amendment 17 #
Notes that cross-border infrastructure is the backbone of the single market, helping goods, services, businesses and citizens to move freely across borders; notes in this regard the reformed Connecting Europe Facility; stresses and welcomes that the reformed Connecting Europe Facility is an important instrument to invest and further promote pan-European transport infrastructure; Calls to properly address the interconnections between the different Member States and not to create isolated or poorly connected areas within the EU;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
Calls on the Commission to allocate resources to ensure the access to internet and digitisation for all EU citizens, especially the elderly and those living in rural areas. Although much progress has been made, it is necessary to end the digital gap and ensure equality of conditions for all citizens;
Amendment 19 #
Stresses that the budget should be transparent and understandable to the citizens of the Union and based on results with a view to increasing the efficiency and productivity of public institutions;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10a (new)
Paragraph 10a (new)
Calls on Member States to implement national recovery and resilience plans to support the digital and sustainable transition; recalls the need for synergies between the Single Market and the Next Generation EU recovery instrument;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Asks the Commission to support the pilot projects and preparatory actions proposals within the IMCO Committee’s remit, that help or improve the European single market and the transparency and information for European consumers on the products and services they receive.