Activities of Luigi MORGANO related to 2015/2353(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament’s input ahead of the Commission’s proposal
Amendments (8)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the RAL (reste à liquider) is an inevitable by-product of multi-annual programming and differentiated appropriations and of an excessive inflexibility of the MFF, which does not allow funding to be reallocated between headings and has limited room for flexibility; notes that the RAL was significantly higher than expected at the end of the financial framework for 2007- 2013, and stresses that current gaps between commitments and payments will inevitably lead to new difficulties for ongoing programmes and that this must be avoided; resolved structurally, without resorting to draft amending budgets each year;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the revision of the MFF is a key point in the management of Union spending by ensuring that Union investment programmes remain efficient; insists on a thorough simplification of the application forms and criteria, of reporting and reimbursement, especially for small-scale projects, both in Erasmus+ and in the Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the mid-term review of the MFF and the reports on implementation of EU programmes should be regarded as two interconnected parts of the same process; calls on the institutions, therefore, to review the functioning of that process, where there are requirements which are an obstacle to achieving the Union's strategic and political objectives, particularly with regard to decentralisation in the provision of funding under the Youth section of Erasmus +;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. SReiterates its supports for the creation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and highlights; stresses the need to increase the focus on investment in education, training and the cultural and creative industries within the EFSI; highlights, in addition, the need to minimise the impact of the cuts on the Horizon 2020 programmes and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in order to allow them to accomplish their respective objectives and to exploit in full the potential additionality and synergies between these three instruments, with a view to restoring sustainable growth in Europe, based on innovation and quality employment;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. IExpresses concerned by over the slower- than-planned take-off of new programmes under the 2014-2020 MFF period owing to the late approval of the legal bases and of the operational programmes, as well as to the shortages in payment appropriations in 2014; notes that, despite the acceleration of processes throughout 2014, the problem of unfinalised contracts and unpaid invoices persists, and is becoming structural; highlights, from this point of view, the responsibilities of the Member States, which are required to comply with the decisions they themselves have taken as budgetary authorities together with the European Parliament, in particular with regard to payment appropriations; expresses its concern for how the important programmes which invest in education and, in general, in human skillscapital - Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens - will manage to reach cruising speed; takes notewelcomes the albeit belated launch of the safeguard mechanism for the Creative Europe programme, which is an important financing instrument for SMEs and organisations working in the cultural and creative sectors; stresses that these experiences should be included as an important basis for the coming MFF;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines, in the context of the migrant crisis that the EU is facing, that the Paris Declaration of the 28 Education Ministers of 17 March 20151 emphasises the role of intercultural dialogue and the combined efforts of the Member States in order to prevent and tackle marginalisation, intolerance, racism and radicalisation, and also to preserve a framework of equal opportunities for all. ; points out that current European programmes relating to culture, education, youth and sport are characterised by their potential additionality and synergies with respect to integration policies for migrants and refugees, and thus informs the institutions of the need to respond to the migration crisis by providing for additional resources in both the directly managed programmes and the Structural Funds, in addition to dedicated budget lines; __________________ 1 The Declaration on Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education (Paris Declaration) of the informal meeting of the European Union Education Ministers of 17 March 2015.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the mismatch between the seven-year programming of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the ten-year programming of the political and strategic priorities of the EU could adversely affect the consistent evaluation of the results achieved by Union programmes; calls on the institutions, therefore, to consider changing the MFF programming period in order to align it with the parliamentary term, albeit while permitting long-term programming;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the difference between the process of "review" and that of "revision" of the MFF, whereas with the second it must be possible to undergo substantial modification of the headings so as to guarantee the democratic legitimacy of EU multiannual financial planning; strongly supports, therefore, the work of the inter-institutional high level group on own resources, as a structural solution to some of the problems inherent in the multiannual planning of the EU budget.