Activities of Luigi MORGANO related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for 2017 - all sections (A8-0287/2016 - Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand) IT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed increases in the draft budget for 2017 for the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes; highlights that investment in those policy areas contributes to the Europe 2020 strategy's aim of promoting smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, and representsto the EU Youth Strategy's aim of active participation and inclusion of young people in society, as well as representing a strategic investment in people as a critical factor for growth and prosperity;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the signing of the agreement setting off the Financial Guarantee Facility of Creative Europe, one of the key means to improve access to loan financing for SMEs and organisations working in the cultural and creative sector, and one of the key means for guaranteeing the necessary fair remuneration of creators; welcomes the initiative of the integrated training scheme of the Guarantee Facility proposed to bankers and financial intermediaries; strongly recommends all necessary measures to be put in place in the course of 2016, so that the Guarantee Facility may reach cruising speed as soon as possible;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that the EU programmes in the field of culture, education, youth and citizenship present additionalities and synergies with integration policies for migrants and refugees; invites, therefore, EU the institutions to respond with appropriate increases in the funding of directly managed programmes - such as Creative Europe - as well as for the Structural and Investment Funds, and dedicated budget lines;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Reiterates its belief that the Youth chapter of Erasmus+ is an emblematic learning mobility programme, equipping young people with the skills and competences needed to face new challenges; stresses that this chapter must receive 10% of the overall programme budget as indicated in the basic act;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Notes, in the context of new societal challenges for Europe, the need to strengthen a European approach to face common European challenges by supporting large scale innovation projects in the field of education, training and youth carried out by the European Civil Society networks; points out that this could be best done by allocating 5% of overall KA2 “Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices” of Erasmus+ funding to centralised actions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Regrets that no additional commitment appropriations for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) are included in the 2017 draft budget; calls upon the Member States and the Commission to ensure the continuation of the scheme in 2017;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Highlights that 2017 will mark the th 30 anniversary of the Erasmus programme; calls, therefore, for the allocation of adequate resources to use this moment of celebration to further promote the benefits of the programme for Europe and its citizens; calls, furthermore, for a large involvement of stakeholders, including youth organisations and other education providers, to reach out to a broad European audience;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 b (new)
Paragraph 60 b (new)
60 b. stresses that the Parliament and the Council, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget, must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as requested by the large majority of this Parliament in several resolutions;