4 Amendments of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2017/2043(BUD)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the role of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in bridging the investment gap across the EU and supports its extension until 2020; underlines its position in the on-going legislative negotiations that no further cuts should be incurred on existing EU programmes in order to finance this extension; points to persistent differences in the eligibility criteria, regulations, timeframe for reporting and the application of state aid rules, which hinder combined usage of EFSI and ESI Fund and hopes the revision of the Financial Regulation will be performed in a timely manner so as to simplify the combination of financing and avoid competition and overlaps;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to fund the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative and notes the proposed mobilisation of EUR 233.3 million from the global margin for commitments; calls on the Commission and the Member States to follow the indications of the recent report of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in order to carry out an impact assessment specifying expected costs and benefits; recalls that any increase in the dedicated allocation for YEI should be matched with the corresponding amounts from the European Social Fund (ESF);
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Notes the overall increase in draft budget 2018 for decentralised agencies by +3.1 % (not taking into account assigned revenues) and +146 posts but highlights wide differences between ‘cruising speed’ agencies (-11.2 %) and ‘new tasks’ agencies (+10.5%); assumes that these figures properly reflect the fact that since 2013 most agencies have completed or even exceeded the 5 % staff cuts (some are to complete them in 2018), while staff increases in the same period were confined to agencies dealing with migration and security (+183 posts), financial supervisory agencies (+28 posts) and some agencies entrusted with new tasks (ERA, EASA, GSA) (+18 posts); notes with concern that staff cuts are also applied regardless of increases in some agencies' core tasks, in particular when these are financed by applicant's fees; reiterates its call, as expressed in the 2015 discharge report, to safeguard and where necessary provide additional resources to ensure the proper functioning of the agencies, including the Agencies Network’s Permanent Secretariat (now called Shared Support Office);
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Notes EU agencies currently located in the UK will be facing an additional workload and budgetary needs in 2018 as a consequence of the decision of the UK to withdraw from the Union; calls on the Commission to make available additional staff and budget resources in 2018, to ensure that these agencies can both continue to carry out their tasks effectively and launch all required activities in preparation of their relocation in 2019 including significant IT and infrastructure investments; proposes in addition that the agencies, in the spirit of sound financial management, be authorised to maintain a budgetary reserve to respond to unforeseen costs and unfavourable exchange rate fluctuations that may be incurred in 2018 or beyond;