Activities of Isabella DE MONTE related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the interim report on MFF 2021-2027 – Parliament's position in view of an agreement
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the key issues and general constraints in connection with the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), given the increase in the volume of transport and the increasing number of challenges, in particular environmental challenges posed by increases in carbon, fine-particulate and gaseous-pollutant emissions, in spite of ambitious climate and environment protection objectives, and research and innovation needs for the development of connected and autonomous vehicles; points also to the delay in investment in new infrastructure and, especially, in maintaining existing infrastructure;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the success of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) under the current MFF; welcomes the fact that it is to be extended under the new MFF; deplores, however, the 12% cut in constant prices to the allocation for CEF Transport and the 13% cut in the Cohesion Fund contribution; takes the view that the budget for the CEF cannot be allocated to other programmes that are unrelated to its specific objectives; calls for the CEF Transport allocation of EUR 12.3 billion and the EUR 11.5 billion Cohesion Fund contribution to be reinstated; calls also for clarification of the new military mobility plan, and for publication of the criteria for selecting future projects associated with it;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the CEF is a grant facility and welcomes the Commission proposal to make that clear by incorporating the CEF financial instrument into the new InvestEU programme, though considers that the Commission should make still clearer the way in which those instruments will interact; deplores the fact that, in spite of the regrettable funding shifts benefiting the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) at the expense of the CEF, transport’s share of the EFSI is, quantitatively, nowhere near the 30% target figure and, in qualitative terms, falls far short of meeting the criteria for what constitutes European added value; stresses how important it is that, under the next MFF, the InvestEU programme should benefit projects with genuine European added value, and congratulates the Commission for having proposed that one of the four areas of investment identified should be sustainable infrastructure;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the fundamental need to set up a budget heading given over to tourism, given the importance of the sector within the EU economy, accounting for 5% of GDP in 2016, and the EU’s responsibilities under Article 195 TFEU. Indeed, although a guide to funding for tourism has been produced, a dedicated budget line would solve the problem of fragmentation and end the difficulty users experience in pinpointing opportunities;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of maintaining a direct link between Horizon Europe and the CEF so as to ensure the deployment at European level of solutions developed through research and development activities while continuing to provide financial support for those programmes;