Activities of Ulrike TREBESIUS related to 2015/2074(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
2016 Budget - Mandate for the trilogue (A8-0217/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes) DE
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the 2016 budget – mandate for the trilogue
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the 2016 budget has to play a key role in enhancing the Union's contribution to growth and jobs, especially in combating youth unemployment; emphasizes that the EU cannot compensate for a growing lack of reforms on the Member State level;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Strongly believes that EU funding, particularly that under the ESF, should not be used to subsidise national approaches, but should be used to provide additional support in a way that complements and enhances national programmes according to the Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates that achieving European added value and ensuring sound financial management - should be, now more than ever, guiding principles of the EU budget;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recognises the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level, as well as the need for fiscal consolidation which must be reflected at European level;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges that financial support be provided for programmCalls for EU funds to be directed towards programmes that will help Member States creatinge jobs and growth which in turn can have a positive impact on social inclusion particularly for those with multiple disadvantages on the labour market, such as the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and people from minority backgrounds;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more effectively towards promoting growth; believes that a necessary requirement for growth are structural reforms on a Member State level;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of sufficientappropriate funding and goosound budgetary management of the programmes within the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework that aim to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD);
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes realistic budgeting to be the key principle of sound financial management given the fiscal and economic challenges facing the Union; takes the view, moreover that the 2016 appropriations should be based on a careful analysis of payment appropriation outturn in 2015 as well 2014, with a view to view to making savings on budget lines where problems have arisen in implementation, considers that real savings can be made by identifying overlaps and inefficiencies across budget lines;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes supporting Member States in achieving Europe 2020 targets will require a prioritisation of objectives, such as promoting growth, job creation and social inclusion; believes that funding for such priorities should not be increased for 2016 unless accompanied by savings elsewhere in the budget, thus allowing for an inflationary freeze in both commitment and payment appropriations;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. TakStresses the view that the EU budget shouldimportance of EU budget discipline; believes that appropriate measures should be taken to encourage member states to support vocational training and professional qualification measures; to match the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises employ many workers in the EU and that one of the main problems in setting up such enterprises and keeping them going is that of obtaining finance; proposes, therefore, that the microfinance element be expandednot be reduced and maintains that strengthening EIB support for SMEs should also be considered a key priority;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the EU budget should support efforts to promote the completion of the single market, competitiveness and social convergence, the development of a policy on socially responsible enterprises, and the monitoring of the application of statutory social standards by enterprises in order to ensure the creation of decent job and competitiveness;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for a sustained effort to be made through the budget to provide forFinds that EU expenditure is excessive, national requirements very heterogeneous, and that programmes that can be provided on a subsidiary level should be provided there, such as appropriate training and re-skilling in sectors with labour shortages and in key sectors with high job-creation potential, such as the green economy and the healthcare and ICT sectors;