Activities of Monika VANA related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the need for the EU budget to continue to support recovery, convergence, fair and inclusive sustainable growth and competitiveness of the European economy and other EU priorities such as social, economic and territorial cohesion and regional development, climate action, digitalisation and innovation, security and the management of migration, while acknowledging that the COVID-19 pandemic has provided a new and unexpected challenge that the EU and its Member States need to respond determinedly and provide solutions at the EU level; Recognises cohesion policy as a key to make the European Green Deal a success, to fight climate change and to enable the Union to fulfill its commitments under the Paris Agreement as all Union policies should be consistent with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1,5 °C and with the objective of halting and reversing biodiversity loss;calls for 50 % of climate-related spending across the programmes and the immediate phasing out fossil fuels; Asks for an ambitious, climate-proofed, bottom-up and gender responsive Union cohesion policy, reinforced with fresh resources, as the main Union investment policy and recovery tool benefiting all regions and abolishing macroeconomic conditionalities.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds that cohesion is a shared competence between the EU and Member States and that as a main public investment policy it will play a major role in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; emphasises that cohesion policy is based on a solidarity and its goal is to reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between Member States and within the EU and regions; emphasizes in that context that programmes managed under European Structural and Investments (ESI) Funds support and innovative and smart economic transformation and ecological transition, to a green, energy and resource efficient and zero-carbon Union; to contribute significantly to sustainable solutions for fair and inclusive economic growth, investments and competitiveness, as well as high quality, safe and securedecent working and living conditions of the citizens, including equal opportunities, social justice and non- discrimination; as well as a Union which is more connected aiming to secure long- term, high quality and sustainable employment with respect to gender equality and non-discrimination, and based on the partnership principle; calls for the shifting of all kinds of investments towards sustainable investment as ESI Funds have to be used for sustainable mobility, eco- entrepreneurs, green infrastructure and phasing out fossil fuels to avoid doing any harm to the environment and climate.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomStresses the enhanced flexibility in cohesion policy – incrimportance of a temporary character of the flexibility and simplification measures imposed by the CRII and CRII+ regulations and the need to revert to normal rules and strategic approach geasred co- financing, anti-crisis use of EU funds - introduced in March and April 2020 and believes that it - should be maintained also in MFF 2021-2027towards the sustainable investments when the crisis is over thus safeguarding the high-standards and criteria in Cohesion policy, especially in the field of climate proofing, thematic concentration and fight against irregularities and fraud;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the measures already approved by the European Parliament such as the extension of the EU Solidarity Fund to cover public health emergencies that will make available almost EUR 800 million in 2020 and the Corona Response Investment Initiative (CRII and CRII+) that aim at providing €8 billion of liquidity to accelerate up to EUR 37 billion of European public investment in order to support citizens, regions and countries hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic; Stresses the need for a significant increase of resources if Cohesion policy is to become a substantial tool for financing the current crisis and recovery that will inevitably lead to diminished resources available to address other most urgent regional needs such as fight against global warming and climate change, thus contributing to the Green Deal, Just Transition and the Paris Agreement objectives; points to the lessons learnt from the 2008/2009 crisis that show how much it is worth to invest in the European Green Deal areas;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to share clearly and determinedly their post- crisis plans, ambitions and expectations as well as acknowledge their shared role in preparation for a coordinated EU approach that leads to innovative means of production, manufacturing, research, education and re-skilling/up-skilling that foster cohesion among all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish a fair, inclusive and sustainable economic prosperity, therefore supporting the local development and local economies more strongly as well. Calls for the alignment of the economy with the principles of sustainable development and achieving the EU climate neutrality by 2040 with an integrated approach and gearing up all EU policies toward this objective. Reiterates that the sufficient funds are necessary in order to achieve the ambitious goal of a fair, smooth and inclusive transition as well as a climate neutral Europe by 2040.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for the the strengthening of the gender mainstreaming in the Budget 2021 and inclusion of the Gender impact assessment in the spending of the European Structural and Investment Funds
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls for more direct funding for European cities as important drivers of recovery and tackling climate-related issues.