12 Amendments of Fredrick FEDERLEY related to 2016/2323(BUD)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
A budget for sustainable growth, jobs and security
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the EU budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to, while budget discipline should not be compromised, responding to multiple crises simultaneously will require a certain level of flexibility; is of the opinion that, while growth and jobs continue to remain the core priorities of the EU budget, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will not be possible should EU citizens feel unsafe or insecure;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Regrets that the implementation of the EU budget does not currently match with the EU's high-level commitment to gender equality; stresses that gender equality should be mainstreamed as a distinct policy objective in all titles of the EU budget;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that investments in research and innovation represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regrets the fact that, a, and for having an innovative and competitive EU economy on a global level; regrets that Member States a result of an alarmingly low success rate of applications, fewer high- quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU funding cutting their funding for R&I activities and recognises that more applications are directed towards the EU as a result and notes that many interested parties, many of which are new comers or SME's, are being deterred from submitting time-consuming Horizon 2020 project proposals due to lower success rates; calls in this respect for an adequate level of appropriations to be ensured for Horizon 2020;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the important role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positive results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance; with added focus on technological additionality; underlines that the selection of projects finances through EFSI should be based on quality and demand-driven; welcomes the Commission's intentions to reinforce the role of the European Investment Advisory Hub in terms of providing more targeted local technical assistance across the EU; has reservations on the proposal to again cut funds from Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Acknowledges the importance of Erasmus+ programme as a key component in increasing fellowship among European youth; believes that especially in the times of rising nationalism and populism it is important to facilitate natural interaction between different European nations and cultures to increase European consciousness and identity;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly supportConsiders regional policy as one of the main investment instruments of the EU budget that enables economic, social and territorial cohesion; underlines that this policy generates growth and jobs in all Member States; is concerned, however, about the unacceptablRegrets, however, that despite major redistribution of income the cohesion policy has created only limited economic cohesion in Europe and that it has not sufficiently encouraged structural reforms in cohesion countries, which puts in doubt the current cohesion policy architecture; notes furthermore with concern the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 24/2016 on the significant number of state aid errors in the use of the Cohesion Fund; is also concerned about the delays in implementation of operational programmes at EU level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in order to ensure that the designation of managing and certifying authorities is concluded and implementation accelerates;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms its conviction that in order to tackle the root causes of the migratory and refugee crisis, the EU needs to step up its role through investments in the countries of origin of the refugees and migrants; notes that investments in infrastructure, housing, education, medical services and support for SMEs with a particular focus on job creation are part of the solution to tackle the root causes of migration; welcomes therefore the External Investment Plan (EIP) as a coherent and coordinated framework to promote investments in Africa and the Neighbourhood countries; expects that the EIP will promote sustainable development without compromising human rights, climate change mitigation and good governance and that transparent management of the European Fund for Sustainable Development and its projects will be ensured;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. MaintainsNotes that the Commission's decision to resort itself to satellite budgetary mechanisms, such as trust funds, has not always been a full success and that there is a risk that this kind of solutions undermine the transparent management of the budget and hamper budget control measures; Maintains, therefore, its previous position that ad hoc external financial instruments which emerged in recent years must be incorporated into the EU budget, with Parliament having full scrutiny over the implementation of these instruments;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Welcomes in principle the establishment of European Defence Fund, with research and capability windows, as a promising model of an EU project with genuine European added value as the union faces unprecedented security challenges both within and beyond its borders;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that the Commission will put forward by the end of 2017 its proposals for the post-2020 MFF; attachesunderstands that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU will have a significant impact on the post-2020 MFF and resources available; attaches therefore the utmost importance to the process leading up to the establishment of the new financial framework, and expects this to be commensurate to the challenges the Union is facinga reformed, more agile and efficient EU budget; calls for a swift conclusion to the ongoing MFF mid-term revision;