15 Amendments of Soraya POST related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1, entitled ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the next MFF should build on the Union’s well- established policies and priorities, which aim at promoting peace, the fundamental values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, including democracy, the rule of law democracy and human rights, gender equality, at boosting welfare, long- term and sustainable economic growth, high-quality jobs, sustainable development and innovation, and at safeguarding equal opportunities and non-discrimination, at fostering economic, social and territorial cohesion, intercultural understanding as well as solidarity between Member States and citizens as set out in art 3 TUE; considers that these pillars are prerequisites for a properly functioning single market and Economic and Monetary Union as well as for reinforcing Europe’s position in the world; trusts that they are more relevant than ever for Europe’s future endeavours;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that Europe should offer prospects to the younger generation as well as to the future-oriented undertakings that make the EU more successful in the global arena in a non-discriminatory way; is determined to substantially scale up two of its flagship programmes, namely the Research Framework Programme and Erasmus+, which cannot satisfy the very high demand involving top quality applications with their current means; calls also for progress to be made in the fight against youth unemployment and in support for small and medium-sized enterprises by equipping the successor programmes of the Youth Employment Initiative and the programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) with greater financial means; and by ensuring that young people coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background will be provided non- discriminatory access to these funding opportunities;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Union to assume its role in twohree emerging policy areas with internal and external dimensions, which have appeared in the course of the current MFF: on the one hand, by develop– by developing and funding a comprehensive asylum, migration and integration policy and addressing the root causes of migration and displacement in third countries and on the other hand, by providing security to European citizens and promoting stability abroad, notably by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defence; on the other hand, promoting stability and safeguarding human rights abroad notably by building capacity in conflict prevention and mediation; – by promoting stability and safeguarding human rights abroad notably by building capacity in conflict prevention and mediation, and development of the adequate infrastructures and logistic capacities which guarantee the needed mobility – by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defence, stresses that actions taken in this areas should not come at the expense of EU’s development policies, preventing diversion of ODA from its main objective of poverty eradication
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Considers that better spending, i.e. the efficient and non-discriminatory use of every single euro of the EU budget, can be achieved not only by directing EU resources towards actions with the highest European added value and the greatest increase in the performance of the EU’s policies and programmes, but also by achieving greater synergies between the EU budget and the national budgets, and by ensuring the tangible improvement of the spending architecture;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Believes, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings requires some improvements, but is against any unjustified radical changes; proposes, as a result, the following structure for the MFF post-2020; Heading 1: A stronger and sustainable economy Including programmes and instruments supporting: under direct management: - research and innovation - -digital transformation of European society and economy industry, entrepreneurship and - small and medium-sized enterprises - large-infrastructure projects - - transport, digitalisation, energy - -energy, space environment and climate change -mitigation and adaptation - agriculture and rural development - - maritime affairs and fisheries - - horizontal (financial) instruments - supporting investments in Europe (possible umbrella financial instrument at EU level, incl. EFSI) Heading 2: Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe Including programmes and instruments supporting: - economic, social and territorial - cohesion (under shared management): investments in innovation, research, digitalisation, reindustrialisa transition, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation and mitigation, energy and environment employment, education, social affairs and social inclusion -, capacity building education, youth and life-long learning - -democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights culture, citizenship and - communication - health and food safety - - asylum, migration and integration, - justice and consumers - support to and coordination with national administrations - gender equality Heading 3: Stronger responsibility in the world Including programmes and instruments supporting: - human rights, democracy and the rule of law - international cooperation and development - neighbourhood - enlargement - humanitarian aid - trade - gender equality - contribution to EU trust funds and external relations facilities Heading 4: Security, peace and stability for all Including programmes and instruments supporting: - security - cybersecurity - crisis response and stability - common foreign and security policy - defence Heading 5: An efficient administration at the service of Europeans - financing EU staff - financing the buildings and equipment of EU institutions
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
81. Stresses that cohesion policy post- 2020 should remain the main investment policy of the European Union in order to tackle complex socio-economic challenges covering all EU regions while concentrating the majority of the resources on the most vulnerable ones; believes that, beyond the goal of reducing the disparities between levels of development and enhancing convergence as enshrined in the Treaty, it should focus on the achievement of the broad EU political objectives and proposes, therefore, that under the next MFF, the three cohesion policy funds – the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund – should concentrate mainly on providing support for innovation, digitalisation, reindustrialisa transition, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation, employment and social inclusionand mitigation, environment, energy, infrastructuring, employment, education, including vocational education and training, social inclusion and capacity building, social inclusion and gender equality; recalls, in this context, the need for further integrated synergies in order to foster comprehensive, trans-sectorial strategies; calls, moreover, for a reinforced territorial cooperation component and an urban dimension for the policy and dedicated provisions for area with geographic specificities, such as rural, mountainous and remote areas;
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
Paragraph 82 a (new)
82a. Considers maintaining the designation of ´roma people´ as beneficiaries of both the ESF and the ERDF fund as vital, due to the lack of tangible progress in their socio-economic situation; emphasises the importance of clearly describing and explicitly excluding segregational practices from funding;
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment and exclusion, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for a doublingfull implementation of the EU Youth Guarantee, multiplying by six of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope in the next programming period; considers that and, making it accessible to all unemployed young people; underlines the need of an improved regulation in order to safeguard non-discriminatory participation in the programme for young people coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background; expects Member states to do their utmost to implement corresponding policies; considers that alongside continued support for internal demand, investment to boost education and training, especially the development of digital skills, remains one of the top priorities of the EU;
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, culture, education, media, youth, sports and, citizenship and civil society that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries and without which it is not possible to develop a common European conscience; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out people of all ages, and especially young people, to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal and informal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for at least tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people and learners across Europe,primarily those coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background, and learners across Europe, beyond university students, with a particular attention to people with disabilities, enabling them to participate in the programme without their own resources and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes; recommends setting up an internal European Democracy Fund for the strengthened support of civil society and NGOs working in the fields of democracy and human rights;
Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Recognises the European added value of collaboration in addressing common public health threats; notes that no single Member State can tackle cross- border health challenges alone, and calls for the next MFF to reflect the EU’s responsibility to support Member States in reduceliminating growing health inequalities and discrimination in the field of healthcare; considers that, on the basis of the positive outcome of the ongoing actions in this field, the next MFF should include a robust next generation Health programme that addresses these issues on a cross-border basis; recalls that good health is a prerequisite for achieving other goals set by the EU and that policies in such fields as agriculture, environment, employment, social issues or inclusion also have an impact on the health of Europeans; calls, therefore, for the strengthening of health impact assessments and for cross- sectoral cooperation in the next MFF in this field;
Amendment 594 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 b (new)
Paragraph 87 b (new)
87b. Believes that the internal aspect of the security of European citizens/residents, such as the right to live free from gender-based and interpersonal violence, has been neglected by the EU; therefore, is convinced that the next MFF should show the commitment of the union and provide solutions to safeguard the protection of all individuals from gender- based and interpersonal violence;
Amendment 603 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
88. Stresses that the world is confronted with multiple challenges including conflicts, cyber-attacks, terrorism, radicalization, disinformation, natural disasters, climate change, increasing human rights violations, rising threats to democracy and the rule of law, poverty, and protracted crises; believes that the Union has a particular political and financial responsibility which is founded on rulehuman rights-based foreign policy, cooperation with partner countries, poverty eradication and crisis responseguided by the objectives set out in art 21 TEU, and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030;
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 c (new)
Paragraph 88 c (new)
88c. Recalls the importance of human rights defenders in securing human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the world; supports the continued provision of dedicated funding without decrease in this field, such as the EIDHR; insists that the promotion and protection of human rights and democracy, including support for civil society and human rights defenders, is a central strategic goal of the European Union, which is crucial to addressing these multiple interlinked global challenges;
Amendment 638 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91
Paragraph 91
91. Believes that a new heading dedicated to ‘Security, peace and stability for all’ would be a demonstration of the priority given by the Union to this emerging policy responsibility, acknowledge its specificity, and achieve consistency between its internal including the protection of individuals from gender- based and interpersonal violence and external dimensions;