10 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that cohesion policy is based on a policy of solidarity, pursuing its Treaty-posed objective of promoting and supporting the overall harmonious development of Member States and regions, and aims to reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between and within EU regions, to promote regional cooperation and to iensure that no region is left behind; considers that it creates growth and jobs across the Union as well as delivering key Union objectives and priorities, including its climate and energy targets, infrastructure and smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the reduction in appropriations proposed by the Commission for producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector (- EUR 14,6 million), which could negatively impact their growing contribution to rebalance the bargaining power in the food supply chain, as the farmers will be directly affected; regrets the absence of appropriations for the poultry meat sector as it suffers from unfair trade distortion with Ukraine;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 50 million to ‘Other measures for beef and veal’ in order to support the sector and other sectors in case of market difficulties linked to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union; is concerned that that sector will face additional stress from the Union’s trade agreement with Mercosur;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Council to consider the lessons of this programming period and avoid any further payment crises; draws attention that delays in funded programme launches and late project implementation are resulting in a logjam of payment requests at the end of the programming period;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Structural Reform Support Programme funding will be financed using the Global Margin for Commitments; warns that increases should come at no expense to cohesion policy; stresses that cohesion funding must be a priority following development of basic infrastructure, especially in regions that are lagging far behind;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a reprogramming exercise for the Youth Employment Initiative, following the agreement in the 2019 budgetary procedure to increase the level of commitment appropriations; stresses the need to channel funding into specific measures aimed at limiting the exodus of young people from less developed regions;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the Union can make a vital contribution to the promotion of healthy eating habits, especially among children, and therefore considers it essential to make full use of the ceilings provided for in relation to the Union school schemes and to develop alternative schemes for sustainable consumption in the current regulation; therefore calls on the Member States to strengthen their national programmes to ensure full utilisation of the maximum available allocations (EUR 250 million);
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the increased support for research and innovation dedicated to the supply of safe and high quality food; stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri-food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate innovation and smart solutions in the agricultural and rural development sectors., in particular to foster the smart village initiatives;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the transparent, fair and responsible use of Union resources.;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Regrets the lack of allocations for preventing and combating African swine fever, underlining that the Union budget for 2019 allocated EUR 28 million for this purpose; stresses that at least a similar allocation should be included in Union budget for 2020;