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Activities of Barbara KAPPEL related to 2017/2053(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 - Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2053(INI)

Amendments (18)

Amendment 2 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the EU budget is primarily an investment budget with some redistributive functions between the Member States, and serves mainly to support common EU policies and objectives, providing seed money for medium- to long-term investments;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas the main goal of the EU budget should be to support accelerated growth in less developed regions to achieve an equivalent level of development within all Member States;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that own resources should focus on projects that canincreasing the share of own resources on total expenditure is not the best way to generate the highest European added value (EAV);: emphasises that expenditure should be focused on areas for which funding at European level is indispensable, or where funding at national level would be insufficient to achieve the European goal;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources, and in particular the measures aimed at reducing the share of the GNI-based contribution, which is residual in nature; argues that this reduction should be compensated for by the use of genuine own resources;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 17 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that preference should be given to genuine European own resources, such as a tax based on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a contribution based on a definitive VAT system, thereby delivering a fairer system for European citizens with respect to the EU budget;deleted
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 19 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the use of own resources should be oriented to public EU goods that can benefit all Member States equally; nNotes two areas of increased EAV that also enjoy a high approval rating among citizens, namely research and development, and both internal and external security;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 24 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses its conviction that own resources expenditure on internal and external security projects will meet with a positive response among citizens, therefore increasing their EAV; is concerned about the low level of expenditure in some key security areas, such as preparatory actions for defence and security cooperation and research;deleted
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 25 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the increased use of own resources in projects related to research and development, although doubts remain as to the types of projects financed; hHighlights that expenditure should be focused on projects that are profitable in the long-term and bring benefits to the EU, rather than on funding programmes that produce only short-term benefits;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 26 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its concern about the low share of the Union budget devoted to climate-related spending; maintains that the revenues obtained from own resources should be spent on projects that generate higher EAV, including the fight against climate change;deleted
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 32 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to submit a communication to Parliament explaining how it intends to reconcile long-term political objectives, such as the Europe 2020 Strategy, with the situation that will ensue after the 2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF), within the course of the next year; strongly believes that an EU agenda for the next decade should play a decisive role in the process of developing successive MFFs;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 34 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that long-term projects, such as Horizon 2020 and the Juncker Commission’s 10 priorities,Horizon 2020 should be taken into account when own resources are allocated; calls on the Commission to orient its priorities towards the successful achievement of theseis long-term projects;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 35 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates the establishment of a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone that would perform functions of macroeconomic stabilisation and bring about economic and social convergence; considers, moreover, that this capacity should be financed through own resources specific to the euro area, such as a tax on financial transactions, a bank levy and a share of the ECB’s profits;deleted
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 36 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that simpler and clearer rules will contribute to a swift allocation of resources and will increase efficiency and transparency, with fewer errors occurring as a result; asks the Commission to draw up an action plan along these lines; stresses that simpler and cleared rules should not lead to increased discretion and curbed scrutiny in the allocation of means;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 38 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that simpler and clearer budgetary rules will make the need for more own resources obsolete;
2017/10/31
Committee: CONT
Amendment 48 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU should be able to issue zero-risk debt assets in order to offset the volatility in own resources’ revenues;deleted
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses, with a view to achieving common EU and Eurozone economic governance objectives, the need for adequate financial support, which should be financed by genuine own resources in order to ensure democratic legitimacy;deleted
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 67 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the creation of a dedicated budget line to support the adoption of the euro by Member States not yet part of the euro area, but calls for it to be made separate from the Eurozone’s budgetary capacity; considers that the budgetary capacity of the Eurozone should be excluded from ceiling calculations for commitments and payments under the multiannual financial framework;deleted
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #
Barbara KAPPEL
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal to create the post, within the Commission, of European Finance Minister, who would be tasked with managing the budgetary capacity and ensuring full democratic accountability of the EU’s economic governance;deleted
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
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