6 Amendments of Manolis KEFALOGIANNIS related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that cohesion is one EU objective as set up in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, is defined in Article 174 TFEU and is a shared competence between the EU and Member States. Underlines that cohesion policy is one of the most important EU policies and also its main public investment policy, with EUR 351.8 billion budget for 2014-2020: a third of the MFF; insists that there should be no further cuts to the Cohesion Policy budget;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that budgetary year 2020 is the last one of the current MFF period and therefore stresses the importance of preparation and smooth adaptation to the new financial period;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses that the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy Fund should not decrease in volume from 2020 levels, even in case of Brexit, and that new EU initiatives must be matched with new and adequate financial resources and be dealt with under the co-decision procedure;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Is deeply concerned about the budgetary consequences of a non-deal Brexit and, since regions need to plan their activity in advance, strongly opposes any unexpected cut of cohesion policy allocations in 2020 in case there is no agreement between the Union and the United Kingdom;
Amendment 22 #
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 criseture delays;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses the challenge to address the climate change goal also by supporting the 41 regions dependent on coal to decarbonize their economy and re- skilling and up-skilling workers on the coal sector and as such calls for flexibility in reprogramming, wherever necessary, with a view to allocating cohesion funding to this scope. In order to address a smooth transition for these regions, calls for the establishment of a Just Transition Fund, providing additional funding, within the Multi-annual Financial Framework 2021-2027;