Activities of Eleftherios SYNADINOS related to 2015/2008(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Guidelines for the 2016 budget - Section III (A8-0027/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes) EL
Guidelines for the 2016 budget - Section III (debate) EL
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β
Recital Β
B. whereas a number of countries are still suffering the impact of the economic crisis, with record unemployment levels affecting younger workers in particular; whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, the level of investment in the EU has significantly dropped; whereas, given the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level, the EU budget plays a key role in fostering competitiveness and increasing economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the indisputable potential and added value of the EU budget in the creation of employment and the development of enterprises and entrepreneurship across the Union; acknowledges that a wide range of EU programmes, including Horizon 2020, COSME and Erasmus+, contribute directly to the attainment of the objectives; is concerned at the steady reduction in funding for Erasmus + despite its proven success; expects that the Commission will place such programmes and instruments at the heart of the Draft Budget 2016, in order to ensure that they are endowed with the necessary resources;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a favourable business environment and the development of an entrepreneurial culture in the EU could give back to SMEs their role as main job creators in the Union, which has been weakened by the economic crisis; considers that, along with legislative simplification and reduction of red tape, available financial instruments under the COSME programme have to be used to their full extent to help SMEs along this path by facilitating in particular their access to markets and credits; notes that additional funding of at least 20 % under the COSME programme, with rapid take- up by this sector, will help consolidate existing SMEs and encourage the creation of new ones;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the inadequate funding of the Youth Employment Initiative in 2016, given the frontloading of the entire financial envelope of the programme in 2014 and 2015; acknowledges that the fight against youth unemployment needs to be further intensified and that all funding possibilitiesmeans of obtaining funding should be considered for this purpose, for example by making cuts in areas slow to yield results owing to sluggish take-up; recalls that 2016 will be the first year when resources under the Global MFF Margin for commitments will be made available for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to take due account of the above-mentioned political priorities when establishing its Draft Budget for 2016 so that the relevant EU programmes and actions are provided with the necessary means to accomplish these objectives to the advantage of all the Member States; anticipates, in this context, a positive response from the Commission to the further requests and positions expressed in this resolution so as to settle recurrent problems and facilitate this year’s budgetary procedure; also expects the Commission to propose an adequate level of payment appropriations in its Draft Budget, based on real forecasts and needs;