Activities of Miguel VIEGAS related to 2018/2046(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the 2019 draft Union Budget amounts at EUR166 billion in commitments, corresponding to a 3% increase over 2018, investing in a stronger and more resilient European economy and promoting solidarity and security on boEuropean economy, but once again falling far short of what is required to reverse the sides of the Union’s borderocial and economic divergence resulting from EU and euro policy objectives;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the 2019 budget to focustake account onf the priorities outlined inconstraint to which a group of countries in the euro area are subject within the framework of the European Semester, and on addressing the main concerns of EU citizens that are within EU full or partial responsibility as outlined e.g. in the Eurobarometer 2018; underlines that the most pressing issues lie especially in the area of security and defence, while economic development, growth and, youth unemployment are among other crucial areas to be addnd social progressed;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for a 2019 EU budget that can promote effectively social development, sustainable growth, economic, social and territorial cohesion, innovation, public investment, respect for the environment and the protection of biodiversity, peace and external and internal solidarity, in particular towards migrants;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the support measures for the Russian embargo have not been prolonged given that numerous EU producers are still being negatively affected; calls for the effects of the Russian embargo to be offset by the EU general budget and not CAP funds, since farmers cannot be made to shoulder the responsibility for EU diplomatic policy;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to carefully analyse the causes of the overall decline in farmer income since 2013 and to define a new key performance objective accompanied by outcome and impact indicatoCAP safeguarding the production rights of each Member State and guaranteeing fair prices for producers, aiming at mitigating the income inequalities between famers;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for increased funding for programmes to promote employment with rights and for the social inclusion of young people, ensuring that EU funds do not encourage the creation of unpaid internships, precarious working conditions or the replacement of permanent jobs with temporary posts or unpaid internships;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Denounces the fact that, despite the conclusion of the economic adjustment programmes, Member States that were subjected thereto face serious problems at economic and social level and are still affected by the consequences and the policies imposed by the Troika; calls, therefore, for the creation of an emergency plan to support the economy of those countries that were subjected to the Troika’s intervention, and for this plan to provide financial resources and the necessary exceptions to the functioning of the single market and common policies;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls for the creation of specific support programmes for countries which consider that membership of the euro area has become unsustainable and unbearable, providing for adequate compensation for the losses caused, within the framework of a negotiated exit from the single currency for those Member States which seek to leave it;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines thatStresses that despite the creation of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) role is essential in fostering consistent application of Union law and better coordination between national authorities, ensuring financial stability, promoting better func, it is clear that new banking and financial crises are far from being avoided, especially because the fundamental questioning of financial markets and assuring consumer protection; calls on the Committee on Budgets to ensure adequate resources for the ESAsspeculation has not been changed yet;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the increased funding proposed by the European Commission for promotion measures, which are crucial to expand the share of European exports on markets across the world; notes, however, that any strategy based on exports and the opening up of the agricultural market to the outside can only lead to the ruin of European farmers;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the insufficient execution of payments to young farmers in recent years and encourages Member States to promote the use of those appropriations the following year in order to boost generation renewal; notes that, for farmers, such renewal implies, above all, a new CAP embodying a set of public supply regulation mechanisms that guarantee fair prices for producers, while ensuring food sovereignty for the Member States;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is deeply concerned about the CAP cuts envisaged in the European Commission's proposal for 2021-2027 and in particular for the ORs and POSEI.