13 Amendments of Domènec RUIZ DEVESA related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need to continue to support the cultural and creative sectors and industries as well as the sports sector affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to urgently address the new priorities linked to the war in Ukraine, including by increasing support to Ukrainian students, artists, journalists and NGOslearners, teachers, artists, cultural workers, journalists and NGOs; points out that in addition to the impact of the pandemic, the above-mentioned sectors are also facing new challenges such as rising inflation and the associated loss of purchasing power among European citizens; notes that the rising cost of energy poses existential problems for operators of cultural and sports facilities, especially in winter;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the decrease by 21 % in commitment appropriations and 17 % in payment appropriations of the 2023 Draft Budget as compared to the 2022 budget for the ‘Citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union’; disagrees with further cuts by 3 % in commitment appropriations proposed by the Council; believes that adequate resources need to be provided for the CERV Programme, the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) as well as other participatory instruments to be introduced as asuch as citizen´s fora, and insists on the importance of an adequate funding to be introduced in order to guarantee a proper follow up to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFE) conclusions; proposes an increase by 26 % in commitment and 20 % in payment appropriations for this budgetary line;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Regards as insufficient the 1 % increase in the commitment appropriations for ‘Commission Representations’ compared to the 2022 budget; is dismayed with the Council’s position to reduce by 14 % and by 8 % respectively the commitment and payment appropriations for this line; proposes a 5 % increase of the commitment appropriations as compared to the 2023 Draft Budget and to restore the level of payment appropriations of the 2023 Draft Budget; proposes an increase of funds for the European Parliament Liaison Offices as such representations play an important role in informing citizens about the Union’s activities after the conclusion of the CoFE; deems this increase necessary for the purpose of encouraging proactive dialogues on EU matters with citizens in the Member States, implementing the proposals included in the conclusions of the CoFE, as well as developing communication activities to fight disinformation and foreign interferences;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the disproportionately negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities and underlines the importance of financial support for inclusive events that promote their visibility in culture and sports, such as the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Union budget should ensure the long-lasting legacy of the 2022 European Year of Youth, as agreed by the co-legislator and tangible improvements for young people, as agreed by the co-legislators; recalls the political commitment to use funds from all relevant Union programmes and to report the European Parliament on a regular basis;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Proposes to increase funds to make possible a deeper involvement of the youth concerning the Union’s democratic values and policies in a context still marked by the consequences of the Covid- 19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine; suggests, to this end, the implementation of pilots projects by the Commission on European Citizen Education actions, European Festivals of Culture and ideas around the 9th of May as well as Youth Contests; Highlights the need to increase the resources and the level of staffing of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations in view of the significant enlargement of its tasks as provided for in the Commission proposal for a recast of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Believes, in this regard, that the Union budget should foresee a significant increase in the 2023 Erasmus+ Programme so that the education and training systems can cope with the new challenges and that learners, teachers, schools, youth organisations and NGOs can benefit from adequate resources; believes, furthermore, that a budgetary increase also ensures the continued greening and digitalisation of the Erasmus+ Programme as well as further inclusion measures to allow the participation of more disadvantaged young Europeansignificantly more young Europeans, with an increased focus on gender balance, young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, minorities and young people with disabilities;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for dedicated investments in citizenship education through the reinforcement of Union programmes and projects supporting education, in line with the will of the citizens expressed in the recommendations stemming out of the Conference on the Future of Europe; insists on the need for a dedicated budget to develop Union-wide comparable information and testing in the area of citizenship education;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the cultural and creative sectors and industries continue to suffer from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic; points out, furthermore, that the rising inflation, caused byresulting notably from the war in Ukraine is worsening the situation and there; calls fore a bolstering of the Creative Europe Programme is needed; consequently, insists on the need to reinstate at least half of the budgetary cut to the Creative Europe Programme, which was proposed by the Commission for 2023 when compared to 2022 and in order to provide targeted support for the creative sectors and industries, including the performing arts and in particular the live performance sector;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the need for additional funding for the European Capitals of Culture, as they represent a great added value for European society, and as the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation have significantly worsened the framework conditions for the implementation of the European Capitals of Culture;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Considers that the cultural and creative sectors require additional financial support and that, given the challenges of inflation and rising energy costs resulting notably from the Russian war in Ukraine, any reduction in the budget would harm the current situation and the future growth of the sectors in multiple ways;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. EmphasisesNotes the persistent issue of disinformation that threatens people's ability to access information and hampers the normal functioning of deliberative democracies; emphasises therefore the urgent need for more funding to fight disinformation; insists, in this regard, that the budget for the Cross-Sectoral and Media Strands under Creative Europe should be significantly reinforced;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls the importance that citizens' engagement activities, including town-twinning and remembrance, play in promoting a common culture of remembrance and mutual understanding conducive to peace-keeping in Europe; considers in this respect that additional funding is required for the Citizens' engagement and participation strand of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme;