Activities of Jasenko SELIMOVIC related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – Parliament's position with a view to an agreement (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
DRAFT OPINION on the Interim report on MFF 2021-2027 – Parliament’s position in view of an agreement
Amendments (7)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that EU spending should be given the appropriate flexibility and be the subject of proper democratic scrutiny and accountability, which necessitates the full involvement of Parliament in every phase of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Regulation decision-making process in respect of its prerogatives as co- legislator, as the sectoral legislation sets up the vast majority of EU programmes; calls, therefore, for closer dialogue between the Council and Parliament when negotiating the next MFF before the Council formally submits for Parliament’s consent its proposal for the MFF Regulation, and warns against the European Council’s usual top-down approach of setting the overall ceilings per heading rather than assessing the actual needs of the programmes first;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the next MFF provides an opportunity for the Union to demonstrate that it stands together and is able to address political developments such as Brexit, the rise of populist and nationalist movements and changes in global leadership; underlines that divisions in the EU are not an answer to global challenges and to citizens’ concerns; considers that the Brexit negotiations, in particular, show that the benefits of being a Union member greatly outweigh the cost of contributing to its budget;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Considers that the unanimity requirement for the adoption of the MFF Regulation represents a true impediment in the process; calls on the European Council, in this regard, to activate the passerelle clause provided for in Article 312(2) TFEU so as to allow for the adoption of the MFF Regulation by qualified majority; recalls, moreover, that the general passerelle clause set out in Article 48(7) TEU can also be deployed, in order to apply the ordinary legislative procedure; stresses that a shift towards qualified majority voting for the adoption of the MFF Regulation would be in line with the decision-making process for the adoption of virtually all EU multiannual programmes, as well as for the annual procedure for adopting the EU budget;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its intention to closely examine all elements of the proposal concercalls that whenever the Member States implement the Union’s budget, and whatever method of implementation they use, respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition to comply with the principles of sound financial management enshrined in Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the rule of law conditionality clause and to introduce the necessary provisions to guarantee that the final beneficiaries of the Union budget can iEuropean Union; sound financial management can therefore only be ensured by the Member States if public authorities act in accordance with the law, and if breaches thereof are effectively pursued by investigative and prosecution services, and if decisions of public authorities can be subject to effective judicial review by independent courts and by the Court of Justice of the European Union; reiterates therefore the intention nto way be affected by breaches of rules for which they are not responsibleclosely examine the proposal laid by the Commission on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that in 2011, the Commission proposed new Own Resources in order to contribute to Member States' fiscal consolidation efforts against the background of the financial crisis, deplores in that matter that unanimous agreement among Member States could not be reached, despite the support of the European Parliament to the Commission proposal; points out that the EU's financial framework has not been reformed since 1988;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Recalls that Article 311 TFEU states: ‘The Union shall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives and carry out its policies. Without prejudice to other revenue, the budget shall be financed wholly from own resources’; stresses, therefore, that the legal requirement to provide the EU budget with genuine own resources derives directly from the Treaty;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s proposed new own resources categories - such as a share of the auctioning revenue of the European Emissions Trading System and national contribution calculated on the amount of non-recycled plastic packaging waste - are linked to policies with a high European added value, with the aim of not of increasing the overall tax burden for citizens, but of reducing the burden on national treasuries and generating an awareness, among citizens, of an autonomous EU budget which demonstrates the added value of European integration.