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17 Amendments of André ELISSEN related to 2017/2052(INI)

Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the MFF 2014-2020 quickly proved its inadequacy in meeting actual needs and political ambitions, as, from the outset, it was called upon to address a series of crises and new challenges in the areas of investment, migration and refugees, youth employment, security, agriculture and the environment, which had not been anticipated at the time of its adoption; whereas, as a result, the current MFF had already been pushed to its limits after only two years of implementation as available margins had been exhausted, flexibility provisions and special instruments had been mobilised to a substantial extent, existing policies and programmes had been put under pressure or even reduced, and some off-budget mechanisms had been created as a way of compensating for the insufficient level of the EU budgeand the European Union budgetary policy proved their inefficiency in meeting actual needs in the areas of investment, migration and refugees, youth employment, security, agriculture and the environment;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. 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 nationalist movements and changes in global leadership; underlines that divisions and self-centredness are not an answer to global iRefuses and deplores any attempt of exploitation of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU (Brexit) in order to reinforce the revenue side of the budget which will ultimately lead to further taxation of businessues 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 budgetan increase of the tax pressure on the citizens;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Union to assume its role in two emerging policy areas with internal and external dimensions, which have appeared in the course of the current MFF: on the one hand, by developing a comprehensive asylum, migration and integration policy and addressing the root causes of migration and displacement in third countries and on the other hand, by providing security to European citizens and promoting stability abroad, notably by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defencReiterates its concern regarding funding under the EU budget and its role in supplying concrete answers for the needs of citizens and the growing difficulties they are facing, such as unemployment, economic recession, poverty, the migration crisis and security threats; underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to guarantee full respect for the subsidiarity principle;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the future framework is expected to integrate two new types of financial support featuringUnderlines that EFSI failed both in re-launching investments and in supporting SMEs, promvinently on the Union’s economic agenda, namely the continuation of the investment support schemes, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investment, and the development of a fiscal capacity for the euro area and of financial stabilisation functions, possibly through the proposed Europeg itself a waste of public funds; believes that the only way to support growth and fight unemployment is to give back to Member States all their fiscal and monetary powers, overcoming the disastrous effects caused by the Economic and Monetary FundUnion;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that a stronger and a more ambitious Europe can only be achieved if it is provided with reinforced financial means; calls, in the light of the above-mentioned challenges and priorities, and taking into account the UK’s withdrawal from the Union, for a significant increase of the Union’s budget; estimates the required MFF expenditure ceilings at 1.3 % of the GNI of the EU-27, notwithstanding the range of instruments to be counted over and above the ceilings;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that, unless the Council agrees to significantly increase the level of its national contributions to the EU budget, the introduction of new EU own resources remains the only option for adequately financing the next MFF;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Calls, in particular, for a substantial increase in the financial envelope of the Flexibility Instrument of up to an annual allocation of at least EUR 2 billion; rRecalls that the Flexibility Instrument is not linked to any specific policy field and can thus be mobilised for any purpose that is deemed necessary; considers, therefore, that this instrument can be mobilised to cover any new financial needs as they occur during the MFF;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Revenue – special reservedeleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Reiterates its long-standing position that any revenue resulting from fines imposed on companies for breaching EU competition law or linked to late payments of national contributions to the EU budget should constitute an extra item of revenue for the EU budget without a corresponding decrease of the GNI contributions;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Calls, to this end, for a special reserve to be established on the revenue side of the EU budget, which will be progressively filled up by all types of unforeseen other revenue; considers that this reserve should be deployed in order to cover additional payment needs, especially those linked to the mobilisation of the Global Margin for Commitments or the MFF special instruments;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Considers that better spending, i.e. and the efficient use of every single euro of the EU budget, can be achieved not only by directing EU resources towards actions with the highest European added value and the greatest increase in the performance of the EU’s policies and programmes, but also by achieving greater synergies between the EU budget and the national budgets, and by ensuring the tangible improvement of the spending architec should be the main priorities for the next MFF; rejects any further waste of public funds and calls for complete transparency for EU citizens when it comes to EU expenditure;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. Reiterates, therefore, its long- standing position that the European Development Fund, alongside other instruments outside the MFF, should be integrated into the Union budget; underlines, however, that their respective financial envelopes should be added on top of the agreed MFF ceilings so that the budgetisation of these instruments has no detrimental impact either on their financing, or on other EU policies and programmes; welcomes, in principle, the proposal to incorporate the European Stability Mechanism in the Union’s finances in the form of a European Monetary Fund, without prejudice to its future design;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
72. Reiterates its strong commitment to EFSI that aims at mobilising EUR 500 billion in new investment in the real economy under the current MFF; believes that EFSI has already delivered a powerful and targeted boost to economic sectors that are conducive to sustainable growth and jobs; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to put forward a legislative proposal for the continuation and improvement of this investment scheme under the new MFF; stresses that any legislative proposal should be based on the conclusions of a Commission review and independent evaluation;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
86. Expects that in the post-2020 period, the European Union will move from crisis-management mode to a permanent, European policy in the field of asylum and migration; stresses that the actions in this field should be covered by a dedicated instrument, i.e. the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund; emphasises that the future fund, as well as the relevant Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies, must be equipped with an adequate level of funding for the whole of the next MFF to address the comprehensive challenges in this area; believes, furthermore, that the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) should be complemented by additional components tackling this issue under other policies, in particular by the cohesion funds and the instruments financing external actions, as no single tool could hope to address the magnitude and complexity of needs in this field; recognises, moreover, the importance of cultural, educational and sports programmes in integrating refugees and migrants into European societyreiterates its concerns about the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in the management of the effects of the migratory and refugee crisis;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
93. Believes that the next MFF must support the establishment of a European Defence Union; awaits, following the Commission’s announcements in this area, the relevant legislative proposals, including a dedicated EU defence research programme and an industrial development programme complemented by Member States’ investment in collaborative equipment; recalls that increased defence cooperation, the pooling of research and equipment and the elimination of duplications could lead to considerable efficiency gains, often estimated at around EUR 26 billion per year;deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 671 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95 a (new)
95a. Calls for a severe and concrete reduction in the EU’s administrative expenditure, taking into account the economic restrictions experienced in several Member States;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 675 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96 a (new)
96a. Asks for a complete revision of the role of the European agencies questioning if their tasks and objectives could not be better accomplished by existing Directorates-General of the European Commission or by Member States in order to prevent duplication of roles and costs and also improving transparency;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG