206 Amendments of André ELISSEN
Amendment 4 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the share of Parliament’s budget in 2020 should be maintained under 20 % of the heading V ceiling; notes that the level of estimates for 2020 corresponds to 18,38 %, which is lower than that achieved in 2019 (18,51 %) and the lowest part of heading V in more than 15 years;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. EmphasisesTakes note that the largest part of the Parliament's budget is fixed by statutory or contractual obligations and is subject to annual indexation; asks therefore for a revision of the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations in order to abolish unacceptable benefits;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that Members should be an example for citizens facing the effects of the economic crisis in several Member States and therefore asks for a reduction of at least 15% of their salaries and allowances; considers that the subsistence allowance should be paid on the basis of a rigorous reporting proved by supporting documents; calls for a new and fairer approach to administrative expenditure, starting from the cut of the highest salaries and pensions of EU staff;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 26 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inaugurationQuestions the added value of the Europa Experience centres, i.e. exhibition spaces, reproducing the successful concept of the Brussels Parlamentarium on a smaller scale; observes that for 2020; condemns the excessive expenditures for the installation of five new Europa Experience centres is planned in Liaison Offices;
Amendment 30 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomDeplores the creation of a series of mobile installations, which would tour Member States to bring the Union closer to citizens; condemns the waste of taxpayers' money in a propaganda campaign for the exclusive benefit of the Union system;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 38 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Strongly opposes the plan to send permanent staff from the European Parliament to EU delegations in Jakarta, New York and Addis Ababa; questions its usefulness and is deeply concerned about this new huge waste of taxpayers' money; recalls that foreign policy and diplomatic representation should remain exclusive competences of Nation States;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Condemns the lack of transparency and efficiency in the Union building policy, leading to a huge waste of taxpayers’ money;
Amendment 53 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that further savings can be achievedAsks for substantial further savings as regards the expenditure on furniture for the offices of Members and their assistants, given the complete refurbishment of those offices at the start of the mandate in 2019;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Requests an examination of the voluntary Members´ Pension Fund by the European Court of Auditors, while ensuring full transparency; refuses the idea to use European taxpayers’ money to improve the sustainability of the fund;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Believes that in order to reduce the expenditures, the chauffeur service should be provided only to or from the airport or railway station of arrival to the place of work, with the use of minivan and buses at scheduled times; considers that every other journey should be privately arranged by Members;
Amendment 100 #
2019/2003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33 b. Asks the Bureau for better rules regarding the reimbursement of travels made by car; all journeys, no matter the distance, should be proved by supporting documents;
Amendment 12 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 and should contrib; points oute to creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union; expects that, at the time of adoption ofhe need to avoid previous mistakes and emphasises that EU citizens expect the 2020 Union budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFFo be more efficient, transparent, performance-based, with concrete reductions of the administrative expenditures and wastes of money;
Amendment 105 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Regrets the outrageous and steady increase of the EU’s administrative expenditure, which does not take into account the economic restrictions experienced in several Member States either; believes that changes to the approach to administrative expenditure should be considered, starting from a reduction in the highest salaries and pensions of EU staff;
Amendment 108 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Underlines that any funding to Turkey, a country that does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy, must be immediately stopped;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 22 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender mainstreaming is a globally accepted strategy for ensuring gender equality; whereas the Commission defines gender mainstreaming as 'the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation ofconsidered important; whereas the Commission does not have to define or implement policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men'; _________________ 23 http://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/what-is-gender- mainstreamingarding equality between women and men in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; whereas if the Commission violates this principle, it de facto violates EU treaties;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 34 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas ensuring coherence between their internal human resources policies and their external actions in the field of promotion of gender equality and LGBTI rights is essential to the credibility of the European Parliament and the other EU institutions;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 61 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 66 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 71 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that female representation in Parliament’s key decision-making positions at political and administrative levels remains low and thatUrges Parliament needs to ensure that the allocation of decision-making positions is evenly spread between genderstakes place purely on merit;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomesNotes that the revised guidelines on gender-neutral language in the European Parliament, published in July 2018, which now better reflect linguistic and cultural developments and provide practical advice in all official EU languages on the use of gender-fair and inclusive language; recalls that Parliament was one of the first international organisations to adopt multilingual guidelines on gender-neutral language in 2008; recalls the importance of building broad public acceptance of the guidelines and invites all Members of the European Parliament, as well as officials, to promote and apply these guidelines consistently in their workdo not take into account the nuances regarding gender in certain European languages;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 92 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Welcomes Parliament’s resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU; eEmphasises that sexual harassment is a serious crime, an extreme form of gender- based discrimination and one of the biggest obstacles to gender equality; welcomes the Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament and its procedures for dealing with complaints, as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of a proven case of harassment of an accredited parliamentary assistant; nevertheless strongly regrets the slow and inadequate progress in the implementation of the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution; demands that full and undivided attention be given by Parliament’s president and administration to the full implementation of all requested measures, in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members and APAs, Trainees or other staff', which should be revised as soon as possible to adequately include at least the following demands of the resolution with a clear timeline for implementation:d should be condemned in all its forms;
Amendment 97 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a
Paragraph 12 – point a
Amendment 100 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point b
Paragraph 12 – point b
Amendment 102 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point c
Paragraph 12 – point c
Amendment 116 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 119 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 126 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 132 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 158 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 1 #
2018/2078(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the urgent need to release financial assistance through the European Union Solidarity Fund ('the Fund') to the regions affected by the natural disasters and regrets the number of lives lost in natural disasters in the Union in 2017Although we sympathize with the victims of these natural disasters and regret the number of lives lost in natural disasters in the Union in 2017, we believe that countries should in principle take care of the consequences of such disasters and that the European Union Solidarity Fund ( "the fund") is superfluous and must be eliminated;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2072(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that EU funds are used to support Turkey, a country that does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2072(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ApproveRejects the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3/2018;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2072(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 1 #
2018/2057(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes, once again, the relatively high level of competition fines in 2017, totalling EUR 3 273 million; considers that, besides any surplus resulting from under-implementation, the Union budget should be enabled to reuse any revenue resulting from fines or linked to late payments without a corresponding decrease in GNI contributions; recalls its proposal for a special reserve to be establishaccording to the existing rules, revenue resulting from fines or linked to late payments should not be reused inby the Union budget, which will be progressively filled up by all types of unforeseen other revenue and duly carried over in order to provide additional spending possibilities when the need arise and should instead be used to decrease national GNI contributions;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2048(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets the fact that the EGF is often mobilised for cases where large companies either moved their production facilities to cheap labour countries or/and have been badly managed for years;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the UnionMember States continues to face numerous challenges and is convinced that, especially ahead of the UK withdrawal from the Union and the 2019 European elections, Union citizens expect the necessary financial resources to be deployed from the Union budget, in order to allow the Union to effectively respond to the abovementioned challenges and improve the day-to-day life of its citizens European citizens expect the Union budget to be more efficient, transparent, performance-based and with concrete reductions of the administrative expenditures and wastes of money;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that Heading 3 has been largely mobilized in the recent years to address the migratory and refugee crisis and that such actions should continue for as long as needed; calls on the Commission to actively monitor the adequacy of allocations under Heading 3 and make full use of all available instruments to respond in a timely manner to any unforeseen event that might require additional funding in the area of migration; decides to reinforce the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund to fully cover the needs of the Union in the field of migration, notably to support Members States in improving integration measures and practices for migrants; notes, once again, that the Heading 3 ceiling is inadequate to provide appropriate funding to the internal dimension of those priorities, as well as to other priority programmes, for example in the field of culture; considers that willingness of local authorities to do more than planned in their National Programme under shared management, to support the Union Resettlement Programme, should be further supported through the direct management strand of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)without significant results;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 103 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. In line with the principle of conditionality, supports a reduction in the amount allocated to Turkey in all budget lines, in view of the continuing backsliding on the rule of law, democracy and human rights; at the same time, deems it necessary to further strengthen the direct support to civil society, as well as people-to-people contactsUrges the need to stop any funding to Turkey, a country that does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Considers that Council’s cuts are unduly justified and do not reflect the real needs; restores there; regrets the increase in Heading 5 for administrative expenditure; underlines that a large part of that increase is due to additional appropriations needed fore the DB for all Commission administrative expenditure, including administrative and research support expenditure in Headings 1 to 4pensions of EU officials; takes note that the number of pensioners is expected to rise further in the coming years and asks therefore for a revision of the privileges and advantages of the EU pensions and allowances scheme; calls for a new and fairer approach to administrative expenditure, starting from the cut of the highest salaries and pensions of EU staff;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50 a. Condemns the lack of transparency and efficiency in the EU building policy, leading to a huge waste of taxpayers’ money;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Endorses, as a genRegrets the overall rule, the Commissincrease of the allocation's estimates of the budgetary needs of agencies; considers, therefore, that any further cuts proposed by the Council would endangerfor the decentralised agencies, and asks therefore for a complete revision of the role of the pEuroper funcan agencies questioning oif the agencies and would not allow them to fulfil the tasks they have been assignedir tasks and objectives could not be better accomplished by existing Commission Directorates- General or by Member States, in order to prevent duplication of roles and costs and also improving transparency;
Amendment 129 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Reiterates its concerns that, despite recent catching-up, under-execuAsks that the commitment appropriations in payments has reached record low in the past three years, notably in subheading 1b; regrets that such delays prevent Union priorities and projects to deliver their full potential to citizens in a timely manner; points to the fact that, as a result, the DB leaves an unprecedented margin of EUR 19,3 billion below the payment ceiling; reinforces payment appropriations on those lines which are amended in commitment appropriationthe Budget of the European Union not be increased before a complete stabilisation of the backlog of outstanding payment claims;
Amendment 131 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. NoteRegrets that the level of estimates for 2019 corresponds to 18,53 %, which is lower than that achieved in 2018 (18,85 %) and the lowest part of Heading V in mrepresents an outrageous amount never reached before, not taking into account also the reduction of members fore than fifteen yearse next parliamentary term;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. WelcomeRegrets the decision of 25 September 2018 of the General Court confirming the Parliament’s refusal to grant access to documents relating to MEPs’ subsistence allowances, travel expenses and parliamentary assistance allowances (Judgment in Cases T-639/15 to T-666/15 Maria Psara and Others v Parliament and T-94/16 Gavin Sheridan v Parliament);
Amendment 161 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Restores the DB on all lines cut by the CouncilUnderlines that the EEAS has proved to be useless and expensive and asks therefore for a complete deletion of all the budgetary lines concerning this Service;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in recent years the EU Member States have suffered major terrorist attacks, perpetrated or inspired by jihadist groups such as Daesh or Al-Qaeda; whereas far right, far left and ethno- nationalist separatist extremism are also matters of concernthe vast majority of the time by jihadist groups such as Islamic State/Daesh or Al-Qaeda;
Amendment 100 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there has been a change of strategy since the military collapse of Daesh in its territory, with a decline in numbers of those travelling to Syria and Iraq for terrorist purposes and, firstly due to certain jihadists returning from these countries, and secondly jihadists and ‘sleeper-cells’ inside the EU being encouraged to carry out attacks in their home countries;
Amendment 135 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas, similarly, jihadists who have served time in prison but who still remain radicalised afterwards pose just as big a threat;
Amendment 170 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 182 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Preventing and Countering Islamist Radicalisation
Amendment 205 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas professionals working in this area claim that the anti-radicalisation programmes have been a failure;
Amendment 238 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD a (new)
Recital AD a (new)
ADa. whereas when Member States have the legal means to prevent the Islamist hate preachers from operating, they do not make the necessary arrangements to do so;
Amendment 429 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BM
Recital BM
BM. whereas the thwarted attack on the Thalys train of 21 August 2015, the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015 and the Brussels attacks of 22 March 2016 have demonstrated major failures in European border control policy, and are therefore a clear sign of the failure of Schengen, since at least eight of these attacks’ perpetrators entered Greece via irregular flows in July, August and October 2015;
Amendment 463 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BT a (new)
Recital BT a (new)
BTa. whereas in the long term a ‘no way’ European policy must be put in place, namely a strict policy against illegal immigration;
Amendment 569 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CZ
Recital CZ
CZ. whereas in the 20-year period 1998- 2018, some 6 652 people were direct victims of terrorism across Europe, with 713 murdered and 5 939 injured; whereas prior to 2001 most victims of terrorism were mainly attributable to the IRA and ETA. while since then, according to the most recent reports by Europol (European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2016-2017 and 2018), the vast majority were as a result of Islamist terrorism;
Amendment 690 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends to the Member States that they start building appropriate structures to respond to child returnees, and in particular the development of expertise, including that of experienced professionals, in the areas of trauma, Islamist extremism, child development, education and risk assessment and tailored to the local and national context, as well as clear legal and organisational structures for dealing with this phenomenon;
Amendment 731 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 22
Subheading 22
Preventing and countering Islamist radicalisation
Amendment 754 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the European Court of Auditor’s report of 2018 on deradicalisation found that the Commission does not maintain a complete overview of EU-funded measures, and that no indicators or targets for EU funds are used to measure to what extent the approach is successful; with effectiveness called into question by the experts, calls on the Commission to propose a new financial instrument in the forthcoming MFF for preventing and countering radicalisation, which would streamline resources currently fragmented across different funds and programmes and allow for better coordination and visibility as well as higher impact;
Amendment 765 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the creation of a European Simone VeilArnaud Beltrame Resilience Prize, which would be awarded every year to the best social and cultural project at local level in the EU, promoting societal engagement, EU fundamental values, inclusiveness and democracy with the aim of building resilient societies that are immune to poefforts to counter Islarmisation andt radicalisation;
Amendment 790 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Member States to prohibit Islamist works that call for radicalisation or terrorism;
Amendment 801 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to conduct prior screenings of chaplainimams and to consistently blacklist any hate preachers; calls on the Commission to introduce an EU watch list so as to better exchange information on radical chaplainimams;
Amendment 822 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 25
Subheading 25
Acting against hate speech and extremist Islamist groups
Amendment 845 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States to examine how to ensure that places of worship, Qur'anic education, charities, cultural associations and similar entities provide details regarding the provenance of their funds and their distribution, both within and outside the EU, and how data concerning these entities, where there exists suspicion or reasonable grounds to suspect links with terrorist groups, could be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees;
Amendment 914 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the creation of an online European platform that citizens can use in order to flag terrorist and extremist content online;
Amendment 928 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for the duty of remembrance to be honoured with the creation of a memorial for the victims of Islamist terrorism;
Amendment 957 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 8 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 12 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the share of Parliament’s budget in 2019 should be maintained under 20 % of heading V; notes that the level of estimates for 2019 corresponds to 18,79%, which is lower than that achieved in 2018 (18,85 %) and the lowest part of heading V in more than fifteen yearsRegrets the increase proposed by the Secretary-General for Parliament’s preliminary draft estimates reaching the outrageous amount of more than EUR 2 billion for 2019;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. EmphasisNotes that the largest part of Parliament's budget is fixed by statutory or contractual obligations and is subject to annual indexation; asks therefore for a revision of the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations in order to abolish unacceptable benefits;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 18 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required, but the priority is the efficient use of the budget, without undermining the core competences of the European Parliament;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the response to the request from the Committee on Budgets expressed in various budget resolutions on additional information on medium- and long-term planning, investments, statutory obligations, operational expenditure and a methodology on the basis of the current needs rather than of coefficients; notes that lump sums are a useful and recognised tool to add flexibility and transparency;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, as was the case for budgets for previous years, it is proposed to set aside an amount for ‘extraordinary’ investment and expenditure, i.e. investment and expenditure that is unusual or atypical for Parliament and arises infrequently; notes that in 2019, those underlinvestments and that expenditure amount to EUR 71,6 million, including EUR 37,3 million for the changes related to European Elections 2019 should not be considered as "extraordinary", since the length of pa Parliamentary term and EUR 34,3 million for other extraordinary expendituris known in advance;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs confirmed with the vote in plenary in February 2018 an own- initiative report on Parliament’s composition, and notably the reduction to 705 Members after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union; notes that in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of Members shall be 751, until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally effective; points out, however, that the procedure requires a unanimous decision by the European Council after having obtained the consent of Parliament; underlines that Parliament’s estimates, for the moment, reflect a status- quo situation with a Parliament composed of 751 Members from 28 Member States; recalls that any decrease of the number of Members should be reflected in a due reduction the Parliament’s estimates;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomDeplores the communication campaign as a helpful effort to explain the purpose of the Union and the Parliament to the citizens; underlines that this campaign should aim, among other things, at explaining the role of the Union, the power of the Parliament, its functions, including the election of the President of the Commission, and its impact on the lives of citizepropaganda tool to the exclusive benefit of the EU policies and institutions;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recallsthat, as approved in the 2018 budget procedure,grets that the total budget of the campaign amounts to EUR 33,3 million for the two years, of which EUR 25 million for 2018 (due to the time needed to run procurement procedures and conclude the contracts) and EUR 8.33 million for 2019; notes that the strategy for the campaign based on an analysis of the lessons learnt at the last elections was approved at the Bureau in November 2017and EUR 8.33 million for 2019;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 39 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 53 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes note of the updated mission statement forQuestions the added value of the Information Offices, which are now to be known as “Liaison Offices”, in accordance with the the Bureau Decision of November 2017; notes that the main function of the Liaison Offices is to inform and communicate locally on behalf of Parliament, in order to provide information about the Union and its policies through the activities of external stakeholder; regrets the excessive expenditures for the new installations oin local, regional and national levelBerlin and Paris;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Believes that Members should be an example for citizens facing the effects of the economic crisis in several European Countries and asks therefore for a reduction of at least 15 % of their salaries and allowances; considers that the subsistence allowance should be paid on the basis of a rigorous reporting proved by supporting documents;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the principle of the independence of the mandate; underlines that it is the responsibility of elected Members to use the expenditures for parliamentary activities and that it is possible for Members who wish to do so to publish their spending record of the GEA on their personal webpages; stresses the fact that the lump sum is widely used and recognised as the useful tool in Member States; reiterates that improved efficiency and transparency of the GEA does not mean to infringe upon the privacy and should not require additional staff in Parliament's administrationunderlines that the GEA should be paid only upon presentation of supporting expenditure receipts;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Asks the Bureau for better rules regarding the reimbursement of travels made by car; considers that all journeys, no matter the distance, should be proved by supporting documents;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Believes that, in order to reduce the expenditures, the chauffeur service should only be provided to/ from the airport/ railway station to the place of work, with the use of minivans and buses at scheduled times; considers that every other travel should be privately arranged by MEPs;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Is concerned about the dramatic deficit of the Additional (Voluntary) Pension Fund for Members of the European Parliament which is strongly increasing; refuses the idea to use European taxpayer’ money to improve the sustainability of the fund;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it appropriate not to have an adequatey increase in budget line 422 ‘Expenditure related to parliamentary assistance’, in particular taking into account the higher workload as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, the growing number of trilogues, the increasing number of temporary and special committees, reaching a historical threshold of 25 standing and temporary committees, and the coincidence of the end of legislature with the complex package of legislative MFF proposals;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Notes with regrets the extremely late forwarding of the documents from the Secretary-General and the Bureau to the Budgets Committee Members that did not allow a proper work on the file;
Amendment 6 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Recital C
C. whereas the MFF quickly proved its inadequacy in responding to a series of crises and new political challenges that were not anticipated at the time of adoption; whereas, for the purpose of securing the necessary funding, the MFF was pushed to its limits including an unprecedented recourse to the flexibility provisions and special instruand the European Union budgetary policy quickly proved their inefficiency in providing concrete answers for the needs of citizens and Member States and for their growing difficulties such as unemployments, after exhausting the available margins; whereas high-priority EU programmes on research and infrastructures were even cut just two years after their adoptioneconomic recession, poverty the migration crisis and security threats;
Amendment 9 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Recital E
E. whereas the establishment of the new MFF will be a critical moment for the Union of 27, as it will provide for the possibility to endorse a common vision and decide on the future political priorities as well as the ability of the Union to deliver them; whereas the Commission presented on 2 May 2018 a set of legislative proposals on the 2021- 2027 MFF and the EU own resources, followed by legislative proposals for the setting up of new EU programmes and instruments;
Amendment 20 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the 2021-2027 MFF must guarantee the Union’s ability and responsibility to meet emerging needs respond to the Europeand challenges and attain its political priorities and objectives; points to the serious problems linked to the underfinancing of the 2014-2020 MFF and declaresitizens’ actual needs; points out the necessity to avoid a repetition of previous mistakes by secensuring from the outset a strong, ambitious and credible EU budget for the benefit of the citizens over the next seven- year periodthe Union Budget to be more efficient, transparent, performance-based and providing concrete reductions of administrative expenditures and waste of money;
Amendment 25 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines thaExpresses its disappointment about the Commission proposal regardingto increase the global level of the next MFF set at 1,11 % of the EU-27 GNI (1,08% after deducting the European Development Fund), represents, not taking into account the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU with all the related financial consequences, meaning terms of GNI percentage, a reduction in real that the national taxpayerms compared to the current MFF; considers that this proposal will not allow the Union to deliver on its political commitments and respond to important challenges ahead and, therefore, cannot be accepted as suchwill have to pay more; underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds can be better managed at national level in order to guarantee full respect for the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 86 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 13
13. Reconfirms its formal positionAsks that the level of the 2021- 2027 MFF should be set at EUR 1 324,1 billion in 2018 prices, representing 1,3 % of the EU-27 GNI, in order to ensure the necessary level of fulower compared to the level of the current MFF, and ing for key EU policies that will enable them to fulfil their mission and objectives any case it should not exceed the 1% of the EU-27 GNI;
Amendment 112 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point xv
xv. Reinstate at least the 2020Decrease the level for all agencies;
Amendment 133 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 16
16. Intends to defend the Commission proposal on securing a sufficient level of funding for a strong, efficient and high- quality European public administration at the service of all Europeans; recalls that, during the current MFF, the EU institutions have implemented a 5% reduction in staff and believes that they should not be subject to any further reduction that would jeopardise directly the delivery of Union policiesRegrets the outrageous increase (around 20%) of the EU’s administrative expenditure, which does not take also in account the economic restrictions experienced in several member states either;
Amendment 169 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of the new sanction mechanism whereby Member States that do not respect the values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) shall be subject to financial consequences; warns, however, that final beneficiaries of the Union budget shall in no way be affected by the disregarding from their government towards fundamental rights and the rule of law; therefore underlines that measures shall not affect the obligation of government entities or of Member States to make payments to final beneficiaries or recipientsRefuses and deplores any attempt to use political or economic conditionality for EU funds, as it will be under the new Heading II; considers it as a further attack against European Nations and their freedom and independence;
Amendment 186 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 31
Amendment 199 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 34
34. RequSuggests the extension ofat, instead of extending the list of potential new own resources, that could include a share of a digital tax, to be presented in the years to come, as well as further consideration of the Financial Transaction Taxe European Union should proceed to rationalize its excessive administrative expenses, to cut all its wastes such as the EEAS and to evaluate if some funds could be managed more efficiently at national level, in order to guarantee full respect for the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 204 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 210 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on theRejects the proposed introduction of other revenue of which the allocation to the EU budget cannot be put into question: - fees linkree new EU own resources based on Emissions Trading System, Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base and a national contribution calculated ton the implementation of mechanisms in direct reamount of non-recycled plastion with the EU, such as the ETIAS system; - fines paid by companies for breaching the Union’s rules or fines for late paymentsc packaging waste, which will ultimately lead to further taxation of businesses and increased tax pressure ofn contributions; - financing a new investment stabilisation mechanism;itizens; Seigniorage, for the purpose of
Amendment 217 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Recalls that no European authority is entitled to collect taxes in the name of national taxpayers;
Amendment 221 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Recalls that Member States are responsible for their fiscal policies, and underlines that the power to levy taxes lies at the heart of Member States’ sovereignty; underlines therefore the fact that no European authority is entitled to collect taxes in the name of national taxpayers.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) RulesMFF should be laid down for other situations that may require the MFF to be adjusted. Those adjustments may be related to the delayed adoption of new rules or programmes under shared management, or to measures linked to sound economic governance or to the protection of the Union’s budget in the case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States adopted in accordance with the relevant basic actsperiodically be adjusted in order to respond to a real, continuous and effective spending review aimed to prevent wastes of national taxpayers’ money.
Amendment 228 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Excludes the use of any form of conditionality to turn the financing under the cohesion policy into a political blackmail instrument.
Amendment 244 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – Article 7 – title
Chapter 2 – Article 7 – title
Amendment 247 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – Article 7
Chapter 2 – Article 7
Amendment 50 #
Amendment 4 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas following the December 2017 agreement to launch its second phase of negotiations, the Brexit process should not have a direct impact on the 2019 budget; whereas Brexit, set for March 2019, would nevertheless impactBrexit should be not used as a trigger for reinforcing the revenue side onf the positions of different actorsEU budget;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 31 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, contrary to populist narrative, EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from the consequences of global competition, climate change and international security threats; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must, within the remit of its competences, perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people, while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy and UN Sustainable Development Goalsbudget to be more efficient, transparent, performance-based and with concrete reductions of the administrative expenditures and wastes of money;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to guarantee the full respecting of the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 56 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was toRegrets the increase of the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great, which failed the ambition to fight youth unemployment;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls thatDeplores the prolongation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations, which failed to accomplish the promises to guarantee growth and to tackle unemployment, leading to a useless waste of taxpayers' money;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence FundRefuses any attempt to use the EU budget for defence or military related expenditures;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expects the negotiatAsks for a complete revisions onf the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative fundrole of the European agencies questioning oif the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks of fighting organised crime, terrorism and border managementir 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;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 116 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 139 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that both the EU and the Member States should demonstrate solidarity towards migrants arriving in Europe in facing up to this challeUnderlines the failure of European policies on preventing migration flows and human traffickinge; believes that EU agencies and policies involved in or relating to the management of migration flows should be adequately financed to meet this challenge and that the EU, in order to mitigate the cost in the long term and by acting in a manner befitting its values, should also demonstrate solidarity in creating conditions for peace and prosperity in the countries of origin by placing greater emphasis on development policies; recalls that the redeployment of funding from development to securitrecognizes that, in spite of the mobilization of significant budgetary means in the last financial years to address the migration and refugee crisis, a solution still has not been found; reiterates 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 drefence objectives must be avoidedugee crisis;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Asks not to increase the commitment appropriations in the Budget of the European Union until a definitive solution on the stabilisation of the backlog of outstanding payment claims is defined;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
Amendment 141 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 1 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 4 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 61 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 67 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) involve allpropose that governments and require them toin the EU and the rest of the world draw up programmes aimed at eliminating all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2178(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concernedDeplores that the public procurement procedure launched for the further development and maintenance of the VIS system (EUR 192 million six year contract) without precisely defining the services requested required tenderers to have access to the Biometric Matching Service technology developed by one single company with no obligations to provide commercial access to tenderers; calls on the Agency to avoid being locked- in to any vendors as this would be detrimental to its long term financial interests, damaging the cost-effectiveness of procurement procedures and limiting competition; urges the Agency to conclude agreements with multiple suppliers and to define the services required precisely;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2178(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotDeplores that the Agency amended the construction contract for its premises in Strasbourg (EUR 21.2 million) to proceed with advance payments in order to increase its budget consumption; points out that by November 2016 the Agency had paid the full contract amount although less than half of the work had been completed; requests the Agency to better assess the necessity of taking such financial risks as the use of financial guarantees does not cover all financial risks;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2178(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RegretsFinds it unacceptable that in 2016 the Agency received and accepted supplies amounting to EUR 2.8 million without having budget and contracts in place for it; requests the Agency to better adhere to public procurement procedures;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2177(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that in order to cover its support to Member States of first entry, in particular for the registration and interviewing of asylum applicants and for the relocation schemeillegal migrants and for the failing relocation scheme that has not been agreed by all Member States, the budget of the European Asylum Support Office (‘the Office’) increased by an absurdly exorbitant 273 %; underlines the fact that the Office’s staff also increased by only 34 % and that34 % while far fewer experts from Member States have been deployed to Member States of first entry than actually needed;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2177(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 5 #
2017/2169(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NotDeplores the 10 % staff and budget increases of Europol in 2016 following the decision to entrust Europol with new tasks; notes the high implementation rates for commitment (99,8 %) and payment appropriations (91,0 %);
Amendment 10 #
2017/2169(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. AcknowledgeRejects the ever-increasing demand for Europol’s services from Member States; regretwelcomes, in that context, the fact that the tight ICT resources available have resulted in a re-prioritisation of core systems development activities, project delays and have also triggered an exploration of further outsourcing possibilities with the increased risks that that implies to make them more efficient and effective;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2164(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. HighlightDeplores that the mandate of Frontex was considerably extended with a budget increase of 75 % versus 18 % for its staff; notes in this context, the Court of Auditors' conclusions that the annual accounts of the Agency fairly present its financial position on 31 December 2016 and that its transactions are legal and regular;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2164(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 16 #
2017/2164(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 19 #
2017/2164(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 1 #
2017/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 2 #
2017/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points outDeplores that the budget and the staff of CEPOL increased by about 22% in 2016; notes in that context that carry-overs of committed appropriations were a high for Title II (expenditure for support activities) at 140 055 euro, i.e. 30 % and mainly related to IT consulting and IT related goods and services ordered late in the year;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 9 #
2017/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 3 #
2017/2155(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 1 #
2017/2150(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 2 #
2017/2150(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomDeplores the high budget execution rate of the Centre, with commitment and payment appropriation reaching respectively 99.95 % and 95.64 % and consumption of carry-over credits reaching 94%; notes howeverwelcomes that the budget of the Centre decreased by 17% in 2016 compared to 2015;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2150(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. StresseCondemns that the Centre did not respect the ceiling of a framework contract, which was signed in 2012 with a maximum amount for signing specific contracts of EUR 250 000, as by the end of 2015 the total payments made under this contract amounted to EUR 382 181; calls on the Centre to improve the procedure for monitoring framework contracts;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2149(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 3 #
2017/2149(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that, as in 2015, carry-overs of committed appropriations were too high for Title III (operating expenditure) at EUR 5,2 million, i.e. 68 %; acknowledges that this year, as in the previous year, this simply reflects the multi-annual nature of the Agency’s activities and stresses that these should be reduced;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2149(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 11 #
2017/2149(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 13 #
2017/2144(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. EncouragNotes the growing contribution of the EDPS to solutions driving innovation and enhancing privacy and data protection, especially by increasing transparency, user control and accountability in big data processing; calls for effective actions maximising benefits of new technologies ensuring full respect for all the fundamental rights;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2144(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the aim of the Agency, as set out in the Strategy for its mandate, to make data protection as simple and effective as possible for all involved;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 3 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 7 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds that special instruments were used extensively in 2015, 2016 and 2017 to respond notably to the humanitarian situation faced by asylum- seekers in the EU and that there is therefore a risk that the amounts left until the end of the current MFF may not be sufficient to respond to unexpected events that may occur before 2020; requests the Commission to solve this structural issue in the next MFFand illegal migrants in the EU;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for gender equality between men and women to be explicitly mentioned in heading 3, ‘Security and citizenship’;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 10 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 13 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 14 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. StressDeplores that only one third of the projects examined had a performance measurement system with output and result indicators linked to the operational programme objectives, while the majority of the projects met their output objectives at least partially; highlights that for 42 % of the projects it was not possible to identify and measure a specific contribution to the overall programme objectives since no result indicators or targets were defined at project level.
Amendment 15 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for gender impact assessment as part of general ex-ante conditionality for EU funds, and for thea collection of data disaggregated when possible by sex on, for it to cover beneficiaries and participants, and for this collection to enable an impact assessment to be carried out on the use of EU funds;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 2 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 58 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 105 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
Amendment 128 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 175 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 10 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Suggests that, instead of raising its revenues, the European Union should proceed to rationalising its excessive administrative expenses, to cutting all its wastes such as the EEAS and to evaluating if some funds could be managed more efficiently at national level, in order to guarantee full respect for the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that Member States are responsible for their fiscal policies, and underlines that the power to levy taxes lies at the heart of Member States’ sovereignty; recalls therefore the fact that no European authority is entitled to collect taxes in the name of national taxpayers;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the national contributions to the EU budget are clearly identified on the expenditure side of national budgets and are often perceived as a financial burden, outweighing the benefits triggered by areas of EU expenditure that are often less visible; stresses, in this regard, the need to address the lack of public awareness on the benefits of the EU budgetpresent a clear financial burden;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects that, without prejudice to the financial settlement, the consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU will represent an important challenge also for the next MFF and all related budgetary decisions; considers that, ahead of a decisin any case, refuses and deplores any manipulation onf the post-2020 MFF, options will need to be examined for bridging the ‘Brexit gap’ while excluding a decrease in EU United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU (Brexit) as a trigger for reinforcing the revenue side of the budget, since this will ultimately lead to further taxation of businesses and increased tax presosurce on citizens;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports the proposal made byReject the Presidenta of the Commission, Jean- Claude Juncker, for the creation ofa specific budget for the Eurozone, which would mean a specignific line dedicated to the euro area within the EU budget, included in his ‘state of the union’ speech to the European Parliament and further developed in the Commission communication of 6 December 2017 on new budgetary instruments for a stable euro area within the Union framework;11 _________________ 11ant breakup between the countries that adopt the single currency and those who kept their national currency, leading to further cuts in national democratic sovereignty over technocratic architecture; COM(2017)0822
Amendment 65 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 95 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 101 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 110 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 140 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
Amendment 167 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
Amendment 14 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 153 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 206 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
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;
Amendment 231 #
Amendment 234 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 235 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 252 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
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;
Amendment 280 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
Amendment 370 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
Amendment 578 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
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;
Amendment 650 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
Paragraph 93
Amendment 671 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95 a (new)
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;
Amendment 675 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96 a (new)
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;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 4 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 5 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 283 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 316 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CRecalls for EU legislation similar to UN binding due diligence obligations to ensure respect forthat each Member State is already a member of the UN on a sovereign basis, and is thus subject to its binding obligations, particularly on human rights, including women’s rights, and adequate social and environmental standards;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 133 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12