6 Amendments of Erik BERGKVIST related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. Insists that the EU budget is vital to respond to the challenges the Union is facing and reflects the degree of ambition of the Member States and the institutions; moreover, is concerned that the logic of “zero sum game”, favouring a strict national treasury perspective, prevails within the Council negotiations on the MFF, while ignoring the European added value of pursuing common programmes and objectives at the EU level, such as fighting climate change within the European Green Deal, while at the same time strengthening strategic European military cooperation in order to safeguard the values and interests of the European Union in a new multipolar and volatile world order;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Deplores the lack of attention given to the call by IPCC scientists, in their latest report, for radical action to catch up with the ecological transition, in the light of their warning that CO2 concentration increased three times faster in 2018-2019 than in the 1960s; underlines the fact that there are only a few years left to prevent climate change from getting irreversibly out of control; consequently, it will be key to ensuring adequate financing of the European Green Deal within the MFF, while safeguarding sectoral and geographical balance within the three pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
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4. Underlines that all areas of the budget need to contribute to the overall goals of the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; recalls in this context the importance of the introduction of a Just Transition Fund to address societal, socio-economic, technological and environmental impacts on workers, sectors and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence, and; calls for solid financing of the fund with additional fresh financial resources rather than reducing other funded programs;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
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4. Underlines that all areas of the budget need to contribute to the overall goals of the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; recalls in this context the importance of the introduction of a Just Transition Fund to address societal, socio-economic and environmental impacts on workers and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence, and. Underlines the need to preserve a fair methodology on the allocation of fund in order to guarantee a geographical balance among the regions and territories; calls for solid financing of the fund;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines that the latest plans of the Council on the overall spending is not satisfactory and demand an increase of budget in line with the ambitious political goals to manage the climate and digital transition; reiterates the need to reform the EU own resources system, aiming at mitigating the predominance of GNI contributions from member states; stresses the need for an ambitious draft budget, in particular for new programmes such as the Digital Europe Programme, which need to become operational as soon as possible in order to help make the EU more competitive;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Notes, however, that in order to attain the 40 % GHG emissions reduction target by 2030, the Commission has estimated that it will be necessary to bridge a funding gap of at least EUR 500 billion every year, including social adaptation measures; considers that this funding gap is strongly underestimated even for the 40 % target, not to mention the 55 % target, and is yet to be addressed at EU or national level; stresses the urgent need for another quantum leap in political and financial efforts in order to achieve these objectives; believes that introducing genuine new own resources, such as the introduction of a fee on non-recycled plastic packaging, and auction revenues from the EU Emission Trading System (ETS), is key to bridging this gap; considers that a just transition requires just funding;