Activities of Karlo RESSLER related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2021 budget, Section III – Commission
Opinions (1)
Opinion on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2021 budget, Section III – Commission
Amendments (31)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Parliament has been ready to negotiate the MFF since November 2018, but the Council has so far failed to engage in any meaningful talks with Parliament beyond minimal contact on the margins of the General Affairs Council; whereas the timeframe for reaching an agreement in the European Council has been repeatedly extended;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Budget 2021: makenable the Green Deal a success...Union to deliver on its key objectives and priorities
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists that the EU budget is vital to respond to the economic, environmental and demographic challenges the Union is facing and reflects the degree of ambition of the Member States and the institutions;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that the Budget 2021 should provide the Union with the necessary means to continue boosting economic growth, competitiveness and job creation, while also responding to the new EU headline ambitions of leading the fight against climate change, becoming a digital leader and being stronger on the international scene; underlines the need for enhancing investment in research, innovation, digitalisation, SMEs and for ensuring the safety and security of the European citizens;
Amendment 38 #
1 b. Stresses, in this context, the crucial role of SMEs in stimulating growth and innovation as well as creation of new jobs, underlines therefore that their adequate funding must remain one of the main priorities for the EU budget; recalls its commitment to double the financial envelope of the COSME programme for the next MFF, in order to allow for its successor Single Market programme to support SMEs to scale up and increase their competitiveness;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Is convinced that every effort needs to be deployed for the Union to take the lead in the fight against cancer; considers that the EU budget should underpin an ambitious EU plan to beat cancer and improve cancer prevention and care with adequate financial resources; expresses its intention to secure those resources in the next year's budget;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Stresses the fundamental role of economic, social and territorial cohesion, the EU's main investment policy, in creating jobs, enhancing competitiveness and economic growth, and ensuring a sustainable development; expects the outcome of the MFF negotiations regarding the funding level of cohesion to match the ambition and mission of this policy; reconfirms its commitment to ensure an adequate level of funding to combat youth unemployment, to be predominantly financed through the ESF+;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Considers that the EU budget should contribute to providing sustainable solutions to long-term structural demographic change; emphasises the need for financial resources for relevant EU programmes that provide ageing populations in Europe with adequate support in terms of access to mobility, healthcare and public services;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Recalls the need for solidarity and cooperation among all Member States in the area of migration; Stresses a strong need to combat human trafficking and smuggling, as well as support for EUs Justice and Home Affairs agencies which provide assistance to Member States on external borders; Recalls the need to adequate funding for law enforcement and border and costal guard training; recalls the need for effective measures of integration of migrants and refugees as well as fair and mutually beneficial partnerships with countries of origin and countries of transit;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
...and make the Green Deal a success.
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55 % by 2030, as set out in European Green Deal, represents an enormous challenge, notably with regard to building insulation, developing public transportcohesion, sustainability, transport infrastructure and achieving both an agricultural transition and a socially just transition; insists that in order to succeed in this unprecedented enterprise in only ten years, urgent action is needed, backed by a strong EU budget as of 2021;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines that a timely agreement on the annual budget is crucial for the continuation of payments to fundamental policies such as cohesion and agriculture, and for their contribution to the objectives of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals for the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, notablyincluding the Just Transition Fund; stresses that these are deeply linked to the negotiations on the next MFF and therefore imply a strong and credible MFF; stresses that financing for any new initiatives should be calculated in addition to the Commission’'s original proposal and thus result inrequire higher MFF ceilings;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
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 levela significant funding gap would need to be bridged every year, addressed both at EU or national level; considers that this funding gap will be even wider with a higher target; 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 is key to bridging this gap; considers that a just transition requires just funding;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers, therefore, that the whole 2021 budget must comply with the 55 %current GHG emissions reduction target, as requested in itsuntil a decision on a different target has been made, as requested in the European parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal, and with the social commitments made by the President of the Commission, in order to send the right signals to EU citizens and businesses;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates that Parliament’s mandate for the MFF negotiations was set in its interim report of 14 November 2018 on ceilings, programme allocations, own resources and flexibility provisions, the mid-term revision and horizontal principles, such as mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate and gender equality;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its position that commitment appropriations for the 2021- 2027 period should be set at EUR 1 324.1 billion in 2018 prices, which represents 1.3 % of the EU-27’s gross national income (GNI); reflecting this posiin view of the upcoming MFF negotiations, is determined to defend a 2021 budget of EUR 192.1 billion in current prices in commitment appropriations (1.29 % of GNI)n MFF that is commensurate to the needs, expectations and concerns of EU citizens;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that Parliament's position on the 2021-2027 MFF translates into a level of EUR 192.1 billion for the 2021 budget; this position implies, in million euros in 2021, 18.179 for Horizon Europe, 4.613 for Erasmus+, 2.132 for the InvestEU Fund, 883 for the Single Market Programme, 15.645 for the European Social Fund+, 1.337 for Digital Europe, 4.256 for the Connecting Europe Facility, 923 for the Asylum and Migration Fund, 786 for the Integrated Border Management Fund, 228 for the Internal Security Fund, 11.716 for the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and 937 for LIFE;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Is aware that the outcome of the MFF negotiations will largely determine the funding level of EU policies and programmes for the next period; intends, however, to secure further increases in the annual budgetary procedure for the EU flagship programmes, especially if the MFF decision grants them with a level that is inferior to their needs and the actual mission they are called to accomplish;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Aims to set binding biodiversity and climate mainstreaming targets and to fix the latter to at least 30 % for 2021Recalls its position set out in its MFF resolution of October 2019 that climate and biodiversity mainstreaming in the next MFF must go beyond the levels of targeted spending shares as set out in its interim report; reiterates its call on the Commission to lay down clear eligibility criteria of a stringent and comprehensive methodology for defining and tracking relevant climate and biodiversity expenditure;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses that internal security is an integral part of EU citizens expectations towards a Union that protects; underlines that security threats such as terrorist attacks, cross-border organised crime, and new types such as cybercrime, are posing an ongoing threat to the cohesion of the European Union and require a strong, coordinated European response; believes that combatting such security threats requires intensified cross border cooperation between competent authorities, greater exchange of information between Member State, facilitating joint operations, and training; stresses that strengthening and modernising IT-systems with a focus on better interoperability of systems, facilitated access and readability of data are mandatory for effective and rapid cooperation between police, judicial and other competent authorities; takes note that the Commission is expected to launch a new Security Union Strategy in2021, which will comprise a set of initiatives in key areas such as organised crime, preventing and detecting hybrid threats and enhancing cybersecurity; requests additional funding to meet citizens expectations;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Underlines with great concern that agencies operating in the area of security and criminal justice cooperation experience an increasing numbers of tasks but are not equipped with an adequate increase of resources to fulfil those; requests increased financial resources and staff posts for these agencies, in particular Eurojust, Europol, CEPOL, and EMCDDA;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Strongly reiterates its calls for increased funding and staff for the European Public Prosecutor`s Office (EPPO) to ensure the operational start of the organisation without delay and adequate resources to accept and process all cases transmitted by Member States; highlights OLAF`s vital role in combatting VAT and customs fraud, corruption and all other offences affecting the EU financial interests and underlines that the establishment of EPPO does not go to the detriment of OLAF`s functionality;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 c (new)
Subheading 3 c (new)
Continued commitment to our neighbourhood
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Welcomes the commitment of the EU towards the Western Balkans; reiterates the key role of the Union budget for the steady investments in sustainable cross-border projects and particularly in transport infrastructure and border connectivity; underlines that budget 2021 should provide adequate funding to further support to public administration, institutions, regional and local governments, and the civil society in the region;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. InsistDemands, therefore, on setting payments at an appropriate level as of 2021 in order to obviate any difficulties for beneficiaries and reiterates its commitment to defend athat the global level of payments, as well as the annual payment ceiling for 2021 are set at an appropriate level that also takes due account of this situation in order to obviate any difficulties for beneficiaries; recalls its negotiating position on the 2021-2027 MFF to set the overall level of payments at 1.27% EU GNI and notes that this implies level of payments at EUR 184.7 billion in current prices for 2021;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its demand for a contingency plan to protect beneficiaries and ensure continuity of funding in the event that the current MFF needs to be extended beyond 2020; demands that the Commission present such a plan without delay, including the prolongation of the legal bases where relevant; points to the failure of the European Council to reach a political agreement on the 2021-2027 MFF at the extraordinary meeting of 20- 21 February 2020 and considers that this further delay renders imperative the need for presenting an MFF contingency plan;