6 Amendments of Giorgos GEORGIOU related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the need to support research and innovation in the context of the current pandemic and the EU’s green and digital ambitions with a view to improving access to knowledge, promoting social development, tackling climate change, raising quality of living standards and achieving the Sustainable Developments Goals; Calls for making available to Horizon Europe Programme the research decommitments from 2020 in line with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; calls for the expenditure on health research from the Union budget to be at least equal to that in the 2021 general budget, given the evolving pandemic situation; calls for allocation of Next Generation EU funds to sectors hard hit by the crisis and to instruments that can contribute directly to the recovery of the European economy;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reiterates that Union budget should benefit the people and primarily be focused on sustainable development and quality jobs, energy transition to more efficient and renewable-based energy system, fight against climate change, and eradicate energy poverty. Underlines, in that regard, that public money shall not be spent for military investments or defence implications.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that in accordance with Article 41(2) TEU any expenditure arising from actions having military or defence implications should not be charged to the Union budget.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls for additional funds to accelerate the development and deployment of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures in order to meet the commitments under the Paris Agreement and to accelerate clean energy transition/ or transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to micro and SME policy; uUnderlines that without additional support it will not be possible to address adequately the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis on SMEs. given the current economic situation, it is highly important to establish and strengthen the support mechanism for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises. Without additional support it will not be possible to address adequately the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis on micro and SMEs. Calls, therefore, for stronger support in the 2022 budget for micro and SMEs and their representative associations, thus helping to support development, improve access to technology and promote better labour conditions.
Amendment 40 #
4 a. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to research for health; underlines that in the context of the current pandemic, without addition support it will not be possible to ensure health as a public good for all; reminds that everyone has the right to a cure and the right to have a quality life; calls therefore for new approaches for human centered health care in order to ensure access to diagnostics, therapeutics and quality public health services for all.