Activities of Rasmus ANDRESEN related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
General budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections (debate)
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Amendments (11)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2020 Union budget should pave the way to the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and provide a solid starting point for the launch of the new generation of EU programmes and policies; recalls, moreover, that 2020 is the last year of the current MFF and, therefore, the last chance for the Union to come closer to meeting the political commitments set for this period, including towards reaching the EU climate target and implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); underlines that the budget 2020 should preparerecalls that in 2011, José Manuel Barroso, the former President of the European Commission, presented a 2014-2020 MFF including 'at least 20 %' of climate-related spending over the financial period; recalls that according to the European Commission we are around 19,6 % of climate related spending over that period and that additional EUR 3,5 billion climate-related spending would be needed in 2020 in order to reach the 20 % target, and more to go beyond, in line with the orignal proposal of 'at least 20 %'; underlines that 21,0 % of the total commitments in the draft budget for 2020 are climate- related; stresses that every effort should be made to ensure that the overall Union budget target will be reached by the end of 2020; proposes, therefore, that margins should be used in the budget 2020 in order to achieve the EU climate targets; underlines that the budget 2020 should play a crutial role in preparing the Union for an even more ambitious climate target in the 2021-2027 MFF;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reiterates its call to have more ambitious climate mainstreaming, to be set at 40 %, improved climate action tracking methodology and proofing in the next MFF period, and their alignment with the Paris Agreement and Union climate action goals; insists that the next MFF should rely on robust methodology, set up in line with internationally established methodologies, in order to track climate action funding and to avoid the risk of overestimation of climate action;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly believes that it is imperative to rise to the climate challenge in a way that boosts employment, reduces inequalities and strengthens competitiveness while using the resources most efficiently and effectively to meet the EU's obligations under the Paris Agreement; welcomes the powerful calls for action made by EU leaders at the recent UN climate change summit and the commitments made recently by several Member States to ramp up spending in areas such as energy efficiency and transport and energy infrastructuretowards reaching, amongst others a fully renewable based, highly energy efficient energy system, energy efficiency and a sustainable transport infrastructure in line with the EU's target to reach a carbon- neutral economy by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes, therefore, a 2020 Union budget that makes an important contribution to tackling environmental challenges and climate change and offsets as much as possible the existing backlog towards reaching the target of 20 % of climate-related Union expenditure for the period 2014-2020 not only as a matter of climate emergency but also to give a strong political signal for the negotiations of the next MFF in line with the European Green Deal, as presented in the political guidelines of the next European Commission; proposes a significant reinforcement by more than EUR 2 billion above DB levels for budget lines across different Headings, and predominantly in Subheading 1a, which make a high contribution towards the climate- expenditure target; carefully targets those reinforcements towards lines that have an excellent implementation rate and the operational capacity to absorb the additional appropriations in 2020;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in fostering the development of a high- performance trans-European network that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, with a special focus on the rail network including night trains, energy and ICT infrastructure and significantly contributes to the transition towards a climate-neutral society; proposes therefore to increase the funding for CEF- Transport and CEF- Energy by a total amount of EUR 545 million in commitment appropriations above DB levels;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls for adequate resources for the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) in view of their new tasks; emphasises that especially EBA should receive adequate funding in order to be able to fulfil its newly assigned role in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Recalls that sustainable growth and well-targeted investment are the key to creation of quality jobs and increased prosperity for all and that it is therefore necessary to direct the structural funds and investments more effectively towards promoting inclusive growth, reducing inequalities and boosting upward social convergence;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. UGiven that youth unemployment remains unacceptably high, at 14.2 % in April 2019, underlines the importance of reinforcing the employability of young people and is determined to ensure the proper funding for the YEI programme in the last year of the current MFF; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of this programme and to further improve its efficiency, so as to ensure that it brings more European added value to national employment policies; proposes therefore an increase of EUR 363,3 million above DB levels in commitment appropriations for the YEI;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. INotes with concern that only 8,3 % of total commitments are related to reversing the decline in biodiversity again, which is the lowest ratio since 2015, despite the unprecedented and accelerating species extinction rate observed; calls for sufficient increases and traceable resources to be allocated to ensure the long-term and coherent protection of biodiversity across the Union; insists that the next MFF should rely on a robust methodology, set up in line with internationally established methodologies, in order to track biodiversity and avoid the risk of overestimation of action towards biodiversity; therefore, in line with the overall priority to tackle climate change, focuses substantial increases worth EUR 233 million in commitment appropriations on budget lines pertaining to the LIFE+ programme in titles 7 and 34; expects the Commission to warrant the necessary absorption capacity for an effective use of these additional means;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the Commission to urgently create a fund aimed at supporting search and rescue operations in order to guarantee a strong SAR presence in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Calls for enhanced EU support for the viability of a two-state solution, the Palestinian Authority, civil society in both Israel and Palestine and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA);