65 Amendments of Rasmus ANDRESEN related to 2022/2046(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
— having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1,5 °C, its special report on climate change and land, and its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
— having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019, on “The European Green Deal” (COM(2019)0640),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 c (new)
Citation 25 c (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 d (new)
Citation 25 d (new)
— having regard to the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 e (new)
Citation 25 e (new)
— having regard to the special report 22/2021 of the European Court of Auditors 'Sustainable finance: more consistent EU action needed to redirect finance towards sustainable investment', 2021,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 f (new)
Citation 25 f (new)
— having regard to the special report 09/2022 of the European Court of Auditors 'Climate spending in the 2014- 2020 EU budget: not as high as reported', May 2022,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 g (new)
Citation 25 g (new)
— having regard to special report 10/2021 of the European Court of Auditors 'Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: time to turn words into action',
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 h (new)
Citation 25 h (new)
— having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine has led to a major humanitarian crisis, and has triggered an economic and social shock of uncertain duration and magnitude worldwide; whereas the Heads of State or Government have described the war as a ‘tectonic shift in European history’ and the Commission has stated that the ‘unforeseen needs created by war in Europe are well beyond the means available in the current multiannual financial framework’, necessitating new financing sources in an urgent manner;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the combined effect of multiple crises and low MFF ceilings has given rise to a ‘ galaxy’ of ad hoc instruments beyond the EU budget, as well as greater use of external assigned revenue not subject to the budgetary procedure, most notably in the case of NextGenerationEU; whereas, as oneboth arms of the budgetary authority, should have equal roles as set out in the Treaties; whereas Parliament should play a full role in this new budgetary environment in order to ensure democratic accountability and transparency;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas Parliament’s position on element on Treaty change linked to budgetary matters inter alia has been set out and will be set out in other resolutions;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. URecalls that the MFF sets out Union budgetary priorities for seven years and provides financial resources for the implementation of long term policy objectives; reminds that the subsequent crisis have shown that the lack of resilience and flexibility backed with democratic control is lacking in the current rigid structure; underlines the central role that the EU budget plays in delivering on the Union’s political priorities, including making a success of the green and digital transitions for all, fostering an inclusive and social recovery, promoting growth, innovation, strategic autonomy and energy independence, providing support for small and medium- sized enterprises, fostering sustainable development that leaves no one behind and ensures cohesion and upward convergence, ensuring a more robust European Health Union in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, promoting the rule of law, EU values and fundamental rights within the EU and beyond, contributing to greater opportunities for all and to our shared global responsibilities, and ensuring a stronger Union for its people and in the world;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores that there is a clear consensus among the institutions that, in the wake of the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, the EU should provide the strongest possible social, economic and financial assistance to Ukraine, while addressing the economic and socialsocial and economic consequences of the crisiswar within the Union and delivering the necessary support to its citizensfor all affected; underlines, in this context, the shared Union goals of delivering on the European Green Deal and the digital transition and the need to upscale and speed up implementation in the new geopolitical context, scaling up defence cooperation and coordination, improving its strategic autonomy and energy independence and security, ensuring food security, and addressing the challenges caused by high inflation and the cost-of living crisis stemming from it;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. HighlightStresses that, in the short and medium term, large-scale humanitarian aid in Ukraine and financial support to Member States receiving and helping to settle people fleeing the conflict are needed to address the impact of the war against Ukraine; reminds that the relevant programmes have not been budgeted with the resources this unprecedented situation requires;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the decision to grant Ukraine and Moldova candidate country status; emphasises that this decision entails a long-term financial and budgetary commitment to supporting the necessary reforms specific to each country, as has been the case with other candidate countries, as well as to reconstruction and recovery; insists on policy cohesion across the two goals;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that essential new policy initiatives put forward since the adoption of the current MFF have come with proposals to shift money away from key EU policies and objectives and clearly deviate from the agreement reached by the two arms of the Budgetary Authority;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) was almost exhausted in 2021 and is projected to be fully exhausted in 2022 after having provided a combination of humanitarian aid and support to Member States for tackling natural and man-made disasters; points out that the extension of the scope of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to include public health emergencies, coupled with the increased scale and frequency of natural disasters, the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and the resulting arrival of large numbers of refugees in the EU, has placed the SEAR under extreme strain; expects, further, that the dramatic consequences of the unprecedented wildfires in the summer of 2022 that follow on to the major floods and wildfires from the summer of 2021 will require significant financial support, including from the SEAR;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, therefore, that the 2021-2027 MFF ihas already beingen pushed to its limits less than two years after its adoption, a situation aggravated by the unforeseeable events of 2022; points out that it is simply not equipped, in terms of size, structure or rules, to respond to a multitude of crises of this scale, nor to adequately finance new shared EU policy ambitions and the swift implementation of the requisitered EU-wide solutions;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the MFF is increased annually on the basis of a 2 % deflator applied to 2018 prices; underlines that spiralling energy prices and extreme energy market volatility caused mainly by Russia’s decision to cut gas supply have been feeding soaring inflation, with severe impacts on citizenspeople, businesses and consumers; is deeply concerned that such unexpectedly high levels of inflation are placing the MFF under severe strain and reducing its purchasing power further, in a context where its overall level is already lower than previous MFFs; stresses that, in practice, this means that fewer Union projects and actions can be funded, thereby negatively impacting beneficiariethe implementation of our shared policy goals;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Observes the continuing demand for the EU budget to serve as a guarantee for additional macro-financial assistance (MFA); notes, however, that the higher risks of default and the large amount at stake entail significant and unpredictable contingent liabilities;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Concludes that, in this context, the need for an urgent review and revision of the MFF is beyond any doubt and that a ‘business as usual’ approach will not remotely suffice to tackle the array of challenges posed and could thereby undermine confidence in the Union in the long term;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Insists that the principle of unity, whereby all items of the Union’s revenue and expenditure are shown in the budget, is both a Treaty requirement and a basic precondition for accountability, democratic legitimacy and the transparency of the EU’s public finances; stresses the need for an upscaled MFF to ensure a stronger and more agile EU budget which meets the highest standards of transparency and democratic accountability; requests, therefore, an increase in the MFF ceilings, as well as an increase in and redesign of budgetary flexibility and significantly greater parliamentary control over all EU spending, includingboth the revenue and the expenditure side, meaning all financial activities below the Own Resources ceiling and, in particular off-budget instruments, and funds and common borrowing and lending programmactivities;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Underlines that the revision of the MFF 2021-2027 must keep its commitment to obtaining an equitable, resilient, sustainable and socially fair recovery for all through the 2024-2027 Union budget concluding and, later on, implementing the revised 2030 framework for Union climate, energy and environmental targets with the objective of making the EU climate neutral by 2050 at the latest and be based on the ‘Do No Significant Harm’ principle, within the meaning of Article 17 of the Taxonomy Regulation;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms its long-standing position that new political initiatives must be financed with additional fresh money and not to the detriment of well-established, pre-existing Union programmes or policies that have been agreed by Co-Decision;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that many of the policy ambitions recently stated – notably in the fields of energy and strategic and industrial autonomy – and the new policy initiatives since January 2021 (Chips Act, Secure Connectivity, Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority) imply spending under Heading 1; recalls the key role Horizon and CEF play in the Green transition, in particular by fostering innovation and implementing cross-border projects; opposes the use of agreed programme envelopes to finance new initiatives and believes that the margins are insufficient to accommodate the greater long-term needs; calls, therefore, for an increase in the ceiling of Heading 1;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Recalls that ESF+ is expected to contribute to the implementation of the EPSR Action Plan and to the relevant country specific recommendations adopted in the framework of the Semester to ensure equal opportunities, to catalyse the fight against poverty and provide equal access to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions, social protection and inclusion; reminds that programs decided and their envelops should be respected and calls for fresh money to fulfil the new tasks stemming from Action Plan; calls therefore for a reinforced ESF+ with significantly increased public support for existing instruments aimed at the poorest in our society, in particular actions aimed at the most deprived (continuation of FEAD);
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets that, contrary to Parliament’s position, it was decided that the costs of EURI borrowing and the repayment of debt be included as a budget line under Heading 2b, alongside flagship programmes such as Erasmus+, EU4Health, and Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values; stresses that interest costs and debt repayment depend on market developments, are not discretionary spending, do not follow the logic of caps on spending and should never compete with programmes under the same ceiling; recalls that any activation of the Emergency Support Instrument also depends on the availability of an unallocated margin under the ceiling of this heading; insists, therefore, that the status quo presents significant risks to programme spending and that the repayment line be removed from Heading 2b andmust be counted over and above the MFF ceilings;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recalls the importance of taking due account of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding public health and affordable and accessible health and care services; in this regard reiterates its call for increasing the level of support to the European Health Union in addition to the EU4Health Programme for year 2024-2027, particularly in light of the enlarged mandates of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and especially considering that a substantial part of EU4Health is already committed to HERA; stresses that new emerging strains of SARS-CoV-2 pose a challenge to public health in the Union and therefore, sufficient resources should be allocated to prevention, preparedness, and protection; stresses the importance of a longterm, coherent and coordinated strategy for pandemics, including SARS-CoV- 2variants of concern, comprising from both medical and non-medical countermeasures; stresses that sufficient resources should be allocated for increasing investments in research and development in the area of health;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Requests the Commission to carry out an assessment and, where appropriate, present a legislative proposal for the integration of the Climate Investment Fund and the Modernisation Fund in the Union budget that could be submitted in the context of the proposals for the next MFF in order to achieve greater coherence and efficiency in the management and use of Union funds and resources with the relevant quasi- automatic adjustment of ceilings;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. EmphasiseHighlights that the war againstin Ukraine has placed unexpected demands onrequired the unexpected reinforcement and mobilisation of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, and of the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI), and called for additional responsibilities for the decentralised agencies in Heading 4; expresses further concern, furthermore, that successive Commission proposals for agency mandate extensions are eroding the BMVI’s financial envelope; calls for the ceiling of Heading 4 to be increased to reflect the current reality and the real financing needs of the Union’s migration and border managementpolicies in the area of migration and asylum, visa and border management; calls for an increase of the budget of AMIF, the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive and the solidarity and responsibility sharing under the Common European Asylum System, with targeted funds for inclusion and integration, as well as for resettlement and relocation;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Deplores the fact that, even prior to the war against Ukraine, funds available under Heading 6 were woefully inadequate and that pressure has since increased substantially; underlines that the continued funding for the needs of refugees from Syria, Iraq and other countries was not factored into the MFF or NDICI-Global Europe negotiationbudgets and should therefore have been financed by fresh appropriations with a corresponding increase in the ceiling of Heading 6; highlights that, owing to the risk of default on MFA loans provided to Ukraine, a far higher rate of provisioning than the standard 9 % is likely to be required as further loans are rolled out; underlines that additional needs in Ukraine must not lead to money being diverted away from other geographic regions in need neither thematic priorities; insists, therefore, on an increase in the ceiling for Heading 6 to fully cover the current and projected future needs of the Union’s external action, which have dramatically increased both in neighbouring countries and worldwide as a result of the food, energy and economic crises;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Expects that Union resources financing reconstruction of Ukraine are used to build back better: reconstruction of critical and other infrastructure needs to be done in view of reaching climate neutrality by 2050and focusing on proper mitigation of environmental impact of the war (e.g. energy neutral building stock, upgrading renewables, integration with EU energy networks) underpinned by proper support for the rule of law, democracy, fundamental rights, the fight against corruption;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Expect funding to the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood tobe increased, given the pressing and frequently overlooked problems in those regions like the effects of climate change, food crisis, conflict, migration as well as the consequences of the war.
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Calls on the Commission to ensure the Union lives up to its international climate commitments and in particular to provide funding in the 2024 - 2027 period of the current MFF to international climate finance and the relevant geographic programmes and the thematic programme Global Challenges of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument 2a at least corresponding to the level of revenues generated by the sale of CBAM certificates; _________________ 2a Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amendingand repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 (OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p. 1)
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23 d. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the 10 % migration spending target of the NDICI against the Official Development Aid principles and applicable Development Assistance Committee codes, as well as applicable international standards, to see whether projects funded actually ameliorate asylum systems in developing countries, foster integration and support to host communities in protracted displacement situations, generate regional mobility and benefit persons on the move;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23 e. Calls on the Commission to increase the overall envelope of EU humanitarian aid (HUMA) by at least 40% and ensure flexibility further in particular through additional funds to the rapid response pillar of the NDICI-GE, bridging the humanitarian and development funds to ensure continued support for communities and regions in need;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 f (new)
Paragraph 23 f (new)
23 f. Calls for the inclusion of all existing Trust Funds with the relevant raise in ceilings for already committed amounts quasi-automatically; expects the Commission not to create any new trust funds;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 g (new)
Paragraph 23 g (new)
23 g. In line with the principle of fresh money for new tasks insists that no cuts are made for current IPA III beneficiaries (Ukraine, Moldova, and eventually Georgia) and calls for sufficient and substantial increase with the addition of new beneficiaries, reminds that only major infrastructure projects contributing to the Green New Deal and respecting DNSH are eligible for funding and calls for applying the RRF DNSH guidance, and calls for legally binding guidelines on modulation/conditionality for major projects;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that Heading 7 spending must be set at a level that guarantees that the EU has an effective and efficient administration; calls for the swift adoption of the targeted revision of the Financial Regulation proposed by the Commission in relation to the handling of default interest for the late repayment of cancelled or reduced competition fines, so as to avoid pressure on spending under Heading 7;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that the MFF revision must not lead to any downwards revision of the pre-allocated national envelopprogrammes; emphasises the fact that the late agreement on the MFF for 2021-2027 and on the cohesion policy package, coupled with the COVID-19 crisis, led to a slow start to the programming process for cohesion policy, but not because of the policy itself; underlines that the delayed start does not in any way call into question the pivotal role and added value of cohesion policy as the essential Union investment policy and convergence instrument;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that MFF and own resources are interlinked; emphasises, in this context, the need for sustainable and resilient revenue for the EU budget; recalls that, in the IIA, Parliament, the Council and the Commission committed to introducing sufficient new own resources to at least cover the repayment of EURI debt and already made political commitments;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Calls on the Commission to integrate Article 16 points d-f of the IIA into the revised MFF regulation with an specific annex including shares of expenditures that will contribute to both biodiversity and climate targets per programme;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Reminds the Commission of its engagement and obligation according to the IIA to take stock of the progress of the climate mainstreaming efforts at mid- course and examine if the targets are reached or are on track to being reached; asks the Commission, in case of not reaching these targets, to make corresponding proposals in line with the requirements laid down in Article16 of the IIA;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27 c. Highlights that the biodiversity financing gap over the period 2021 and 2030 is around €18.69 billion per year3a; urges the Commission to develop and complete the tracking methodology for biodiversity spending as fast as possible; calls on the Commission to ensure in the revision that the 2026 and 2027 mainstreaming targets of related expenditure contributing to halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity are reached; _________________ 3a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/793eb6ec-dbd6-11ec- a534-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format- PDF/source-258471562(pg 14)
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27 e. Calls for the climate objectives in the increase of commitments for 2024 to 2027, corresponding to at least 50 % of the total amount by which the ceilings were raised;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)
Paragraph 27 f (new)
27 f. Welcomes the gender-budgeting classification undertaken by the Commission and calls on the Commission to focus on ensuring that an effective methodology for gender focuses on an accurate and comprehensive representation of the impact of programmes on gender equality and to achieve ensuring that we get the best gender equality impact from programmes in the course of their implementation that are currently categorized as zero(star) and to take lessons learned for the design of programs; expects all gender relevant reporting to be done based on volumes and not number of actions;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that, while crisis response measures are necessary and useful, cohesion policy is not a crisis response tool; is concerned that cohesion policy is increasingly being used to reinforce other policies and to make up for shortcomings in budgetary flexibility or crisis response mechanisms in the MFF; emphasises that cohesion policy is one of the priorities of the Union, has long-term investment objectives linked to the EU’s strategic agenda, in particular the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, and should not be used to replenish funding for other policies; calls, therefore, for cohesfunding levels to be readjusted, and in particular for additional funding levels to be preserved in the budget; for cohesion policy amount to around at least 30% of the investment gap for energy efficiency investments until 2030 for a spending targeted at enhancing energy efficiency of the worst performing residential buildings for upfront investments with a special attention on technical assistance to allow for the bundling of projects to ensure timely and efficient uptake in response to the sharp rise in energy prices putting low income households in a difficult position;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that the special instruments are constrained both by scarcity of resources and rigidity of design, hampering their ability to serve as effective crisis response tools; stresses, therefore, that the revision is imperative in broadening the potential of the existing flexibility provisions; criticises in particular the Council’s decision, despite Parliament’s warnings, to merge the Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) and the EUSF in the current MFF, while reducing the overall funding available by about half;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for annual appropriations for the Flexibility Instrument to be increased from EUR 915 million to EUR 2 billion; reminds the increasing need to tackle emergencies and crises related to natural disasters and extreme weather internally and externally to the EU and its associated costs; calls, in addition, for the SEAR to be split into two strands – the EAR and the EUSF – and for annual appropriations to be increased from EUR 1.2 billion for the SEAR to EUR 1 billion for each strand in 2018 prices; considers that this will provide vital additional resources to respond to current and emerging needs, in particular, the expected increase in unforeseen weather events linked to climate change; furthermore, for the EUSF calls for an increase in the level of advanced payments to at least 50% and to at least half the average time for advanced payments and at the same time ensuring the protection of the EU budget;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls for appropriate and obligatory margins per heading automatically restored through each annual budgetary procedure, financed first by surpluses linked to the heading, by decommitments in the heading, then based on revenue surpluses proportionately distributed across the relevant headings, then any leftover decommitments proportionately distributed across the relevant headings, then by national contributions once the first two have been depleted;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises further that the various special instruments are subject to different carry-over rules and calls for the harmonisation of these rules so that amounts may be used up to year n+3 for all special instruments, thereby creating additional flexibility; insists that lapsed amounts after year n+3 be made available once more under the Flexibility InstrumentSMI;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Insists that, beyond a reinforcement of flexibilities in the MFF and the existing special instruments, it is necessary to establish a permanent fiscal capacity and common crisis instrument as an additional special instrument over and above the MFF ceilings so that the EU budget can better adapt and quickly react to crises and their social and economic effects;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Insists that all decommitted appropriations should remain in the budget so as to provide additional budgetary flexibility; underlines the need for corresponding changes to the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Calls for the long overdue phase- out of harmful subsidies and for coherence between all EU funds and programmes in the MFF post 2027; insists that projects and programmes which are inconsistent with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1.5°C, or with the objective of halting and reversing biodiversity loss, should not be eligible for support in the next MFF; recalls that the 8th Environment Action Programme lays down the enabling condition of phasing out of environmentally harmful subsidies, including through setting a deadline for the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies consistent with the ambition of limiting global warming to 1,5°C as well as a binding Union framework to monitor and report on Member States’ progress towards phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, based on an agreed methodology;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. Calls for at least 50% of the EU budget to positively contribute to one or more of the following priorities: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, sustainable use & protection of water & marine resources, circular economy, pollution prevention & control and/or protection and restoration of biodiversity & ecosystems and with at least10% contributing to protection and restoration of biodiversity; each Euro contributing to more than one aspect is only counted once;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37 c. Expects more ambitious financial commitments in line with the EU’s global commitment in terms of addressing climate change and halting biodiversity loss and as a minimum to fully plan all commitments and pledges in international climate financing in line with the global negotiations;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 d (new)
Paragraph 37 d (new)
37 d. Calls for a thorough assessment of lessons learned from the current MFF and to better target and calibrate the budget and programmes to ensure the EU budget substantially contributes to enhancing gender equality, in particular, all relevant programmes after 2027 should have the obligation to collect gender disaggregated data and ex ante and ex-post reporting obligations on their gender impact;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 e (new)
Paragraph 37 e (new)
37 e. A reference to the obligation to respect for fundamental rights (including non-discrimination) and comply with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the implementation of the EU budget should be inserted as well as a reference to the rule of law conditionality regulation;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 f (new)
Paragraph 37 f (new)
37 f. Calls for a generalisation of the partnership principle in the implementation of the EU budget and in particular for upscaling the involvement of civil society organisations in the implementation of the EU budget and focusing the budget on protecting and promoting rights and values, in particular by supporting civil society organizations;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Points out that many of the recent spending needs, in areas such as economic and social recovery, climate change-related policy reform and funding linked to the Ukraine crisis, do not follow the traditional logic of medium-term investment predictability; considers Social Climate Fund, defence, crisis response and emergency intervention spending to be cases in point where there is a clear-cut rationale for EU action; expects this trend towards a more diversified expenditure landscape to continue as the scope and depth of EU cooperation progresses; underlines, therefore, the need for a properly constructed and adaptable MFF so that the design of the EU budget does not prevent the EU from taking on new tasks and functions during the forthcoming MFFs and ensure that new priorities are not implemented to the detriment of already agreed programmes;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. DeploresExpresses concern , however, the repeated use of off-budget instruments, in particular under Article 122 TFEU, which runs counter to citizens’ interests, as this frustrates oversighimpeding proper oversight if the European Parliament and the transparency of public spending; considers, in that regard, than an annual plenary debate in Parliament on all EU finances, including off-budget instruments, will be an important step towards enhancing transparency and accountability; calls, therefore, for enhanced reporting on the “galaxy”, in particular the introduction of an annex attached to the EU budget with detailed estimates of the amounts of external assigned revenues used for particular budgetary lines, streamlined reporting on borrowing and lending activities linked to the annual budgetary cycle and regular reporting on the outstanding guarantees, and considers that a regular inter-institutional dialogue on off-budget instruments linked to the annual budgetary procedure is needed;
Amendment 302 #
40. Stresses, in this context, that the trend towards increased use of external assigned revenue is not a satisfactory solution as it weakens the role of the budgetary authority (Parliament and the Council), thereby negatively impacting democratic scrutiny and reducing the transparency of the EU’s finances; demands legally sound solutions that allow for targeted, one-off or needs-based top- ups that display the same advantages as earmarked revenue (i.e. not counted against the ceilings), but that are at the same time subject to full control of the budgetary authority; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to explore the use of hybrid instruments(funds with mix funding: budget and assigned revenue) beyond research and external action (combined financing from EU budget and externally assigned revenue(EARs)s 6a as long as Parliament’s role is secured and empower the budgetary authority to adopt annual commitments and payments when EARs are used to supplement EU programmes with contributions from Member States (article 21(2a) of the Financial Regulation) or when they come from joint EU borrowing, and making possible for Member States to the use of voluntary ‘ad hoc’ contributions from Member States to reinforce all types of Union programmes; _________________ 6a External assigned revenues are not processed through the budgetary procedure laid down in Article 314 TFEU, but are contributed directly to the Union budget by the member state or other contributor for a specified purpose. They are incorporated into the Union budget, as managed by the Commission, and are subject to the discharge procedure. Traditionally, this technique has been employed by member states wishing to contribute additional amounts to certain research programmes or external aid initiatives.
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Recalls the successful implementation of the SURE instrument at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which helped Member States cover the costs related to the creation or extension of national short-time work schemes; calls on the Commission to re- establish such an instrument in the context of the current social crisis in order to protect people in work and jobs and make it permanent as long as needed in times of crisis;