Activities of David CORMAND related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2021 budget, Section III – Commission
Amendments (25)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regards to its resolution of 16 January 2020 on the COP151a, _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0015_EN.html
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the Council of Europe defines gender budgeting as a ‘gender based assessment of budgets incorporating a gender perspective at all levels of the budgetary process and restructuring revenues and expenditures in order to promote gender equality’; whereas the purpose of gender budgeting is to promote accountability and transparency in fiscal planning, to increase gender responsive participation in the budget process, for example by undertaking steps to involve women and men equally in budget preparation, and to advance gender equality and women’s rights;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists that the EU budget is vital and plays a crucial role to respond to the challenges the Union is facing and reflects the degree of ambition of the Member States and the institutions;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55 % by 2030 represents an enormous challenge, notably with regard to building insulation, developing public transport and achieving both an agricultural transition and a socially just transition; recalls additionally that the IPCC report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C underlines the need to cut carbon emissions by 65% by 2030; 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 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out that climate and biodiversity-related expenditure must be tracked using more robust, transparent and comprehensive methodology including reformed performance indicators for defining ex-ante and ex- post tracking and accounting, which are needed in order to avoid the risk of overestimation of the allocated funds;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reiterates that Parliament’s position for “financing the European Green Deal” was set in its resolution on the European Green Deal in which it supported the introduction of new green own resources, such as the Carbon border adjustment tax, a share of ETS revenue, a Kerosene tax and a Plastic tax and a tax on financial transactions, that correspond to the objectives of the European Green Deal and promoted and facilitated a green and socially fair transition, including the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment; and it saw the Commission’s proposals as a starting point in this regard;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers, therefore, that the whole 2021 budget must comply with the 55 % GHG emissions reduction target, as requested in its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal, but also aim at a 65% reduction target as recommended by the IPCC latest reports; considers that the 2021 budget should also comply 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 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Reiterates that Parliament’s position for biodiversity was set in its resolution on COP15[1]in which it called on the Commission and the Council to set a clear spending target for biodiversity mainstreaming of at least 10 % in the MFF, in addition to the target for spending on climate mainstreaming1b; _________________ 1b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0015_EN.html
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Aims to set binding biodiversity and climate mainstreaming targets and to fix for the first to at least 10% and the latter to at least 350 % for 2021; 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; excepts the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and detailed proposal by July 2020 in form of a Framework Regulation; demands for the Parliament to be closely involved in the conception of such a methodology;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Demands that the planning of climate and biodiversity spending take place during the development of MFF programmes and not simply as an accountancy exercise ex-post as part of the annual budgetary procedure;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Calls on the Commission to report annually, on the basis of actual expenditure rather than estimates, to what degree the mainstreaming targets for climate and biodiversity are being met; Calls on the Commission to put forward a correction mechanism in case climate and biodiversity spending falls below the foreseen targets;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Reiterates its call for the phase-out of harmful subsidies and for coherence between all EU funds and programmes; Insists that projects and programmes which are inconsistent with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1.5oC,or with the objective of halting and reversing biodiversity loss, shall not be eligible for support under the EU budget, and shall be in line with the EU taxonomy framework for sustainable investment;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11 d. Insists that the MFF 2021-2027 exclude any direct or indirect support for fossil fuels and fossil-fuel related infrastructure, in the EU or abroad;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11 e. Calls for all infrastructure investments with an expected lifespan of more than 5 years to be in linked with the National Climate and Energy Plans, and in their planning prioritize of energy efficiency measures(Energy Efficiency First Principle) and the consideration of specific decarbonisation pathways compatible with the objective of limit global warming to under 1,5°C as well as resilience to adverse climate change impacts. Calls for the integration of all 3 scopes of GHG emissions in the mandatory cost-benefit analysis over the lifecycle of the project against the most likely baseline and the explicit consideration to avoid stranded assets;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11 f. Is particularly worried that the contribution of the Common Agricultural Policy(CAP) to climate spending has been grossly overestimated and is unrealistic, as highlighted by the European Court of Auditors; reiterates its call for the CAP to be fully in line with the EU's increased climate and biodiversity ambition; Calls on the Commission to analyse to what extent the current CAP reform proposal contributes to these commitments and for it to come forward with the necessary changes to ensure that the CAP and its implementation are coherent with, and contribute to, the Union's increased climate and biodiversity ambitions;
Amendment 211 #
11 g. Calls on the Commission to urgently put forward a new CAP legislative package in order to ensure that it is fully compliant with Paris Climate Agreement as its budget repensent roughly half of the climate-related spending;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 h (new)
Paragraph 11 h (new)
11 h. Reiterates that Parliament’s position for “do no harm” principle was set in its resolution on the European Green Deal1c in which, amongst other things, it welcomed the commitment by the Commission to ensure that all EU actions should help the EU achieve a sustainable future and a just transition, including the use of green budgeting tools, and to update the better regulation guidelines accordingly; _________________ 1c https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0005_EN.html
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 i (new)
Paragraph 11 i (new)
11 i. Reiterates that Parliament’s position for “financing the European Green Deal” was set in its resolution on the European Green Deal in which it stressed the instrumental role of the 2021- 2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the delivery of the European Green Deal and the urgent need for another quantum leap in political and financial efforts, including new budgetary appropriations, in order to achieve its objectives, as well as a just transition towards a carbon-neutral economy based on the highest social justice criteria so that no one and nowhere is left behind; and it expected the budgetary means over the next financial programming period to be commensurate with this ambition, while stressing that a reduced MFF would obviously represent a step backwards;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 j (new)
Paragraph 11 j (new)
11 j. Calls for the implementation of gender budgeting by assigning budget allocations taking into account a gender- responsive evaluation of the previous budgetary period and ensuring equal participation in the budgetary process; stresses that gender budgeting also requires linking the budget to gender equality objectives defined in each policy area, tracing spending on gender equality and ensuring agender-sensitive review of the programmes and spending to adjust them in the following period;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 k (new)
Paragraph 11 k (new)
11 k. Is convinced that any legal person who is a beneficial owner of legal entities receiving funds from the EU budget shall be prohibited from receiving any funds from the existing as well as the future European budget under the rules of this Regulation on Multinannual Financial Framework for 2021-2017, including direct agricultural payments and any disbursements, expenditures, guarantees or other benefits dealt with therein if s/he is in a clear conflict of interests as defined in Art. 61 of Financial Regulation (EU) 1046/2018;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Considers that the EU budget’s revenue side shall be seen as a tool for the achievement of EU policies; believes that new green and single market-related own resources would be complementary to the European Green Deal’s strategy for climate and environment protection and fair taxation objectives respectively;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Deplores the recurring political dramas caused by the overwhelming share of national GNI contributions in the own resources system; considers, therefore, that their share should decrease to fulfil their balancing role only;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Recalls that the European Parliament will not give its consent to the MFF without an agreement on the reform of the EU own resources system, including the introduction of a basket of new own resources; underlines, therefore, that the 2021 budget will have to be financed through new additional own resources in order to avoid damaging political consequences;
Amendment 242 #
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, includingproposing either the prolongation of the legal bases where relevant or to propose how to reallocate the new set of programmes under the extended and automatically adjusted MFF ceilings;