Activities of David CORMAND related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 – all sections (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021
Amendments (18)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls its position that the 2021- 2027 MFF climate and biodiversity mainstreaming targets must go beyond the levels of targeted spending shares as set out in its interim report; aims, therefore, to achieve a biodiversity spending level of at least 10 % and a climate mainstreaming spending level of at least 30 % for 2021;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. reiterates its call on the Commission to lay down clear eligibility criteria for a new stringent and comprehensive methodology for both climate and biodiversity related expenditure, in the form of Framework Regulations ensuring that only projects meeting the relevant technical screening criteria developed under Regulation(EU) 2020/852 shall be accounted for when contributing to those spending targets, together with the corresponding corrective measures, where relevant, and the full implementation of the "do no significant harm" within the meaning of Article 17 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 to ensure that the EU fulfils its commitments under the Paris Agreement and its call for phase-out of indirect fossil fuel subsidies and a ban on direct ones in the entire EU budget;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Decides to increase to the levels set up in the MFF interim report of November 2018 the fifteen flagship programmes identified in its resolution of 23 July 2020 (Horizon Europe, InvestEU, Erasmus+, the Child Guarantee, the Just Transition Fund, Digital Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility, LIFE+, EU4health, the Integrated Border Management Fund, Creative Europe, the Right and Values programme, the European Defence Fund, the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and humanitarian aid, as well as relevant EU agencies and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office); decides further to base its reading on the MFF ceilings proposed by the Commission in the DB; considers that any increase for the flagship programmes should be accompanied by the corresponding rise of the ceiling of the given MFF heading; decides to reinforce funding for Parliament’s priorities inter allia in the fields of climate change, security, migration, fundamental rights and external action;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importance of Horizon Europe in making the European Green Deal a success, and contributing to the transition towards a climate-neutral economy and society by 2050, and in supporting the digital transformation, which is vital for the Union’s future prosperity; stresses also that the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need to invest in health research; proposes therefore significantly to increase Horizon Europe, in line with its long-held position calling for an overall budget of EUR 120 billion over the 2021-2027 MFF period; considers, furthermore, that the full amount of decommitments made over the whole of the current MFF should be made available, in accordance with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation, to support the climate and digital transitions and health research;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the 2021 Union budget to ensure that the InvestEU Programme delivers on both its long term objective by providing more investment capacity aimed at supporting sustainable infrastructure, research, SMEs, and social investments and its new short term mission to support tha sustainable economic recovery via strategic sustainable investments;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility in fostering the development of a high-performance trans- European networks, boosting transport projects in particular the ones supporting a sustainable and cross-border mobility as well as modal shift, supporting energy projects in the shift towards a climate- neutral economy and preventing a carbon lock-in, with security of supply, and buttressing the digital transition, including the up-skilling and re-skilling of Union workers; proposes therefore major increases, in particular for the transport and energy strands to ensure that the necessary investment is made to decrease GHG emissions by 65% until 2030 and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises the importance of Erasmus+ as a symbolic and one of the most successful Union programmes with strategic investment in the Union's future; recalls that insufficient funding for the Erasmus+ programme would endanger its capacity to reach its new objectives and to uphold the challenges of becoming more inclusive and ecological; decides therefore to substantially increase Erasmus+ in line with itsboth the Parliament’s position and European Commission President’s commitment position to triple its budget;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Echoes the Commission prediction that, in the context of recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak, tacklingfighting against extreme poverty, and especially child poverty will become even more important in the coming years; consequently, insists that a separate budget line under ESF+ needs to be created for the European Child Guarantee with an allocation of EUR 1 billion for the year 2021;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Deeply regrets that the Commission still has not responded to Parliament's call for a comprehensive review of the budget line for multimedia measures, particularly with regard to the framework contract with Euronews; decides to put its budgetary allocation in reserve until the Commission has answered the concerns raised by the Court of Auditors; notes however that the Court of Auditors does not point to any shortcomings on Euronews’s part in its contractual reporting duties under the current framework; regrets that such a reserve of 18 million euros endangers the financial viability of Euronews, and consequently its staff, while it is highly important that the EU supports independent and high-quality journalism on EU affairs;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Decides to reinforce the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) in order to help local, regional and national authorities and government in order to improve their capacity to design, develop and implement reforms, including through exchange of good practices, appropriate processes and methodologies and a more effective and efficient human resources management;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. In line with the overall priority to tackle climate change and prevent irreversible biodiversity loss, focuses substantial increases worth EUR 237 million in commitment appropriations on budget lines pertaining to LIFE+ programme; notes that this increase is intended to contribute to the main objectives such as preservation of nature and biodiversity, the circular economy and quality of life, climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as the clean energy transition; expects the Commission to warrant the necessary absorption capacity for an effective use of these additional means;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Reminds that a number of agricultural sectors have been hard hit by the COVID-19 outbreak and therefore supports targeted reinforcements on budget lines for market support measures under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) which aim at mitigating the effects of the crisis caused by that outbreak especially for organic farms and small- scale farmers; expects the Letter of amendment to adjust further the level of appropriations of EAGF by taking into account the assigned revenue expected to be available in 2021 and other parameters such as the impact of the COVID pandemic on agricultural sectors;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Considers that any appropriations, especially from the CAP, shall not be used for supporting breeding or rearing of bulls used for lethal bull fighting activities.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Stresses the importance of a progressive framing of the EU’s common security and defence policy; underlines the importance of enhancing European cooperation in defence matters since it not only makes Europe and its citizens safer, but also leads to a cost reduction; calls for increased funding for the European Defence Fund in order to fully foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base that will contribute to the much-needed strategic autonomy of the EU;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls for increased funding for military mobility with the aim of helping Member States act faster and more effectively; notes that sufficient funding is needed to support missions and operations under the common security and defence policy, including by measures such as funding dual-use transport infrastructure and simplifying diplomatic clearances and customs rules;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Points to the persistent challenges in the Union’s Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, as well as the importance of endowing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East with adequateincreased financial resourcessupport to allow UNRWA to continue the provision of vital services to millions of Palestine refugees in the region; recalls the importance of developing stable relations and strong cooperation between the EU and Africa and deems appropriate to dedicate sufficient financial resources to the development of this continent, which would contribute inter alia to mitigating the root causes of forced migration;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Decides not to restore, at this stage, the Council’s cuts in Heading 7, except for the needed reinforcement of the DG ENV, in order to ensure the good implementation of the Green Deal;;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57 a. Deeply regrets that the Commission still has not responded to Parliament's call for full access to contracts and informations regarding theCOVID-19 vaccines-related contract covered by the DAB 8/2020; decides to put part of the budgetary allocation reserved to the special advisors in reserve until the Commission has answered the concerns raised by the EP;