8 Amendments of Christophe GRUDLER related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Rejects the cuts by Council of a total of EUR 747,4 million in Heading 1a, including EUR 424,9 million for the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation, EUR 28 million for the ICT strand of the Connecting Europe Facility and EUR 20 million for COSME, which risk undermining the Union’s efforts to creating growth and jobs; recalls that Horizon 2020 and the CEF have already suffered cuts to finance the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI);
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that Horizon 2020 and COSME play a critical role in boosting the Union’s competitiveness and its capacity to create a sustainable future;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the need to increase the financial contributions to the Syrian Trust Fund “Madad”, underlines the efforts by organisations working on evidence gathering in Syria and calls for the evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by all sides to the conflict to be preserved as a fundamental priority;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Stresses the importance of a progressive framing of the common EU’s defence policy and the need to support further funding to ensure its implementation;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for additional funds to accelerate the development and deployment of cleaner technologies to help meet the commitments undertaken by the Union under the Paris Agreement; stresses that research and innovation are key drivers for sustainable development and recalls the commitment made by the Union and its Member States to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reaffirms its strong support to the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry; reiterates that EDIDP contributes to the relevance of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Basis until a fully-fledged European Defence Fund as of 2021.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls for an increased funding for projects focussed on the support of refugees from Venezuela who have fled to the neighbouring countries including EU Member States’ territories in the Caribbean.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Highlights the critical need to eradicate sexual and gender based violence by addressing their widespread and systematic use as a weapon of war; calls for the use of EU funds to provide support to victims of gender based violence.