Activities of Hélène LAPORTE related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2021 budget, Section III – Commission
Amendments (20)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas pursuant to Article 311 of the TFEU, the Union shall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its policy objectives and the budget shall be financed wholly from own resources;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the current Commission has branded itself as geopolitical and displayed an ambition to tackle climate and environment-related challenges, which it regards as the ‘defining task’ of this generation;
Amendment 29 #
1. Insists that the EU budget is vital toan instrument that must respond to the challenges the Union is facing and reflects the degree of ambition of the Member States and the institutions;
Amendment 52 #
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; 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 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the risk of a new financial crisis, as highlighted by international financial institutions, in the light of rising global public and private debt (322 % of the world’s GDP); is worried about the potential social and political consequences of such a crisis – projected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be ten times harsher than in the aftermath of 2008 – if the EU is not equipped with new tools to protect social cohesion;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes, therefore, that it is essential to reduce the EU budget in order to alleviate the tax burden on taxpayers and to reduce the indebtedness of net contributor states;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’s proposals for the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, notably the Just Transition Fund; stresses that these are deeply linked to the negotiations on the next MFF and therefore imply a strong and credible MFF; stresses that financing for any new initiatives should be calculated in addition to the Commission’s original proposal and thus result in higher MFF ceilings;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes, however, that in order to attain the 40 % GHG emissions reduction target by 2030, the Commission has estimated that it will be necessary to bridge a funding gap of at least EUR 500 billion every year, including social adaptation measures; considers that this funding gap is strongly underestimated even for the 40 % target, not to mention the 55 % target, and is yet to be addressed at EU or national level; stresses the urgent need for another quantum leap in political and financial efforts in order to achieve these objectives; believes that introducing genuine new own resources is key to bridging this gap; considers that a just transition requires just funding;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses, nevertheless, that the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on which the safeguarding of our planet will depend, implies profound changes in the current free trade-based economic model ; calls, therefore, on the European Union to introduce smart protectionism, in particular by incorporating the environmental cost of the transport of goods into tariff barriers, in order to give an advantage to our local producers and to make consumers aware of their patterns of consumption;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Deplores the fact that the Commission is reducing the environmental challenge that we are facing to a mere budget and accounting line; points out that injecting tens or hundreds of billions of euros into the economy in support of the environment will not enable us to meet this challenge if the current economic model remains the same;
Amendment 114 #
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, 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 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates itsOpposes the position that commitment appropriations for the 2021- 2027 period should be set at EUR 1 324.1 billion in 2018 prices, which represents 1.3 % of the EU-27’s gross national income (GNI); reflecting this position, is determined to defend a 2021 budget of EUR 192.1 billion in current prices inproposes a significant reduction of the 2021 budget by setting the level of commitment appropriations (1.29at 1 % of GNI);
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to make substantial savings on the following budget items: Asylum and Migration Fund, Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, Structural Reform Support Programme, European External Action Service, Committee of the Regions, and communication expenditure;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urges the Commission to formulate a proposal that includes at least maintaining the budget allocated to the Common Agricultural Policy, on which the survival of our farmers depends; recalls that in France, two farmers commit suicide every day, that one in five farmers does not pay themselves any income, and that CAP subsidies are consequently the main source of income for most of them;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls for the launch of an audit to establish the proportion of European funds that are earmarked to facilitate the reception and integration of illegal migrants in the Member States of the European Union;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Aims to set binding biodiversity and climate mainstreaming targets and to fix the latter to at least 30 % 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;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines that any funding to Turkey, a country that does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy, must be immediately stopped;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is determined to avoid a new payment crisis; reiterates that the overall payment ceiling must take into account the unprecedented volume of outstanding commitments at the end of 2020 to be settled under the next MFF; further notes that the focus of payment appropriations in 2021 will largely be on completion of 2014-2020 programmes; insists, however, that this should not hinder the launch of new programmes; calls, therefore, not to increase the commitment appropriations in the Budget of the European Union until a definitive solution on the stabilisation of the backlog of outstanding payment claims is found;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Insists, therefore, on setting payments at an appropriate level as of 2021 in order to obviate any difficulties for beneficiaries and reiterates its commitment to defend a level of payments at EUR 184.7 billion in current prices for 2021;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to ensure full respect for the principle of subsidiarity;