Activities of Elisabetta GUALMINI related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
General budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections (debate)
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that effective and carefully considered social and employment policy enhancements reflectingies, reflecting socio-economic, demographic and automation challenges and macro-economic imbalances among Member States, accompanied by well- targeted investment strategies and responsible fiscal policies, continue to be an important precondition for sustainable growth which is the key factor leading to quality employment and boosting upward social convergence;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is convinced that negotiations for the 2020 budget should proceed in parallel with a discussion on the reform of the EU own resources system, which aims to establish a basket of new own resources that are better aligned with and incentivise progress in major EU policy priorities, such as the fight against climate change and the realisation of a fairer internal market, and that the outcome of this discussion should be reflected in a joint statement accompanying the final agreement on the annual budget;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the 2020 budget should contribute towards achieving the Europe 2020 targets in the social and employment area, which seem to be within reach as regards the employment rate target but remain far from being achieved as regards the target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion; stresses, in this regard, the need for comprehensive policy reforms and integrated approaches that combat youth and long-term unemployment and the often neglected issue of elderly employability; highlights the need to progressively align the strategic orientation of EU policies and programmes with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the social agenda outlined by the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), which should be fully integrated into the programming provisions of the EU Funds and the European Semester;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the crucial role of the European Social Fund (ESF), the Youth Guarantee (YG), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); stresses the need for these programmes to receive an adequate level of funding in 2020 and until the entry into force of the next MFF programming phase, ensuring that no gap in the financing of such important instruments is ever to take place; highlights, in this regard, that the activities implemented in these areas should always result in strategic measures with clearly defined objectives and targets and that efficient and effective spending is equally as important as the total budget ceilings;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that the programming funds in the social and employment area should create synergies to help reduce social divergences and inequalities that have been exacerbated by the crisis; warns that any reductions in the budget for these areas will only create difficulties for these policies to be effective and reach their targets;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses in particular the role of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) as an essential tool to fight youth unemployment, which remains unacceptably high and with significant disparities across the Member States; welcomes the commitment by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her Political Guidelines to strengthen the Youth Guarantee by turning it into a permanent instrument with an increased budget and regular reporting; with regard to this, takes note of the Commission proposal to increase YEI allocations in 2020 by EUR 116 million, but considers such a figure insufficient; calls therefore for an increase of YEI payment appropriations by EUR 600 million;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the forthcoming rationalisintegration of the current ESF, the YEI, the FEAD, the EaSI and the European Health Programme underwithin the ESF+ as of 2021; calls on the Commission to present financial information in a manner that makes it comparableand budgetary allocations in a manner that makes ESF+ figures and thematic concentrations comparable with the current envelopes of the above mentioned programmes, as well as with performance information; expresses concerns on the substantial decrease (by EUR 5 million) proposed by the Council on the PROGRESS axis of EaSI; stresses, in this regard, that all legislative and budgetary revisions should be based on evidence, understanding of their impacts and in line with the better regulation agenda, as well as related recommendations of the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that, in the context of ongoing budgetary constraints, it will be critical to make the best use of the 2020 general budget, including future skillswhich should be overcome with an ambitious investment strategy to re-launch the European economy in the aftermath of the economic crisis, it will be critical to make the best use of the 2020 general budget, especially when it comes to policies capable of supporting sustainable economic growth and quality employment creation, such as future skills policies, vocational and educational training (VET), upskilling and reskilling policies and measures to support labour market transitions and better adjustment to demographic change, particularly by improved integration of potentially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in the labour market;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Awaits the publication of the feasibility study on the Child Guarantee; calls on the Commission to fully take into consideration the proposals for implementation of the Preparatory Actions on the Child Guarantee, adopted in the annual budgets 2017, 2018 and 2019, which go beyond the feasibility study and which have a level of funding which will allow the implementation of a proper experimental phase of the Child Guarantee in the next programming period 2021-2027; with regard to this, welcomes the Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's commitment in her Political Guidelines to create the European Child Guarantee in order to help ensure that every child in Europe at risk of poverty or social exclusion has access to the most basic set of rights like healthcare and education;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Call for adequate funding for EURES operations to be ensured in 2020, in particular stresses that the entry into force of the European Labour Authority (ELA) should not result in a reduction of resources and capabilities for EURES, which plays a pivotal role in facilitating labour mobility of Union citizens and offers services and partnerships for jobseekers and employers, Public Employment Services (PES), the social partners and the local authorities; insists that the ELA, being a new body, requires fresh resources to run smoothly; highlights therefore the need for maintaining clear and separate budget lines for both ELA and EURES;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Recalls that the EU is in a context of near-stagnation and insufficient wage growth and that both the Commission and the ECB recommend a general increase in wages and an improvement in the quality of employment; stresses, furthermore, that the budget lines supporting the European social dialogue and measures for the social partners are of prime importance when it comes to strengthening the social partners’ involvement, for example in the European Semester and in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, and therefore calls for increased appropriations as regards industrial relations and social dialogue; highlights that well-functioning industrial relations systems have a positive impact on productivity, employment creation and maintenance, jobs quality and decent wages;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that pilot projects (PPs) and preparatory actions (PAs) are very valuable tools to initiate new activities and policies in the fields of employment and social inclusion and could be used for data and evidence collection in order to improve future Union employment policiesthat several ideas of the EMPL Committee have been implemented successfully in the past as PPs/PAs; encourages the full use of the margins available under each heading;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Highlights the key role of the European Labour Authority in promoting fair labour mobility and intends therefore to provide this agency with sufficient resources to make it capable of performing its tasks in an efficient manner;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the importance of reinforcing the employability of young people and that the fight against youth unemployment requires substantial financial efforts; is determined to ensure the properadditional funding for the YEI programme in the last year of the current MFF; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of this programme and to further improve its efficiency, so as to ensure that it brings more European added value to national employment policies in order to ensure a smooth transition towards the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) programme in the next MFF ; proposes therefore an increase of EUR 363,3 million above DB levels in commitment appropriations for the YEI;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Intends to provide the European Environment Agency with additional resources, given the pivotal role of this agency to support sustainable development and measurable improvement in Europe's environment;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reinforces, against the background of an unrealistically low ceiling since the beginning of the current MFF, funding for Parliament’s priorities in the fields of internal security, migration and fundamental rights; strongly objects to Council’s cuts to the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) and rejects the Council’s proposal to move EUR 400 million in commitment appropriations into a reserve awaiting a break-through on the reform of the Dublin III Regulation; underlines that it is of paramount importance to invest in adequate funding and staffing levels for all agencies operating in the fields of migration, security and, border control and the respect of fundamental rights, in particular Europol, Eurojust, EPPO and Frontex, Frontex and the Fundamental Rights Agency;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reinforces, against the background of an unrealistically low ceiling since the beginning of the current MFF, funding for Parliament’s priorities in the fields of internal security, migration and fundamental rights; strongly objects to Council’s cuts to the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) and rejects the Council’s proposal to move EUR 400 million inof this programme commitment appropriations into a reserve awaiting a break-through on the reform of the Dublin III Regulation as it would forbid its use for the purpose of serving a human management of the migrant flows; underlines that it is of paramount importance to invest in adequate funding and staffing levels for all agencies operating in the fields of migration, security and border control, in particular Europol, Eurojust, EPPO and Frontex;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls that, given the persisting security threats and the deterioration of the security environment at the EU’s Eastern borders as well as the challenging reforms Eastern European partners are confronted with, it is important to provide sufficient funding in support of stability, democracy and confidence-building and to step up efforts to support poverty reduction and economic development in the region; further recalls that the countries of the Southern neighbourhood need additional financial support, since they are facing enormous pressure, including the conflicts in Syria and Libya, the rise of extremism and the related refugee and migrant movements;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Deplores the limited role the European Parliament has in the supervision and governance of the EUTF; considers it fundamental that the European Parliament is able to monitor the activities of the Operational Committee and calls on the Commission to provide detailed information on the decisions taken in that Committee and ensure that the European Parliament is represented at its meetings;