Activities of Pierre LARROUTUROU 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)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement, ratified by the European Union on 5 October 2016,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to the Landscape review of the European Court of Auditors, entitled 'EU action on energy and climate change' (2017)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)
Citation 10 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication 'A Clean Planet for all - A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy' (COM (2018) 773),
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly believes that it is imperative to rise to thtackle climate challenge in a way thatll its dimensions, as boostsing employment and, strengthensing competitiveness, protecting biodiversity and promoting sustainable development inside and outside the Union; welcomes the powerful calls for action made by EU leaders at the recent UN climate change summit and the commitments made recently by several Member States to ramp up spending in areas such as energy efficiency and transport and energy infrastructure;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes, therefore, a 2020 Union budget that makes an important contribution to tackling environmental challenges and climate change and offsets as much as possible the existing backlog towards reaching the target of 20 % of climate-related Union expenditure for the period 2014-2020; proposes a significant reinforcement by more than EUR 2 billion above DB levels for budget lines across different Headings, and predominantly in Subheading 1a, which make a high contribution towards the climate- expenditure target; carefully targets those reinforcements towards lines that have an excellent implementation rate and the operational capacity to absorb the additional appropriations in 2020; highlights however that these amounts fall far short of meeting the needs for investment in this area as recalled by the European Commission, which estimates it between EUR 175 and 290 billion per year;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that budget 2020 has to be considered in the wider context of the current climate challenges that need to be addressed in the swiftest way; regrets that, under the current MFF, this budget has scarce resources; underlines that the EU needs to make all necessary efforts to fulfil its commitments pledged under the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes further targeted reinforcements to other budget lines related to Parliament’s priorities, in areas such as SMEs, digitalisation, cancer research, security and justice cooperation, migration and, external policy and development;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Concludes that, for the purpose of adequately financing the pressing priorities expressed above, and considering the very tight or inexistent margins under certain Headings in 2020, the Flexibility Instrument and the Global Margin for Commitments need to be fully mobilised, the Contingency Margin needs to be partially mobilised, and the possibility to re-use de- commitments for research laid down in Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation needs to be used in full; also recalls that flexibilities set out in the MFF Regulation will lapse at the end of this period;
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 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recalls the importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions (PP-PAs) as tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that have the potential to turn into standing Union activities and programmes; stresses, in this regard, for those paving the way for new programmes supported by the current Commission President and the European Parliament such as the Just Transition Fund, that the European Commission should pay particular attention to implement them in the form that would gather the widest support from the European Parliament; having carried out a careful analysis of all the proposals submitted and taking fully into account the Commission's assessment of their respect of legal requirements and implementability, adopts a balanced package of PP-PAs that reflects Parliament’s political priorities; calls on the Commission to swiftly implement PP- PAs and provide feedback on their performance and results delivered on the ground;