Activities of Sandra PEREIRA related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
Opinion on Guidelines for the 2021 Budget - Section III
Amendments (21)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to reverse industrial and commercial strategies based on planned obsolescence, where products are designed to have a short shelf life and have to be replaced at very short notice, which runs counter to the need to adapt production and consumption to the limits of the planet’s resources; considers, furthermore, that the right to redress and to continuous technical support is imperative in order to achieve sustainable production and consumption;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for increased funding under budget headings seeking to provide support for micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (MSMEs), in particular in terms of access to finance and innovation; calls, in this regard, for the next budget to include increased support for MSMEs and their representative associations in these areas and for measures to promote better working conditions; calls, in addition, for increased technical support and the introduction of simpler and more streamlined application procedures for MSMEs seeking access to EU funding and programmes;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that public money shall not be spent for military investments or defence implications;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for a balanced distribution of funds among Member States, with a view to reducing inequalities in R&D capacities and activities in their various areas.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that the funds, support and programmes under the next EU budget should be restricted to civilian purposes only;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the new Heading 1 (‘Single Market, Innovation and Digital’) will be instrumental for boosting innovation-led economic growthshould focus on boosting social development based on people’s needs and contributinge to the transition towards a climate-neutral society in line with the Paris Agreement; highlights furthermore the importance of the new Heading 5 (‘Security and Defence’), which includes the new European Defence Fund and essential funds for nuclear safety and decommissioningdeployment of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures in order to meet the commitments under the Paris Agreement and to accelerate the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to increase funding for actions in the field of gender equality, including employment issues, in order to tackle the pay discrimination between men and women and to effectively fight the lack of job security, which particularly affects women; argues that any use of EU funds for job creation shall be based on creating jobs with open- ended contracts and decent wages; recommends, in particular, increasing funding to promote maternity, parental and early childhood protection through the appropriate programmes; requires, among other measures, the appropriateness of the duration and remuneration of maternity and paternity leave;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Council to include gender equality objectives within the regulations governing the Structural Funds, as well as within key EU funding programmes (health and environment, education, youth, economy, etc.), and to ensure they are accompanied by earmarked funding;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls Parliament’s position on the overall financial envelope for Horizon Europe of EUR 120 billion (in 2018 prices); calls on the Commission in this regard to present the 2021 draft budget accordingly to ensure that research and innovation activities will continue in aaddreass that are essential for the EU’s strategic autonomy and benefit its citizens and society, such as digital transformation, healthcare and spacesocietal challenges, contribute to sustainable development based on people’s needs; recalls in this context the importance of fundamental research;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Advocates a more strategic application of the ESF for promoting equality between women and men, labour market access and re-integration, combating unemployment, poverty, social exclusion and all forms of discrimination; calls on the Commission to come up with proactive measures through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in order to support women’s employment in rural areas;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Reiterates the need for the EU budget to increase funding to close the gender pay gap, applying the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates that investments in research and innovation needs to be stepped up with a view to improving access to knowledge, promoting social development, tackling climate change, raising quality of living standards and achieving the Sustainable Developments Goals;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that according to the Article 41 (2)TEU any expenditure arising from actions having military or defence implications should not be charged to the Union budget;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for the EU budget to play a more active role in efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals; calls, therefore, for the budget to be used to support measures and projects aimed at eradicating female and child poverty, better integration into the labour market, eliminating wage and labour inequalities between men and women, improving access to and provision of health care, and combating violence against women, children and young people;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to increase EU funding so that Member States can provide public social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation, with psychological and social support from specialised professionals, and to implement social and economic policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution, including through securing jobs that effectively lead to their social inclusion;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the creation of budget headings that tackle production-capacity weaknesses and the obsolescence of production means in industry, thus fostering industrial development, with a particular focus on Member States with development deficits in this economic sector;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for funds to be mobilised for Member States to strengthen maternity and paternity protection, including through investing in the provision of a free public network of early childhood education and care services, and long- term care services; notes that the unavailability, prohibitive costs and lack of sufficient infrastructure providing quality childcare remains a significant barrier to the equal participation of women in all aspects of society, including work;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, in the last decade, with the worsening and enforcement of neoliberal policies, economic, social, employment and gender inequalities within and between Member States have become more acute;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls the important role of the European Institute for Gender Equality in raising awareness of the extent and causes of gender inequality in the EU; calls, therefore, for the Institute to be endowed with a greater budget, increased staffing levels and enhanced independence and for greater resources for the budget line 'promoting non- discrimination and equality';
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for the budget to provide the necessary funding to support Member States in strengthening the capacity of public employment authorities, at the level of human resources and technical and structural capacity, in order to ensure the necessary action for the application of employment rights determined by legislation or collective agreement, in particular by imposing penalties on companies in the event of non- compliance; calls also for the assessment of the implementation of conditionality in the allocation of EU funds to companies with high working standards and the lack of discriminatory practices towards women;