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29 Amendments of Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ related to 2019/2213(BUD)

Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas some of the Commission’s key objectives include helping to fight child poverty, supporting young people by giving them the education and opportunities they need to thrive, and getting more women into the labour market;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that the future EU budget should contribute to climate and biodiversity mainstreaming beyond the anticipated levels of targeted spending, which should be achieved by integrating climate and environmental objectives into decision-making in all policies and programmes throughout the entire policy cycle, while pursuing the objective of a just transition that leaves no one behind;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Welcomes, moreover, the job creation that the European Green Deal could herald and is determined to ensure decent working conditions for all; is convinced, therefore, that the European Green Deal must be accompanied by interventions targeting the protection of workers in particular;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Emphasises that the transition funds should not only cover the relocation of coal and other fossil fuel workers, but must also take into consideration all sectors potentially involved, including steel;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
. ...and protect EU citizens from the next financial crisisguarantee and achieve full social, economic and territorial cohesion
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
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, preserve jobs and prevent mass layoffs;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that sustainable and inclusive growth, well-targeted investment and fiscal policy are the key to the creation of quality employment and greater prosperity for all;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Emphasises, therefore, that the Green Deal must usher in social progress, by improving the well-being of all and reducing social inequalities, economic imbalances between Member States, and disparities between gender and generations; believes that a just transition should leave no person and no place behind and should address social and economic inequalities; reiterates that the transition to a climate-neutral economy and a sustainable society must be carried out in conjunction with the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Advocates, therefore, an ambitious 2021 budget in order to further the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights on the basis of sustainable growth of a highly competitive social market economy, with the aim of achieving full employment and social progress, promoting equality for all and solidarity between generations, and safeguarding the rights of the child, as enshrined in the Treaty on the European Union; highlights, in particular, the importance of adequate funding to support measures for the promotion of equality and equal access to the labour market for men and women; also recalls the importance of adequate funding and other instruments that promote the support of anti-discrimination legislation and policies and the implementation thereof;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Highlights that implementing the above requires properly funded social policies and underlines the need, therefore, to reinforce the existing instruments contributing to these goals, notably the European Social Fund + (ESF+) (including the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI)), the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF);
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Recalls the need to direct the structural funds and investments more effectively towards promoting inclusive growth, reducing inequalities and boosting upward social convergence;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4 f. Warns that any reductions in the budget for these areas could make it difficult for these policies to be effective and to attain their targets; insists, therefore, that they be safeguarded in the next MFF and that they continue to be implemented predominantly through grants;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4 g. Reiterates that these funds should create synergies to help reduce social divergences and inequalities to make sure that no one is left behind in the process;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4 h. Highlights the need, moreover, to ensure a smooth transition between the current funding period and the new MFF, especially between the current ESF, YEI, FEAD and EaSI, towards the new ESF+;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4 i. Calls for sufficient funding to support investment in housing in order to tackle effectively the growing problems of a lack of affordable housing, poor housing conditions, housing exclusion and homelessness;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4 j. Recalls the importance of ensuring that no one is left behind; advocates, therefore, an EU budget that promotes equality at all life stages – from the beginning to the end of people’s lives; to this end, calls for the creation of a programme to support Member States that wish to establish or strengthen a public and universal network of childcare and elderly care, as well as a public network for those much reliant on care such as persons with disabilities or those with long-term care needs;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 k (new)
4 k. Recalls that youth unemployment remains unacceptably high and characterised by significant disparities across the Member States;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 l (new)
4 l. Reiterates the importance, therefore, of adequate funding and other instruments that promote measures tackling youth unemployment and making young people more employable, namely the YEI and Erasmus+;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 m (new)
4 m. Takes note, moreover, of the Commission’s proposal to integrate the YEI into the ESF+ for the 2021-2027 programming period, but expresses concern about the lack of clarity over the actual year-to-year resources dedicated to combating youth unemployment within the future ESF+, particularly with regard to the thematic concentrations in the ESF+ Regulation; stresses the need to keep the level of funding to fight youth unemployment at least at the level of the previous programming period;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 n (new)
4 n. Welcomes the commitment undertaken 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;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 o (new)
4 o. Calls for funding to be ensured in 2021 for a continued implementation of the Youth Guarantee in the Member States;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Deplores the fact that more than a quarter of all children in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s commitment to creating 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 such as healthcare, childcare, education, adequate nutrition and decent housing;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Strongly recalls that this initiative is also linked to the MFF negotiations and calls for the European Child Guarantee to be integrated into the future ESF+, with at least EUR 5.9 billion of fresh funding for the entire 2021-2027 MFF period;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Recalls the role of EU instruments in supporting companies and workers in their transition to a digital and greener economy; reiterates the importance of vocational education and training (VET) in the age of digitalisation; calls on the Commission to explore further opportunities to support VET programmes, especially in the areas of software development and information technologies;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Calls for the 2021 budget to pay particular attention to the needs of and relations with the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), as they can be particularly vulnerable to the adverse impact of climate change; stresses, futhermore, that access to funding for the OCTs must be improved as they possess limited administrative resources and expertise owing to their special status and size;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
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 and should not be done at the expense of the ESF+;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls for particular attention to be paid to ensuring a seamless transition for funding under the current progress axis of EaSI;
2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG