9 Amendments of Mario FURORE related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the draft budget proposed by the Commission in the field of transport; regrets the indiscriminate cuts demanded by the Council, as they are not based on a real assessment of needs; considers that the cuts need to be accompanied by a spending review to avoid waste and funding for projects that do not have any real economic, environmental or social added value;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of Council’s position on the DB, cutting EUR 1,51 billion in commitment appropriations compared to the Commission’s proposal; considers that the Council’s cuts flatly contradict the Union’s priorities, are not justified by absorption capacity and are s they are not based on a real assessmeant to revert all the specific increases requeof needs; considers that the cuts need to be accompanied by a spending review to avoid wasted and obtained by Parliament in previous budgetary yearsfunding for projects that do not have any real economic, environmental or social added value; decides therefore, as a general rule, to restore appropriations on all lines cut by the Council to the level of the DB, for both operational and administrative expenditure, and to take the DB as the starting point to build its position upon;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the provisional agreement on the regulation setting up the InvestEU1 Programme1 contains a general provision - applicable to all transport related financing - ensuring that "Projects that are inconsistent with the achievement of the climate objectives shall not be eligible for support" and that all projects "shall be screened to determine if they have an environmental, climate or social impact and if so, shall be subject to climate, environmental and social sustainability proofing"; emphasises that where a Member State uses its discretionary powers to transfer funds to instruments such as InvestEU, said funds shall remain in the same category of regions - or the same territories - in which the resources originate; _________________ 1 European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 April 2019 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the InvestEU Programme (COM(2018)0439 – C8-0257/2018 – 2018/0229(COD)).
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) spending in the field of transport can be improved by increasing further the share of funding for zero emission transport modes; welcomes the approach of the Commission to co-finance the re-establishment of regional cross- border rail connections that were dismantled or abandoned and encourages the Members States, cross-border regions and the Commission to further intensify these bottom-up projects that contribute to reopening borders in the EU where they still exist; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the reserved amount within the CEF budget line for financing for the re-establishment of regional missing rail links that were dismantled or abandoned; further, bearing geographically disadvantaged areas in mind as a priority; electrification of railway infrastructure must be intensificompleted and a quicker roll -out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is required; the CEF budget should also take account of rail freight noise abatement measures in order to ensure a sustainable and efficient freight transport system;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a morecompletely transparent funding landscape and more transparent project assessments, with particular attention paid to the participation of citizens in transparent decision-making and monitoring the development of large projects that have a total investment volume of over EUR 1 billion; considers that funding should focus on goals that guarantee real added value for the Member States, especially at social and environmental level, and should not be used to fund projects known to be controversial;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in fostering the development of a high- performance trans-European network that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and ICT infrastructure and significantly contributes to the transition towards a climate-neutral society; considers that funding should focus on goals that guarantee real added value for the Member States, especially at social and environmental level, bearing geographically disadvantaged areas in mind as a priority, and should not be used to fund projects known to be controversial; proposes therefore to increase the funding for CEF-Transport and CEF- Energy by a total amount of EUR 545 million in commitment appropriations above DB levels;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that public investment in infrastructure is particularly sensitive to corruption; stresses the importansistence ofn guaranteeing a transparent and competitive tendering process for large-scale transport infrastructure projects financed by the EU; insists that contracting authorities and bidders for these large-scale projects must enter into Integrity Pacts under which third parties monitor their compliance with commitments to best practice and transparency;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Restores DB levels for administrative expenditure lines, including administrative and research support expenditure in Headings 1 to 4; considers that all the admistrative expenditures related to the European Institutions should be reduced as much as possible through an efficient and economical optimization of the EU costs and asks to renegotiate the current EU Institutions' rent contracts in order to reduce the costs; proposes an increase of EUR 5,5 million in commitment appropriations above DB related to a Conference on European Democracy/Future of Europe.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Calls for a reduction of 20 % of Members' monthly salaries that would represent an ethical signal to European citizens, considering the huge gap between the privileges of those who are engaged in politics and the difficult economic and social moment which ordinary citizens are facing;