16 Amendments of Valentino GRANT related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the EU budget for 2021 should include enough commitment and payment appropriations to meet the financing needs of the common fisheries policy; asserts that, for fisheries and aquaculture to continue to be socially, economically and environmentally viable, increased funding for these industries is needed, but that this should not affect the general budget; believes that the budget for this sector must be fully consistent with the EU’s new goals, particularly those set out in the Green Deal, the new industrial strategy, the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; takes the view that maintaining the competitive position of the fisheries sector must be go hand in hand with achieving these goals; but equally should not have a detrimental effect on the sector and in particular on small fisheries, which suffer the most from the damage done by IUU fishing;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of putting right the economic and social damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the entire fisheries and aquaculture sector hard; considers that the serious health situation and its economic consequences call for exceptional financial support to be made available immediately to every part of the sector but in particular small fisheries, which have suffered the most from the public health crisis;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls its position that the 2021- 2027 MFF climate and biodiversity mainstreaming targets must go beyond the levels of targeted spending shares as set out in its interim report; aims, therefore, to achieve a biodiversity spending level of 10 % and a climate mainstreaming spending level of 30 % for 2021;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the action taken by Parliament and the Council to amend Regulations (EU) No 508/2014 and (EU) No 1379/2013 as regards specific measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID‐- 19 outbreak in the fisheries and aquaculture sector; believes that the Commission must assess in real time how the health and economic situations unfold and, if necessary, consider extending these measures beyond 31 December 2020 if the pandemic continues; believes that the Commission needs to set up a system to monitor these measures to ensure proper and timely use of the funds and that there are no barriers to accessing them;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Criticises the fact that the implementation rate for the 2014-2020 EMFF is still far too low – only 35% – six years after it was adopted; stresses that this poor rate is partly due to national and European red tape, and sometimes to how the fund is structured, penalising whole categories of workers and especially those employed on a temporary basis;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of controls on fishing activities, especially in relation to IUU fishing, and on aquaculture activities, particularly as regards food safety; believes that these controls must remain a priority in the financing of the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates that the work of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) must be given the additional funding and equipment it needs tomonitored to ensure it carryies out its activities properly and to ensure that the EU meets its sustainable fishing goals;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that generational renewal is one of the European fishing sector’s priorities; considers that Member States should draw on the EMFF and the European Structural Funds to finance the introduction of programmes specifically designed to help young people to take up careers in fisheries, to make the sector more diverse and to encourage people from under-represented groups, particularly women, to join the industry; is not in favour, however, of boosting policies on, for example, excessive digitalisation, that could leave a large number of those employed in the sector on the sidelines, unable to do their work properly unless given suitable support through parallel policies on training and refresher courses; At the same time measures should be provided for to help those who are no longer young, but have not yet reached pensionable age, to return to a sector in renewal;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that it is also necessary to strengthen further important priorities in the heading; calls, inter alia, for a substantial increase in the amount dedicated to SME objectives; recalls the important role that Union agencies play in helping to achieve Union policy objectives; calls therefore for sufficient funding and staffing for all agencies in line with their tasks and responsibilities;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 41 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underlines the failure of European policies on preventing migration flows and human trafficking; reiterates its concerns about the role played by instruments such as the ISF and the AMIF in the management of the effects of the migration and refugee crisis;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Underlines that it is of paramount importance to invest in adequate funding and staffing levels for all agencies operating in the fields of migration, asylum and border management, as long as the investments is devolved to repatriation and border security;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Points to the persistent challenges in the Union’s Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, as well as the importance of endowing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East with adequate financial resources; recalls the importance of developing stable relations and strong cooperation between the EU and Africa and deems appropriate to dedicate sufficient financial resources to the development of this continent, which would contribute inter alia to mitigating the root causes of forced migration;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 52 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for an immediate stop to the Union’s accession negotiations with Turkey, as its government is openly threating to invade Europe with an unprecedented migratory flood and as it does not respect fundamental rights, in particular with regard to democracy and media freedom;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52 a. Calls for the prompt suspension of Union funds for Turkey, in particular those falling under the IPA and asks the European Investment Bank to end all the activities it has in place for the benefit of Turkey;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Notes that, in the main, the DB reflects the estimates of the various institutions falling within the other sections of the budget and therefore matches, with some exceptions, their financial requirements; considers that the horizontal and systematic cuts proposed by the Council would therefore have a deleterious effect on the working of the institutions concerned and consequently on the vital contribution they make to the functioning of the European Union; on that account, proposes to restore the levels of the DB in almost all cases, including with regard to the establishment plans of the Court of Justice, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the Ombudsman and the European External Action Service; in line with the gentlemen’s agreement, does not modify the Council’s reading concerning the Council and the European Council;