8 Amendments of Ilana CICUREL related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the importance of Erasmus+, Creative Europe and European Solidarity Corps programmes; deeply regrets that the proposal of the Commission did not follow the promises made regarding increases in the budget allocated to those programmes, namely tripling the budget for the Erasmus+ programme, or responding to the will of the European Parliament to double the budget for the Creative Europe programme, while the Council proposes further irresponsible cutcuts, that are particularly irresponsible given the dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on European cultural and creative actors;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Erasmus+ programme is a strategic investment that supports education and training opportunities across Europe, and helps increase social cohesion and the building of a European sense of belonging and is therefore a crucial investment in the future of the Union; insists on the fact that without tripling the budget available, no new initiatives can be taken on board, as the Parliament has already stated; recalls that insufficient funding for the Erasmus+ programme will endanger its capacity to reach its new objectives and to uphold the challenges of becoming more inclusive and ecological;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the proposed 2021 draft budget is based on the new Commission 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposals of 27 May 2020 and; welcomes the historic recovery plan adopted by the European Council, but regrets that the Council proposal of 21 July 2020 on the MFF is below that revised Commission proposal (EUR-25 700 million);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the proposal of the Council on the Creative Europe programme is lower than the initial proposal of the Commission; recalls that a doubling of the budget for the programme compared to the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework is necessary to provide targeted support to the cultural and creative sectors and to fully finance the ambitions and new priorities of the programme, as the sectors require proper investment to foster job creation and financing to complement national schemes, while undertaking their ecological transition;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. reaffirms its support for the 'Multimedia Actions' set up by the Commission, which help to improve the visibility and media coverage of European affairs on the continent and beyond; calls on the Commission to be more transparent in the management of the funds for this line, and, in this respect, calls on the Commission to promptly clarify the modalities of its financing to Euronews, which provides Europeans with information recognised in the Court of Auditors' rapid case review as independent and of high quality, so as not to disrupt the channel's financial situation or jeopardise the jobs of its employees;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the COVID-19 outbreak has claimed thousands of lives in Europe and has led to an unprecedented crisis with disastrous consequences for people, families, workers and businesses, and therefore requires an unprecedented response; highlights that 2021 will be a critical year for the budget, as the first year of the 2021-2027 MFF and the first “post- COVID-19 recovery” year; highlights in particular that the budget should help improving the situation in the social and employment area, in time of unprecedented crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic; highlights the fact that the 2021 budget not only must address the host of social and employment-related challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also must support workers and businesses in the move towards a more solidarity-based, more digital and greener economy;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to make combating youth unemployment a priority, in particular as part of the European recovery effort, to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee, as well as European programmes such as Erasmus+, and to take tailored action to tackle youth unemployment and make young people more employable;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, in light of the expected increase in demand in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Commission proposal to increase the annual funding available for EGF to EUR 386 million from 2021 onwards and is concerned that the Council proposal to limit this funding to EUR 197 million in 2021 could undermine its paramount role in offering assistance to workers who lost their job in restructuring events; points out accordingly that the Commission’s undertaking to mobilise the EGF, in response to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on employment, and extending the scope of the fund by way of support for the digital and green transitions call for sufficient funding, for 2021, beyond the ceiling laid down by the Council;