14 Amendments of Paul RÜBIG related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that losses of funds for EU development cooperation caused by Brexit must be compensated for; supports the integrareiterates its long-standing position ofthat the European Development Fund (EDF), alongside other instruments outside the MFF, should be integrated into the EUnion budget in the context of an overall increase the total of EU-managed ODA; stresses that such integration should entail the financial envelope being added on top of the current MFF ceiling, in order not to jeopardise the financing of other EU policies and programmes;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the future framework is expected to integrate two new types of financial support featuring prominently on the Union’s economic agenda, namely the continuation of the investment support schemes, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investment, and the development of a fiscal capacity with a specific budgetary capacity for the euro area and of financial stabilisation functions, possibly through the proposed European Monetary Fund;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Believes, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings requires some improvements, but is against any unjustified radical changes; proposes, as a result, the following structure for the MFF post-2020; Heading 1: A stronger and sustainable economy Including programmes and instruments supporting: under direct management: - research and innovation - industry, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises - large-infrastructure projects - transport, digitalisation, energy - environment and climate change adaptation - agriculture and rural development - maritime affairs and fisheries - horizontal (financial) instruments supporting investments in Europe (possible umbrella financial instrument at EU level, incl. EFSI) Heading 2: Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe Including programmes and instruments supporting: - economic, social and territorial cohesion (under shared management): investments in innovation, digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation employment, social affairs and social inclusion - education and life-long learning - culture, citizenship and communication - health and food safety - asylum, migration and integration, justice and consumers - support to and coordination with national administrations Heading 3: Stronger responsibility in the world Including programmes and instruments supporting: - international cooperation and development - neighbourhood - enlargement - humanitarian aid - trade - contribution to EU trust funds and external relations facilities Heading 4: Security, peace and stability for all Including programmes and instruments supporting: - security - crisis response and stability - common foreign and security policy - defence research and innovation Heading 5: An efficient administration at the service of Europeans - financing EU staff - financing the buildings and equipment of EU institutions
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Calls, therefore, for a substantial increase in the overall budget earmarked for the FP9 programme in the next MFF that should be set at a level of at least EUR 120 billiondoubled at least; considers this level to be appropriate for securing Europe’s global competitiveness, scientific and industrial leadership, for responding to societal challenges, and for helping to achieve the EU’s climate goals;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Provide regulatory, non-regulatory framework and funding to harness the competitiveness and growth of the medical and digital health technologies European market by supporting the industry (large and small companies), to compete at international level;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Ensures coherence between the EU’ industrial and digital agenda as industry 4.0, the 'industrial internet', it is essential to re-launching industrial investment and it is equally appropriate to create a win-win situation with environmental policy objectives;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 b (new)
Paragraph 70 b (new)
70b. Highlights the need to focus R&D financing instruments on connected care to industrialise care through standards and evidence-based practices, while enabling precision medicine and personalised treatment, and technologies to support definitive diagnosis, preventions, biomedical modelling and treatment optimisation;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. Calls on the European Commission to urgently promote investment in developing the next generation technologies and promoting their deployment. European structural funds and the funding for broadband and Trans-European Telecommunication Networks must be based on the criteria of tomorrow;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Underlines the importance of ensuring financing for completing the digital single market by making full use of the spectrum, upgrade of fixed and densification of mobile networks, 5G deployment and gigabit connectivity until 2025, and by making further progress on the harmonisation of EU telecom rules to create the right regulatory framework for the improvement of internet connectivity throughout the Union; stresses that CEF Telecom should continue to support the Digital Service Infrastructures and the broadband networks by enabling their accessibility, including in remote regions and rural areas, and by improving digital literacy, interconnectivity and interoperability;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Calls on the Commission to ensure, maintain and develop financing for the 5G Action Plan at the appropriate level within the horizon of the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2020- 2027;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Underlines the strategic importance of large-scale infrastructure projects such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay (EGNOS), the Global Satellite Navigation System (Galileo) and the Earth Observation Programme (Copernicus) for the EU’s future competitiveness; highlights the significant contribution that the European GNSS Agency (GSA) makes to bolstering competitiveness and technological innovation; underlines the need for sufficient funding for the GSA in the next MFF, in order to ensure that European GNS programmes operate smoothly with adequate security and that full use is made of them; considers that the financing of these large-scale projects should be secured in the EU budget but, at the same time, ring-fenced, so as to ensure that possible cost overruns do not threaten the funding and successful implementation of other Union policies, as was the case in the previous MFF; recalls that, for this purpose, the maximum amount for these projects is currently fixed in the MFF Regulation, and calls for similar provisions in the new regulation;
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
81. Stresses that cohesion policy post- 2020 should remain the main investment policy of the European Union covering all EU regions while concentrating the majority of the resources on the most vulnerable ones; believes that, beyond the goal of reducing the disparities between levels of development and enhancing convergence as enshrined in the Treaty, it should focus on the achievement of the broad EU political objectives and proposes, therefore, that under the next MFF, the three cohesion policy funds – the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund – should concentrate mainly on providing support for research and innovation, digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation, employment and social inclusion; calls, moreover, for a reinforced territorial cooperation component and an urban dimension for the policy;
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for a doubling of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope in the next programming period; considers that investment to boost education and training, especially the development of digital skills, digital literacy, coding remains one of the top priorities of the EU;
Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
88. Stresses that the world is confronted with multiple challenges including conflicts, cyber-attacks, terrorism, disinformation, natural disasters, climate change, human rights violations and protracted crises; believes that the Union has a particular political and financial responsibility which is founded on rules-based foreign policy, cooperation with partner countries, poverty eradication and crisis response; takes the view that the EU’s commitment to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must form the basis on which to prepare for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), and stresses the need, in this context, to focus on the SDGs concerning health, food, education, water and sanitation, energy, industry, innovation and infrastructure, and governance;