Activities of Paul RÜBIG related to 2018/2046(BUD)
Plenary speeches (3)
General budget of the European Union for 2019 - all sections (debate) DE
General budget of the European Union for 2019 - all sections (debate) DE
General budget of the European Union for 2019 - all sections (debate) DE
Reports (1)
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019 PDF (1 MB) DOC (199 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019
Amendments (17)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the SDGs 2030 must be reflected in the budget for 2019, while focusing on long-term efforts to eradicate poverty, as stipulated in Article 208 TFEU; recalls that its implementation has to cut across the Union’s internal and external policies, as well as integrate in a balanced and coherent manner the three dimensions of sustainable development, addressing the interlinkages between the different SDGs;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its rejection of the use of development funds for non- development objectives such as border management or military capacity building and underlines that funding that does not fulfil official developFully recognizes the complex nature of many challenges and the need for multifaceted and complementary response actions, but insists on the need for clarity in funding arrangements assistance (ODA) criteria must be sourced from other instruments than the DCI and/or EDFnd respect for international commitments;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the Union and its Member States must honour their collective commitment, confirmed in 2015, to raise their ODA to 0,7 % of their GNI by 2030; calls on the Commission and the Member States to present bindingpare and present a plausible timelines for progressivesuch a gradual increases towards this level; calls the Member States to exclude the in donor costs out of the ODA calculationaffirms that Union development assistance should be spent more effectively and that ODA should be targeted to sectors where it is needed the most, namely capacity building, good governance, health, education, agriculture, water supply and sanitation, as well as energy; emphasises on the need for maintenance support with sufficient access to spare parts and locally-trained technical experts;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for an incentive-based approach to development by introducing the more-for-more principle, taking as an example the European Neighbouring Policy; believes that the more and the faster a country progresses in its internal reforms in relation to the building and consolidation of democratic institutions, the respect for human rights and the rule of law, the more support it should receive from the Union;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recognises that no country has ever developed without engaging in further trade relations with their neighbours and the rest of the world; further encourages the financing of aid for trade activities, in order to allow developing countries to participate to a much greater degree in global value chains in the future; stresses in this context the increasing importance of digital connectivity in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of the globalisation benefits in favour of developing countries;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines the high importance of supporting micro-, small- and medium- sized enterprises and calls in particular for the establishment of local solutions for a better access to finance with a further strengthening of micro-finance loan and guarantee systems;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls for an enlargement of the “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs” programme beyond Europe in particular to developing countries while providing the necessary financial means;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Encourages the establishment of vocational dual training institutions in which young people, while undergoing a professional apprenticeship programme with an emphasis on practical aspects of a profession, will have theoretical lectures at specialised professional schools;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Given the dramatic situation in the field of humanitarian aid, insists to mobilise more funds from the emergency aid reserve; reiterates that education plays a key role in preventing man-made humanitarian crises by avoiding conflicts and welcomes that already a significant amount of humanitarian aid is spent on education in emergencies; calls, however, for a steadyn appropriate increase of this share;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that promoting peace, security and justice in developing countries is of paramount importance for the Union in order to address the root causes of migration; recognises that expenditure relating to security is particularly relevant in the current efforts to comprehensively address the security- development nexus and deliver on Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Agenda;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the importance of increasing the attribution of funds aiming at supporting good governance, democracy and the rule of law in developing countries in order to promote accountable and transparent institutions, support capacity building and foster a participatory decision-making and public access to information;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Emphasizes the importance of the provision of clean water and of the building of additional wastewater disposal facilities;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Draws attention to the scale and implications of energy poverty in developing countries and to the Union’s strong involvement in efforts to reduce such poverty; underlines the need for strong and concerted efforts by governments and stakeholders in affected countries to reduce energy poverty and attain SDG 7, especially with regard to remote rural areas in off-grid energy regions;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the effects of climate change have a tangible impact on several aspects of human life and are increasingly being felt in the development countries; calls for an increased allocationfurther resources from other instruments than the DCI and/or EDF in climate action, which better reflects the strong commitment to and increased engagement in climate diplomacy in order to tackle climate change.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses the value of Creative Europe in supporting the Union’s audio- visual and cultural sectors and insists that funding levels should match the ambitions of the programme; calls for an increase in committee appropriations for the MEDIA and the Culture sub-programmes, inter alia to tackle low application success rates; also increases appropriations for multimedia actions and for strengthening the financial capacity of SMEs in the European cultural and creative sectors; highlights the importance of audio-visuals in the fight against fake news, especially in the context of upcoming European elections.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 40 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls that the implementation of the SDGs has to cut the EU´s internal and external policies, whereas a special focus should be given to the provision of sufficient good-quality food, clean water and the building of additional wastewater disposal facilities in order to deliver on SDG 2 and 6; furthermore, draws the attention to the scale and implications of energy poverty in developing countries and demands additional action to reduce energy poverty in line with SDG 7, in particular in remote rural areas in off- grid energy regions;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 42 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on an incentive-based approach to development by introducing the more-for- more principle, taking as an example the European Neighbouring Policy; believes that the more and the faster a country progresses in its internal reforms in relation to the building and consolidation of democratic institutions, the respect for human rights and the rule of law, the more support it should receive from the EU;