Activities of Ilan DE BASSO related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Union faces an extraordinarily complex set of challenges, including the direct and indirect repercussions of the war inRussia's war of aggression against Ukraine, high inflation, high energy prices and security of supply risks, and a worsening economic outlook, in particular for households and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the need to secure the recovery from the pandemic, crises in many other parts of the world, technological change, including increasing digitalisation, as well as climate change and its consequences; considers that the Union budget should contribute to tackling those challenges, while expressing concern at the exceptionally limited margins, which are about one third of last year’s, or, in the case of Heading 6, the lack of margin, and the limited flexibility built into the budget; deplores the fact that the draft budget is an insufficient response to the current challenges; recalls that the EU budget is primarily an investment budget and that the multiannual financial framework (MFF) was not established to address a pandemic, a war, high inflation, high energy prices, high numbers of refugees, new accessions, food insecurity, and a humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines the importance of gender mainstreaming and gender- responsive budgeting in ensuring that the EU lives up to its commitments of promoting gender equality in all its activities; notes the Commission's work on a new methodology to measure the gender impact of Union spending; calls for an extension of the methodology to all MFF programmes in order to demonstrate results for the 2023 budget; stresses, in this regard, the need for systematic collection and analysis of gender-disaggregated data;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is key to spurring investment in the development of high performance and sustainable trans- European networks, such as new and better roads, cross-border railways, as well as ports and airports, which serve to improve the competitiveness of the Union; stresses that CEF plays a crucial role in decarbonising the Union economy by supporting alternative fuel infrastructure and renewable energy, thereby accelerating the green transition and increasing the Union’s energy independence, and promotes interconnectivity across the Union territory, including with the Iberian peninsula and with remote, sparsely populated regions; underlines that Russia's unprecedented and unprovoked military attack against Ukraine calls for urgent support to transport infrastructure in and towards Ukraine (“solidarity lanes”), to enable the transport of critical goods in both directions; proposes, therefore, to increase the funding of the Transport and Energy strands of CEF by a total amount of EUR 90 million in commitment appropriations above the level of the DB;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that a well-functioning Single Market is at the heart of Union competitiveness; underlines the importance of preserving and adapting it, without endangering its integrity and the level playing field within sectors, particularly with a view to state aid rules, in a context of numerous challenges; calls on the Commission to make the necessary proposals, including in the frame of the amending letter, to bridge any possible gap between the entry into force of the Digital Services Act and the recovery of the supervisory fees;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance of protecting the Union budget against fraud, corruption and other prohibited conduct, which adversely affect the EU and national budgets; stresses, in this regard, the central role that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) plays in protecting the Union’s financial interests, including with respect to the use of NextGenerationEU funds, and ensuring compliance with the rule of law; decides, therefore, to apply targeted reinforcements to the EPPO and increase its staffing levels to allow the body to fulfil its mandate; calls on all the Member States to join the EPPO and reinforce efforts against fraud, corruption, money laundering and organised crime in order to ensure a better protection of the Union financial interests; recalls the importance of compliance with the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Expresses its grave concerns about the impact of the Russian war in Ukraine and its economic fallout as well as of the extreme weather events on production and distribution in the agricultural sector and food markets; underlines, in this regard, the strategic role of the agricultural sector in ensuring food security; recalls that 2023 is the first year of the new common agricultural policy that will support Union farmers; believes that the crisis situation justifies the partial mobilisation of the new agricultural reserve by a minimum of EUR 10 million for young farmers; calls on the Commission to prepare pertinent exceptional measures in line with the relevant provisions in the basic act and to increase, as relevant, the amount to be mobilised;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Underlines the importance of enhancing European cooperation in defence matters taking into account the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the highly unstable international environment; considers that such cooperation not only makes Europe and its citizens safer but also leads to greater efficiency and potential savings; calls in that connection for increased funding for the capability development strand of the European Defence Fund in order to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base that will contribute to the strategic autonomy of the Union; underlines the central role and added value generated by small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in strengthening the European defence technological and industrial base;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Proposes also to increase funding for military mobility with the aim of helping Member States act faster and more effectively; notes, in this regard, the central role played by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in supporting military mobility, while simultaneously improving European civilian infrastructure; notes that sufficient funding is needed to support missions and operations under the common security and defence policy, including by measures such as funding dual-use transport infrastructure and simplifying diplomatic clearances and customs rules; notes that military mobility could also be boosted by the urgent accession to the Schengen Area of Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia; recalls that the failure to resolve that matter has a detrimental economic and geostrategic impact;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49 a. Emphasises that Ukraine will have significant external financing needs in 2023 and considers that the Union should treat those evolving needs as a priority during the financial year; underlines that the Union should take a leading role in making available sufficient and predictable support to Ukraine together with international partners;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55 a. Considers that in times where EU citizens face dramatic rises on their daily life cost, the Union institutions should demonstrate solidarity, notably in relation with energy consumption; advocates that the European Parliament, as their sole directly elected representation body at the Union level, should lead by example in this perspective; believes that the total amount of heated or cooled square meters of the Union buildings correspond to those of a middle size city, and that as such, it should provide the efforts these cities are considering at the moment; requests the Bureau to seek and find ways to make further savings in the EP budget, and trigger the launch of an exchange of good practices between governing bodies of EU institutions in revising their multi annual spending strategies, for instance in the field of Building projects where the Commission considers combining its buying and renovating plans with the selling of a wide range of its offices buildings, taking stock of the lessons learnt in terms of new ways of working, developed throughout the peak periods of the pandemic; considers that the EU institutions should inspire their energy consumption policies from those of local authorities surrounding its facilities, like Brussels region to limit in time outside and inside public buildings lightening;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55 a. Considers that inflation and increasing energy prices have put immense pressure on Parliament's budget; considers that additional investments, beyond the surging fixed costs, should therefore only be made when strictly necessary and where adequate results cannot be achieved through reprioritisation of resources; believes that, for the same reasons, Parliament's staffing should be kept at a consistent level;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 – point f
Paragraph 58 – point f
(f) askrecalls the Bureau to make known its decision on the future of the Spaak building in Brusselshat proper information and consultation with BUDG committee before adopting any major decision on building related issues is needed due to their important budgetary implications; asks the Bureau to explore savings opportunities and to totally reconsider the project on the future of the Spaak building in Brussels and to oppose the acquisition of Osmose building in Strasbourg;