15 Amendments of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2009/2002(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is committed to do its utmost to secure adequate financing for all activities and policies under heading 1 a which delivers solutions to European citizens namely providing greater energy security, increasing support for ecological research and innovation, promoting small and medium sized enterprises and fostering sustainable growth and job creation;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that the Council was not willing to increase financing so as to further support the EU's needs in facing the current crisis, under existing programmes under "Competitiveness for growth and employment" in sub-heading 1a; considers that this heading should be examined in depth and, if needed, be revised to ensure that it fulfils its objectives in future years; urges the Commission to put forward proposals by the end of March 2010;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the level of payments does not contribute to diminishing the disparity between the level of commitments and payments; points out its concern with regard to the consequences it could have on the development of the overall unpaid commitments (reste à liquider - RAL), which according to the Court of Auditors' report for 2008 stands at EUR 155 billion, and the need to reverse this development for future budgets;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the financing of the second phase of the European Economic Recovery Plan was a priority for Parliament; recalls that it amended the Draft Budget of the Council in this spirit, giving impetus to economic growth, competitiveness, cohesion and job protection,; calls on the Commission to ensure that all projects to be financed under the recovery plan will be fully compatible with EU environmental legislation;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note that the financing of the European Council was agreed for the financial year 2010; recalls that a new section must be presented for its financing in the 2011 budget; as provided for in Article 316 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for full use of the appropriations available to activities and policies under sub-heading 1a which foster sustainable growth and job creation, including new green jobs, and deliver solutions to European citizens namely by providing greater energy security, increasing support for research and innovation, particularly on clean and renewable energy technologies, promoting small and medium-sized enterprises and reinforcing life-long learning; recalls the importance of optimising the implementation of framework programmes and calls on the Commission to take into account the Parliament's position as adopted in the discharge procedure for Commission 2007 (P6_TA(2009)0289) Nos. 113 through 123 on those implementation problems;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets and is surprised by the budgetary cuts introduced by the Council in a period when structural and cohesion funds could be stimulating sustainable economic growth and recovery; recalls that it had proposed systematic increases to payments on the main lines (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund) to boost implementation of structural policy in the Member States, which could have enhanced the effects of the recovery plan, for the benefit of all European citizens;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the joint declaration calling for the simplification and a more targeted use of structural and cohesion funds to facilitate overcoming the effects of the economic crisis; recalls the possibility of adaptation and revision of the operational programmes with this aim, while also putting greater emphasis on using these funds more wisely in support of European and national policies against climate change;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the agreement with the Council on additional support for the milk- producing sector, currently in crisis, to reach the amount of EUR 300 million as requested by Parliament; considers Council's endorsement as application of the "spirit of the Lisbon Treaty" as this will place Parliament on an equal footing on agriculture expenditure; regrets the fact that the call of the Parliament for establishing a permanent EU Dairy Fund to help the sector through the readjustments was not retained; requests thoughquests that Commission re-examine the necessity of alternative or further measures in the light of the market evolution and the report of the High Level Expert Group on milk in order to support the restructuring process for milk producers; reiterates its request for the creation of a budgetary line, permanently establishing a Dairy Fund;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to make full use of the financial envelope for implementation of Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 of the European Parliament and Council of 15 November 2006 establishing the Instrument for Stability1; 1 OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Commission to present a plan to restore, over the period 2010 to 2013, the financial means reallocated from the Instrument for Stability to the Food Facility, in order to ensure that the European Union has the full financial means available, under heading 4 of the budget, to fulfil its role on the international stage as expected by the citizens of Europe;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of further funding being made available via the EU budget to manage legal immigration and integration of third country nationals while in parallel tackling illegal immigration in full respect of human fundamental rights, and international agreements and strengthening border protection, including the strengthening of the European Return Fund and the European Refugee Fund to facilitate solidarity between the Member States;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Reminds the Commission of the commitments made by the Community in the Instrument for Stability, namely the promotion of stable conditions for human and economic development and the promotion of human rights, democracy and fundamental freedoms as the prime objectives of European Union external action; in this respect, calls on the Commission to present a plan for the mobilisation of financial resources for any external emergency assistance facilities or mechanisms that are created outside the Instrument for Stability in a way that would avoid drawing on the funds foreseen for the Instrument for Stability;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Continues to count on support forRegrets the lack of progress in the peace process in Palestine and theis aware of the urgent reconstruction needs in the Gaza Strip; calls on the Commission to communicate which measures it has taken to minimise the risks that projects and programmes financed under this budget line are used or diverted to terrorist organisations or acts of terrorism, or inefficient bureaucracy, and to specify whether part of the aid is aimed at rebuilding premises or infrastructure previously financed by the Union or its Member States and damaged by military action;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Agrees that the priority for use of the margin available should be given to finance any additional expenditure directly stemming from the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, but only after a thorough examination of the current resources/needs and the scope for any further savings by all the institutions;