Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2011/0177(APP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 - Own resource based on the value added tax (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
- having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 3120, 312 and 323 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0238/2013),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2013 on the European Council conclusions of 7-8 February 2013 concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Consents toRejects the draft Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2014-2020 considering that the outcome is far from the initial Parliament’s negotiating position and fails to respond to any of the key Parliament’s demands set out in the its resolution adopted by an overwhelming majority on 13 March 2013 such as a substantial increase in the future-oriented policies, a compulsory and comprehensive revision, a maximum overall flexibility and an agreement on own resources; therefore calls on the Council and the Commission to continue the negotiation on the MFF to achieve a better balanced outcome;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, pursuant to Article 312(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Council is required to adopt a regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), acting unanimously, after obtaining the consent of Parliament; whereas, pursuant to Article 312 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Council may, unanimously, adopt a decision authorising the Council to act by a qualified majority when adopting the regulation laying down the MFF.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, pursuant to Article 311 TFEU, the Union mustshall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives and carry through its policies, and is toshall be financed wholly from own resources;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas this will be the first time that an MFF regulation is adopted under the new provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon which makes the decision-making on the budgetary matter more transparent and more democratic, and therefore entailing new cooperation arrangements between the institutions aimed at reconciling efficient, transparent and democratic decision- making with respect for Treaty prerogatives;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in its resolution of 8 June 2011 Parliament, adopted by an overwhelming majority, established its general political priorities for the next MFF, in both legislative and budgetary terms;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ga (new)
Recital Ga (new)
Ga. whereas in its resolution of 13 June 2012, adopted by an overwhelming majority, Parliament expressed its general political priorities for the next MFF in budgetary terms in both expenditure and revenue side;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the relevant parliamentary committees have carried out a full in-depth analysis of needs in order to identify political priorities, as evidenced in their annexed opinions adopted by an overwhelming majority at committee level;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is fully aware that the negotiations on the MFF 2014-2020 are taking place in a very difficult economic context, in which Member States are engaging in considerable efforts to make fiscal adjustments to their national budgets, with a view to the stability of the banking sector and the single currency; insists that the Union should not be seen as adding an extra fiscal burden on taxpayers; is, however, convinced that the EU budget is a part of the solution to enable Europe to emerge from the current crisis by helping Member States tackle, collectively and in concerted fashion, the present structural challenges, in particular loss of competitiveness, climate change, rising unemployment and poverty;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that all the macroeconomic financial stabilisation measures taken since 2008 have not yet proved sufficient to overcome the economic and financial crisis; believes, therefore, that in order to return to growth and generate employment in Europe, a well- targeted and sufficiendequate and robust EU budget is needed to further help coordinate and enhance the national efforts;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Stresses that the increase of the EU budget by 5% , as the Parliament voted in its resolution of 8 June 2011, would not conflict with the needed fiscal consolidation at national level when combined with the simultaneous introduction of a genuine own resources system, which would reduce the national contributions to the EU budget as proposed by the European Commission on 29 June 2011 and welcomed by the European Parliament in its Resolution of 13 June 2012 , and would at the same time increase the investment capacity of the EU as a whole from the EU budget; Strongly believes that this is part of the global solution to overcome the current economic and financial crisis within the EU.
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. Underlines that the Lisbon strategy whose aim was to make the EU "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge- based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion" by 2010, has been a failure due to the lack of coordination and commitments from all levels in both budgetary and legislative terms; Strongly believes that to be effective the EU2020 strategy needs to be implemented now and not delayed any longer.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly supports the Commission’s proposal to mainstream measures to combattackle climate change across the whole EU budget; believeconsiders that the EU budget will be able to mobilise investment for a sustainable and prosperous low-carbon economy, provide adequate support forprogrammes require an adequate budgetary support to be able to achievinge the EU 2020 targets for climate, energy and biodiversity, mobilise investment for a sustainable and prosperous economy, and benefit the EU’s citizens by ensuring a more healthy environment;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that since 2000 the gap between the EU own resources ceiling (1.29 % of GNI in commitment and 1.23 % in payment appropriations) and the MFF ceilings has grown dramatically; furthermore notes that the MFF only sets maximum levels of expenditure, while the EU budget has always remained far below those levels; draws the conclusion that this shrinkage of the EU budget with respect to the EU own resources ceiling is in flagrant contradiction with the extension of competences and tasks conferred on the Union by the Treaty and with major political decisions taken by the European Council itself;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls its position that, given the wide array of tasks, challenges and objectives that the CAP is called on to respond to, the amounts allocated to the CAP in the budget year 2013 should be at least maintained during the next financial programming period; underlines the important contribution to be given by the first pillar in order to promote a more sustainable growth and achieving a more resource- efficient Europe, as proposed by the European Commission; stresses, in this context, the important role played by the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and job creation in rural areas and to enhancing the effectiveness, environmental sustainability and competitiveness of the farming industry;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines the key role of the European External Action Service (EEAS), created by the Lisbon Treaty, in supporting the Union’s objectives and the need to match their responsibilities with adequate budgetary resources;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Believes, at the same time, that the work of both the decentralised EU agencies and the EEAS should result in significantly higher savings and economy of scale at national level; urges the Member States to assess the efficiency gains generated by these agencies at national level the EEAS and the European delegations in third countries to make full use of them, thus rationalising their national expenditure; calls, also, on the Member States to identify possible areas of duplication of work or reduced added value in relation to the agencies, with a view to streamlining their functioning;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Reaffirms its basic position, as stated in its resolution of 13 June 2012, that it is not prepared to give its consent to the next MFF regulation without political agreement on reform of the own resources system, in line with the Commission’s proposals of 29 June 2011; believes that such a reform should aimreaffirms its welcome to the legislative proposals made by the Commission on 29 June 2011 on the reform of the own-resources system, including the proposals on a financial transaction tax (FTT) and a new EU VAT as own resources which are aimed at reducing the share of Member States’ GNI- based contributions to the EU budget to 40 % by 2020, thereby contributing to the consolidation efforts of Member States;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60a. Stresses that according to the provision of Article 312 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Council may, unanimously, adopt a decision authorising the Council to act by a qualified majority when adopting the regulation laying down the MFF, and thus facilitate the InterInstitutionnel negotiations; Asks for the European Council to adopt a decision authorising the Council to act by a qualified majority;