Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2012/2000(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General guidelines for the 2013 budget: Section III - Commission (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that increased investments through the EU budget into a green economy would lead to a higher rate of job creation than with the current budget, which continues to focus on non- sustainable activities; such investments could thus contribute significantly to get the EU back on a growth track;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Invites therefore the Commission to redirect spending in Cohesion policy towards more clear priorities in energy savings and renewable energies, nature and biodiversity and green infrastructures;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Invites the Commission to give more support to environmental action in the agriculture sector, to focus its infrastructure support on sustainable infrastructure and to prioritise in general environmental and climate change activities throughout the budget;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the fact that all the measures taken so far to combat the crisis should assist a return to the path of growth; stresses, in this regard, that the tailor-made austerity measures already taken need to be accompanied by targeted investments; points out that the EU budget has a determining role to play in this context as a tool to ensure prompt and well coordinated action in all fields to mitigate the effects of the crisis on the real economy and to act as a catalyst to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. WelcomesTakes note of the agreement reached on financing the additional costs of ITER in December 2011; urges the Commission to respect the joint conclusions in this agreement in their entirety and to make concrete proposals on the amount of EUR 360 million in the 2013 draft budget, making full use of the provisions laid down in the Financial Regulation and in the IIA of 17 May 2006 and excluding any further ITER-related revision of the MFF; reiterates its strong conviction that securing the amount of EUR 360 million in the 2013 budget should not impair the successful implementation of other EU policies during this last year of the programming period;