Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2012/2016(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
2013 budget - mandate for trialogue (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that EU policies and the EU budget should make a substantial contribution to the revitalisation of sustainable growth in the EU and to addressing major societal challenges such as resource scarcity and climate change;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for more substantial resources to be mobilised in order to boost the green economy as a key driver for future competitiveness and resilience;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that, particularly in a period of crisis, financial responsibility is of utmost importance; believes, therefore, that resources must be concentrated on those areas, where the EU budget can deliver an added value whilst they can be decreased in sectors which are experiencing unjustified delays, low absorption and under-implementation or are unsustainable; on this basis, it intends to identify, together with its specialised committees, both positive and negative priorities for 2013; for this purpose asks the Commission to provide both arms of the budgetary authority with a prompt, regular and complete information on the implementation of the various programmes and initiatives;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the EU Draft Budget for 2013 proposed by the Commission amounts to EUR 150.931,7 million in commitment appropriations (CA) (i.e. +2% compared to the Budget 2012) and EUR 137.924,4 million in payment appropriations (PA) (i.e. +6,8% compared to Budget 2012); observes that these amounts represent respectively 1,13% and 1,03% of the EU's forecast GNI for 2013; recalls that the multiannual financial framework (MFF) provides for ceilings of EUR 152.502 million for CA and EUR 143.911million for PA, in current prices; notes the ongoing discrepancy between the level of commitment and payment appropriations which will result in a further increase of reste-à-liquider (RAL);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Understands that the Commission, at the end of the programming period, puts the accent on the side of payments, as it intends to also provide a solution to the ever more growing level of RALs; while sharing this approach, is particularlyis concerned by the proposed freezing of commitment appropriations at the level of the estimated inflation rate for next year; stresses the importance of commitments for determining political priorities and, thus, ensuring that the necessary investments will eventually be put in place to boost growth and employment; does not believe that the freezingwill carefully analyse if such a level of commitments appropriations can be considered as an acceptable strategy to keep the level of RAL undllows for a proper implementation of key EU policies, especially policies which are key for the transition towards a greener econtrolomy;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the Presidency of the Council's reluctance to participate in the inter-institutional political meeting on payments proposed by the Parliament as a follow up to the last year's budgetary conciliation; regards this behaviour as an irresponsible attempt to ignore the lack of payments issue and the question of RAL; considers such a meeting the ideal platform for the two arms of the budgetary authority to reach a common understanding - ahead of their respective positions on the Draft Budget - regarding the available data on implementation and absorption capacity and to correctly estimate the payment needs for 2012 and 2013; firmly believes that any doubts –as expressed by some Council delegations- over the Commission's figures and calculations need to be communicated, examined and clarified as soon as possible, in order not to become an impediment for reaching an agreement in this year's conciliation;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that according to the Commission‘s estimation all in all 43,7% of the DB 2013 (i.e. EUR 64,5 billion) is allocated to the objectives of Europe 2020, which represents a 0,22,7% increase compared to the adopted Budget 2012; appreciates that for the first time the budget lines and programmes contributing to these objectives are clearly identifiable in the Draft Budget;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes in particular the increases for FP7-EC (+6,1%), CIP (+7,3%) and TEN-T (+6,4%) programmes, which are among the main deliverers of the Europe 2020 objectives; regrets, however, that with the amounts proposed by the Commission, two flagship programmes such as FP7 and TEN-T will effectively devote less CA than foreseen in their legal bases (FP: EUR -258,8 million and TEN-T: EUR: -122,5 million) for the last year of the current MFF; regrets as well that the Commission proposal does not provide for the full implementation of the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls the Joint Declaration of 1 December 2011 on financing the additional costs of the ITER programme for 2012- 2013, where the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission also agree to make available EUR 360 million in CA in the 2013 budget procedure ‘making full use of the provisions laid down in the Financial Regulation and in the IIA of 17 May 2006, excluding any further ITER- related revision of the MFF’; is concerned that the Commission proposes to finance this additional amount only through redeployment from lines of the FP7 programme, contrary to Parliament's long- standing position on the matter; takes full account of the Commission's claim that this amount derives from performance savings on FP7, and that those cuts on administrative lines will not harm the operation of the programme; intends to examine this claim further as well as to explore other means available under the IIA and the Financial Regulation for this purpose;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Deeply regrets the dramatic increase in budgetary appropriations for nuclear research, whereas this energy form is increasingly questioned in Member States; points out that the Commission proposal will result in an even more serious imbalance between spending on nuclear research compared to renewable energy research; is therefore determined to abolish the foreseen increases for ITER;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers the Structural Funds a crucial instrument - both for their financial size and for the objectives pursued - to accelerate the EU economic recovery and to deliver the objectives of sustainable growth and employment enshrined in the Europe 2020 Strategy; welcomes therefore the Commission's initiative of re- programming EUR 82 billion of unallocated Structural funds in some Member States in favour of SMEs and youth employment, in line with EP's priorities for 2013; notes that according to the Commission, 7,3 billion € of EU financing has in this context been targeted for accelerated delivery or reallocation; asks to be kept duly informed about implementation of this initiative at national level, its expected impact on growth and jobs and its possible impact for the 2013 budget;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Points out that Heading 2 is instrumental in realising the EU 2020 strategy goals of sustainable growth and employment, in particular through its rural development programmes; highlights the need to support SMEs in the rural areas, as main creators of jobs with a particular target on young people; welcomes in this respect the proposed increase of CA by 1,3% (to EUR 14.808 million) for rural development;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls for a further reduction of export refunds and regrets the continued subsidising of the tobacco production in the EU, which is contrary to the objectives of the EU health policy;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers important to maintain the financial backing to the common fisheries policy (CFP) with a view to its imminent reform; stresses in particular the need to support SMEs in the fisheries sector and the access to jobs for young people in this field, which presupposes ensuring the sustainable character of the CFP; welcomes in this regard the proposed increase for the European Fisheries Fund by respectively 2,2% (to EUR 687,2 million) in CA and 7,3% (to EUR 523,5 million) in PA, compared to the 2012 Budget;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51a. Deplores in particular the ongoing decrease of appropriations in the field of development cooperation; wonders how this is compatible with the international commitments taken by the EU to allocate by 2015 0,7 % of GNP to development aid and the European Consensus on Development;