22 Amendments of Andreas MÖLZER related to 2012/2016(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
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1. Believes that EU policies and the EU budget should make amust promote substantial contribution to the revitalisation of sustainable growth in the EU and to addressing major societal challenges such as resource scarcity and climate changeinable growth as a matter of principle, though the EU budget can be used for this only in specific cases and individual Member States can better and more efficiently provide assistance on the ground;
Amendment 1 #
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A. whereas the Union budget represents, a uniquemong other things, an instrument that can act as a catalyst for investment, which should be stepped up at a time of crisis,
Amendment 3 #
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1. Takes the view that 2013 could see the start of an exit from the crisis, and budget policy should not in itself act as a barrier to the prospect of a return to growth; takes the view, therefore, that the next multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 should provide a better balance between restrictive measures and measures to stimulate job creation and the return to employment;
Amendment 3 #
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Amendment 4 #
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3. Emphasises the need to provide adequate technical support and assistance for the countries of Europe’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods, especially when negotiating with them deep and comprehensive free trade agreements which have a strong bearing on their laws and regulations;
Amendment 4 #
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5. Also calls on the Council and on the Commission to carefully evaluate the real needs in terms of payments for 2013 under heading 1b, not to make any cuts which are unrealistic or not sufficientonly objectively justified cuts and not to take decisions that are at odds with forecasts provided by Member States themselves and used as a basis for the Commission’s draft budget; stresses in this regard that it will oppose any possible decrease in the level of payments as compared to the needs estimated by the Commission on that basis;
Amendment 5 #
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Amendment 6 #
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4. Believes that the appropriate resources should be providedions in the current budget must be sufficient to take the full benefit from existing high-level dialogues with the US, China, Japan and Russia and to build strategic trade partnerships with high- growth emerging trading powers such as Brazil and India;
Amendment 6 #
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2. Stresses that 2013 is a pre-election year, which calls for increased Europeana balanced, objective communication policy to inform citizens of their electoral rights and the issues at stake in the European elections; takes the view that citizens should also have an opportunity to inform themselves of the Union's role, as well as the action already taken by the Union and action that may be taken in the future to tackle the crisis;
Amendment 8 #
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3. RegretFinds that it has not been possible for the European Year of Citizens 2013 to receive additional funding from the Union budget and calls on the Commission to ensure that the year's objectives are properly taken into account when Union policies are implemented;
Amendment 9 #
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6. Calls for public communication campaigns to be mounted with a view to ensuring that European citizens are well informed about EU trade policy; eEmphasises the need – particularly in a time of crisis – to enhance budgetary allocations for social and employment tools that are used to adjust to economic shocks and trade liberalisation;
Amendment 12 #
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2. Is convinced that, in some areas, the EU budget represents a unique synergetic potential for implementing policies that could not be carried out by the Member States alone; calls for economical and optimal use to be made of existing EU funding by focusing on EU added value, effective streamlining and leveraging effects;
Amendment 12 #
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4. Highlights the need to earmark increased funding for the fight against all forms of discrimination against women; calls on the Commission to earmark financial resources to target the gender pay gap;
Amendment 14 #
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Amendment 20 #
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3. Acknowledges the need to strengthen and coordinate funding in order to implement the EU 2020 strategy; is concernvinced that the ceilings under Heading 1a within the current financial framework are inmust be sufficient to meet the EU’s priority polices;
Amendment 26 #
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6. Reaffirms the importanceIs in favour of appropriate funding for the European Institute for Gender Equality;
Amendment 29 #
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7. Deplores the fact that a high number of women, men and children continue to live in poverty or are at risk of poverty; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to this problem when drawing up and implementing the relevant budget headings;
Amendment 30 #
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4. Notes the pivotal role of EU flagship programmes such as Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility; calls for more substantialexisting resources to be mobiliseddeployed effectively in order to boost the green economy as a key driver for future competitiveness and resilience;
Amendment 32 #
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Amendment 35 #
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Amendment 46 #
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Amendment 48 #
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7. Recalls that 2013 will be the last year of the programming period and is concerned by possible cuts in the level of payment appropriations; stresses that it is essential to meet the EU’s commitments to ongoing projects;