26 Amendments of Aldo PATRICIELLO related to 2015/2074(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
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1. Emphasises that the 2016 budget has to play a key role in enhancing the Union’s contribution to growth and jobs, especially inand in particular in taking effective action to combating youth unemployment, which is rising to ever more alarming levels;
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gender stereotypes might prevent or discourage women from starting or advancing their careers, leading to inequality and missed opportunities for the economy andwhich has an adverse impact on the economy and significant implications for job creation;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. Emphasises that it is essential for the 2016 budget has to play a key role in enhancing the Union’s contribution to growth and jobs, especially in combating youth unemployment;
Amendment 4 #
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3. Points out that the third year of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 will be very important for the successful implementation of the new multiannual programmes (the third multi- annual programme of EU action in the field of health for the period 2014-2020, the LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Change 2014-2020, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism 2014-2020) under the responsibility of this committee, as they will attain their maturity; against this background, highlights the fact that, given the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level, it is essential to provide and guarantee in the EU budget the appropriations necessary to achieve the full potential and European added value of these new programmes;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the cohesion policy represents the main EU investment policy in the real economy; highlights that in some Member States it is the mainan essential source of funding for investments developing synergies and having a multiplying effect in economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises that Horizon 2020 and other EU support for research and innovation have clear European added value and are encouraging Member States to earmark a greater percentage of GDP for research, especially in countries where research investment has been limited because of the economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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5. Stresses that fisheries resources require a specialised management approach to protect and recover fish stocks and marine ecosystems and, prevent loss of biodiversity, which would have unwanted repercussions for future generations and on this sector of the economy itself;
Amendment 8 #
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2. Emphasises that the cohesion policy, which accounts for almost a third of the total EU budget, provides – through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) – the appropriatenecessary framework for meeting the smart, sustainable and inclusive growth objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 10 #
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Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. Strongly encouragesCalls on the Member States to launch their programmes quickly with a view to making them fully operational by 2016; takes the view that under the 2016 budget, the use of appropriations under shared management should then be significantly faster; calls therefore for an appropriate and sufficient level of EMFF and commitment and payment appropriations;
Amendment 13 #
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2. Urges that financial support be provided for all programmes creating jobs for those with multiple disadvantages on the labour market, such as the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and people from minority backgrounds;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses the need for efficient use of the budget; calls for a careful and detailed assessment of all budget lines;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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2. Underscores that the Union communication policy must urgently be improved in order to better enter into dialogue with citizens, reach a wider range of actions, and in this regard highlights the positive role of pan- European networks made up of local and national media;
Amendment 15 #
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4. Notes the considerable impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the 2016 budget; believes that the objectives of the EFSI can only be achieved if the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is fully maintained and Member States are provided with every form of assistance that they need in order to utilise those resources to the full;
Amendment 16 #
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8. Recalls that decentralised agencies whose missions fall within the ENVI committee’s remit (European Food Safety Authority, European Medicines Agency, European Environmental Agency, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Chemicals Agency) have a paramountmajor role and must be given the necessary financial and human resources to fulfil their mandate and execute the tasks and competences conferred on them by the legislative authority or the tasks entrusted to them by the Commission; strongly supports, this year again, a case-by-case approach to assessing the individual needs of decentralised agencies;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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3. Recalls that growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more effectively and productively towards promoting growth;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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4. Is seriously concerned about the recurrent problem of the backlog of payments, especially under the cohesion policy, which creates a de facto debt in the EU budget, and stresses that there is a danger of perpetuating the ‘snow ball’ effect of accumulating unpaid invoices at year’s end unless a tangible and sustainable solution to the problem is found, as fast as possible, by the budgetary authority together with the Commission;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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8. Underlines the need for financing the multilingual facility for the online dispute resolution (ODR) platform; believes that well-functioning ODR systems across the EU will, on the one hand, encourage consumers to find solutions to issues encountered when buying products and services in the Single Market, and, on the other hand, boost online purchases, especially from traders in other Member States; considers that the increase in online- commerce and cross-border tradepurchasing within the EU means new business opportunities and stronger economic growth.
Amendment 19 #
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3. Reiterates the importance of cultural diplomacy in relations with EU neighbours; therefore, calls for a coherent strategy to support the mobility of young people, artists and creators working in the cultural sector, in the context of joint cultural and educational projects with partner countries, through which the EU should promote its culture and values;
Amendment 32 #
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5. Demands that the payment plan to be agreed between Parliament, the Council and the Commission, in line with the joint statement of December 2014 of the Parliament and of the Council in the framework of the agreement reached on 2014 and 2015 budgets, be implemented without any further delay; calls, to this end, for sufficient payment appropriations to be provided under heading 1b within the 2016 budget, with a view to decreasing the level of the backlog as much as possible by the end of the year; underlines the urgency of addressing this issue in athe proper wayand necessary manner, as the situation of outstanding payments undermines the credibility, effectiveness and sustainability of the policy.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
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5. Takes the view that the EU budget shouldmust support vocational training and professional qualification measures;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
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6. Underlines that the 2016 budget should support all measures promoting entrepreneurship in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including social entrepreneurship and innovative social enterprises and self-employment;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
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7. Emphasises that greater priority must be given to parts of the budget earmarked for increasing Europe’s security of supply by building a network of interconnectors to ensure a free flow of energy between Member States and support EU energy market integration;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
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8. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises employ many workers in the EU and that one of the main problems in setting up such enterprises and keeping them going is that of obtaining finance; proposes, therefore, that the microfinance element be substantially expanded;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the EU budget shouldmust support efforts to promote the completion of the single market, competitiveness and social convergence, the development of a policy on socially responsible enterprises, and the monitoring of the application of statutory social standards by enterprises in order to ensure the creation of decent jobs;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission to set up a guarantee fund for agricultural sectors at serious risk for reasons of force majeure;