13 Amendments of Frédérique RIES related to 2017/2043(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in its resolution of 15 March 2017, Parliament confirmed that sustainable growth, jobs and, security and climate change are the core issues and main priorities for the 2018 EU budget;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that Trump Administration's decision to dismantle key climate programmes highlights the importance of delivering on EU's commitment to achieving the goals set at COP21; regrets, in this regard, that the EU is currently falling short of meeting the spending target of at least 20% of the EU budget on climate-related action in 2014-2020 MFF; reiterates, therefore, its position that the EU budget must support the fulfilment of the objectives of the Paris climate agreement and the EU's own long-term climate goals by speeding up the implementation of the 20% spending target and underlines, in this respect, that the contribution for 2018 should offset the lower allocations from the first half of the current MFF; stresses also that European-funded projects should not have a negative impact on the climate change mitigation and on the transition towards a circular, low carbon economy;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the EU initiatives and long-term perspective in the field of defence research and technology development and acquisition, which will contribute to achieving economies of scale in the sector and thus lead to greater coordination among Member States in the field; believes that this kind of pooling and sharing of resources can enable a better use of tax payer's money and offers a potential for savings; underlines also the need to improve the competitiveness and innovation in the European defence industry and to stimulate growth and job creation;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets thatWelcomes the Move2Learn, Learn2Move initiative by the Commission has not followed up on Parliament’s request to put forward an assessment and relevant proposals for an ‘18th Birthday Interrail Pass for Europe’; is convinced that this proposal has the potential to boost European consciousness and identity and can serve as a concrete example of European added value; strongly reiterates its previous call on the Commission to put forward relevant proposals in this regarda positive step to increase mobility, intercultural experience and European identity of the youth, while supporting learning and promoting low-emission travel and combination of various means of transport; believes that any possible future actions beyond this one-off initiative should be socially and geographically inclusive and always linked to educational objectives, based on multimodal and decarbonised transport, and not undermine the budget of other existing successful EU youth programmes;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that while growth and jobs should remain the underlying priority of the EU budget, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will be impossible if the citizens feel unsafe or insecure; emphasises, moreover, that the unprecedented mobilisation of special instruments has shown that the EU budget was not initially designed to address the magnitude of the migration and refugee crisis; believes that moving to a post-crisis approach is premature given the volatility of the situation in the EU Neighbourhood and the terrorist threat within the EU; questions therefore the proposed cuts in Heading 3 compared to the 2017 Budget which do not seem to be in line with the EU pledge to deal in an efficient manner with the migration and refugee crisis, enforcNotes that the unprecedented mobilisation of special instruments has shown that the EU budget was not initially designed to address the magnitude of the migration and refugee crisis; stresses, however, that after a response to an urgent, un-precedented situation, a more systemic and pro-active approach should follow, complemented by an effective usecurity and tackle terrorism and radicalisation of the EU budget;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reaffirms that tackling the root causes of the migratory and refugee crisis represent the long-term sustainable solution and that investments in the countries of origin of migrants and refugees are key to achieving this objective; notes thereforwelcomes, in this regard, the External Investment Plan (EIP) and calls for the swith surpriseft agreement among the institutions and rapid implementation of the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD); notes the decreases in Heading 4 which cannot be fully justified in the framework of past budgetary increases or low implementation rate; is convinced that the EU cannot enter in a post-migratory crisis scenario yet and that the efforts to address the instability in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood must be enhanced;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the increase proposed for the eastern component of the European Neighbourhood Instrument responding to Parliament’s previous calls; is convinced that in order to counter the activities of an increasingly aggressive Russian Federation, the EU’s support, especially for the countries that have signed Association Agreemenbelieves that the EU’s support for these countries is essential in order to further economic integration and convergence with the EU and to advance democracy, rule of law and human rights, is essentialn our Eastern neighborhood;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Reiterates its support for the implementation of the Commission's strategy 'Budget Focused on Results' and calls on continuous improvement of the quality and presentation of performance data, in order to provide accurate, clear and understandable information on EU programmes' performance;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is surprisedRegrets, however, that COSME commitment and payment appropriations have been reduced respectively by 2.9 % and 31.3 %, although support to SMEs is identified as one of the top priorities of the EU; expresses its intention to further reinforce this programme in the 2018 budget;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set up a European Solidarity Corps (ESC); notes, however, with concern that, despite Parliament’s warnings, the legislative proposal adopted on 30 May 2017 envisages that three fourths of the ESC budget would be financed by redeployments from existing programmes, and mainly from Erasmus+ (EUR 197.7 million); is also concerned byof the proposed cuts to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and to LIFE programme; is concerned of the risk that this situation would pose to those EU programmes that are subject to cuts;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Recalls Parliament’s consistently strong support for culture and media programmes; welcomes the proposed increases for the Creative Europe Programme compared with the 2017 budget, including for the European Year for Cultural Heritage under ‘Multimedia actions’; furthermore, insists on sufficient funding for the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’; appreciates, finally, also the increases in commitment appropriations for the Food and Feed programme, and the HealthConsumer programme and the Consumer programme compared with the 2017 budget; emphasises, finally, the importance of a strong Health Programme and an appropriate budget to enable European cooperation in the field of health, including new innovations in health care, health inequalities, the burden of chronic diseases, anti-microbial resistance, cross-border healthcare and access to care;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. NoteRegrets the increased support for political reforms for Turkey (IPA II); expects however the same logic to apply to due to Country's backslide in the fields of rule of law, freedom of speech and fundamental rights; expects sufficient funding to the IPA beneficiary countries in the Western Balkans which are in urgent need of financial support for reforms;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Notes that the year 2018 is the third REACH registration deadline affecting a large number of companies in Europe and the highest number of SMEs to date, which will consequently have a significant impact on the workload of ECHA; calls, therefore, on the Commission to refrain from the planned reduction of six Temporary Agent posts in 2018 and postpone this reduction until 2019 so that ECHA can effectively implement its entire 2018 Work Programme; notes, in this regard, that ECHA has already implemented a 10% REACH staff reduction since 2012;