3 Amendments of Göran FÄRM related to 2014/2005(INI)
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that the next Commission, which will come into office after the 2014 European elections, is due to launch a compulsory review and revision of the MFF 2014-2020 by the end of 2016; underlines the fact that this post-electoral MFF review/revision clause was one of Parliament’s key demands in the MFF negotiations, based on the need to allow the next Commission and Parliament to reassess the EU’s political priorities, hence endowing the MFF with renewed democratic legitimacy; stresses the need for the next Parliament to identify in good time political priorities, for which more investments will be deemed necessary in the second half of the next MFF; underlines that, following the economic crisis, investment levels have dropped significantly and recalls that estimations state that Europe's missing investment between 2008 and 2012, will cost the continent 540 billion EUR in lost returns by 2020;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines that the purpose of the global margin for commitments is to support investments for growth and employment in Europe, and in particular youth employment; recalls that this instrument was an initiative by the European Parliament;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Underlines the role of innovative financial instruments such as the European project bonds, which can have a very important role to play in stimulating much need investments if given the right design; urges the Commission in this regard to make optimal use of their upcoming evaluation also in the context of the review/revision of the MFF 2014-2020;