15 Amendments of Jean-Paul DENANOT related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the cuts made to the budget for intervention in the agricultural markets compared with 2015; disagrees with the Commission that emergency measures related to the Russian embargo on imports from the EU of certain agricultural products be limited to 2015 only, given Russia's expressed ingiven that Russia confirmed the extentsion to extend theof its ban on imports until early 2016; iAugust 2016, calls concerned that further market interventions will be necessary in 2016 as a consequence, to support EU farmers hit the Commission to implement all necessary measures, such as the use of the available margin under ceiling, to support EU farmers in all agricultural fields hit by the embargo;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists on the need to provide funds to compensate for the economic losses suffered by farmers due to market crises and sanitary or phytosanitary crises such as Xylella fastidiosa, and reiterates the need to use the available margins under Heading 2 to this effect; calls on the Commission and the Council to take all the necessary measures to combat the deterioration of those markets;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Decides to also take action with regard to the ongoing crisis affecting European farmers, notably in the dairy sector, and to already integrate in its position on the 2016 budget the EUR 500 million support emergency measures announced by the Commission; welcomes the decision by the Commission to preserve the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector in the 2016 budget in full under Heading 2 for the following budget year for direct payments to farmers as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013; trusts that the Commission's Letter of Amendment 2/2016 will allow the exact budget lines that will be reinforced in this context to be determined;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that a lot more effort needs to be undertaken to address the shortcomings in the Union economy by boosting competitiveness, growth and jobs; emphasises the key role played by small and medium-sized enterprises in this regard, particularly in the rural and peri- urban areas; reinforces therefore the COSME programme by EUR 16,5 million; decides also to propose new commitments in 2016 for the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), whose entire financial envelope was frontloaded in the years 2014-2015; acknowledges the significant contribution of this programme to the fight against unemployment and is determined to ensure that the necessary appropriations are made available in order to prevent a funding gap in its implementation; adopts, therefore, a EUR 473,2 million increase for 2016, corresponding to the original instalment that was foreseen for the YEI on a yearly basis;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the proposed cuts of EUR 2 million for the school milk programme proposed by the Commission and supported by the Council from EUR 77 million in the 2015 appropriation to EUR 75 million in the DB for 2016; recalls Parliament's request for an increase of EUR 20 million a year for this scheme; welcomes the small increase proposed by the Commission and supported by the Council in the school fruit scheme to EUR 150 million; stresses that both programmes have proven to be useful and efficient within the Member States and underlines their importance given the current crisis and levels of child malnutrition in the Union; calls on the Council to take into consideration the Parliament's proposals calling for a simplification of the bureaucracy for the Member States in order to increase the efficiency of both schemes;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Regrets the Council's proposed cut of €13.8 million to operational funds for producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector given their importance in the food supply chain and the current challenges facing the sector;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists that any revenue accruing to the EU budget deriving from the super levy orfines anyd other assigned revenues from agriculture in 2014/2015 remain under Heading 2; welcomes the Commission's proposal to earmark those revenues to the EAGF;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, in a timely way, the significant price volatility of agricultural products, which has adverse effects on farmers' incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when needed;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the objectives of increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture, and asks for resources to be provided in order to fulfil these objectives.; recalls the potential of agriculture policy in terms of job creation, technical and social innovation and sustainable development, particularly in the rural areas where they promote regional development;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri-food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate innovation in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes the Commission's preliminary assessment, based on Member States' latest forecasts, that programme implementation in the area of cohesion policy is likely to be delayed in 2016; is alarmed that any significant underspending in the third year of implementation of the new European Structural and Investment Funds cycle, at a time when programmes should be reaching full swing, will not only have a detrimental effect on the timely achievement of results on the ground, but may also lead to serious pressure on payments in subsequent years, possibly reconstituting a backlog of unpaid bills; urges the Member States concerned to make speedy progress in tackling the underlying causes of these delays in implementation, such as through the prompt designation of programme authorities and the non-multiplication and simplification of national administrative procedures; requests the Commission to closely monitor the situation and make appropriate proposals as needed;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. NotDeplores that the Council reduced appropriations also in Heading 2 by EUR 199,9 million in commitments and EUR 251,1 million in payments, including rural development, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the LIFE programme; considers that the Amending Letter on agriculture should remain the basis for any reliable revision of EAGF appropriations; regrets the cuts made to the budget for intervention in the agricultural markets compared with 2015; welcomes the decision by the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funds allocated to the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector in the 2016 budget, which are subsequently left unspent, remain in full under Heading 2 for the following budget year for direct payments to farmers, as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013; restores the DB levels accordingly;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Furthermore, deems it necessary, given their important role in supporting cultural and creative industries that represent key European values, to increase, by a total of EUR 10,5 million in commitment and payments appropriations above the DB the culture and media sub-programmes, including the Multimedia Actions, and the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility (CCSGF) planned for 2016 and intended to tackle the critical issue of access to finance for SMEs and organisations in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 a (new)
Paragraph 86 a (new)
86a. Reiterates the importance of its missions regarding the involvement of civil society and social partners in the Union activities, particularly in the establishment of common rules aiming to protect public services within its territories;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90 a (new)
Paragraph 90 a (new)
90a. Reiterates the need for the local and regional authorities of the Union to support its activities;