15 Amendments of Jean-Paul DENANOT related to 2016/2323(BUD)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
A budget for growth, jobssustainable growth, jobs, social inclusion and security
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populismsocial inclusion, decent, quality and stable jobs, eradication of poverty, greening, economic growth and socio-economic convergence, migration, development, security are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; stresses that solidarity must stay an underlying principle of the EU budget; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the EU budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; is of the opinion that, while growth and jobs continue to remain the core priorities of the EU budget, obtaining a sustainable development progress in these fields will not be possible should EU citizens not feel unsafe or insocial justice and secureity;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that enhancing the competitiveness of the EU economy is, a sound infrastructure, well-funded research, further support to developing skills of employees and the continued commitment of the EU to strengthen investment are keys to ensuring economic growth and job creation; believes that the creation of socially sustainable, well-paid jobs must be one of the main priorities of the EU budget; argues that jobs are created mainly by the private sector, and that adequate budgetary support therefore needs to be devoted to supporting both private sector investmentsand public investments, namely in the field of public service; consequently, underlines the importance of Heading 1a, which delivers real added value for European citizens and business, and calls for an increase of its share in the global budgetthe allocations for this heading in the budget 2018 in order to provide them the infrastructures they need;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that investments in research and innovation represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regrets the fact that, as a result of an alarmingly low success rate of applications, fewer EU funding for the field of research and innovation is currently inadequate to cover the year on year increase in high- quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU fundingapplications received, resulting in a low success rate; calls in this respect for an adequppropriate level of appropriationsfunding to be ensured for Horizon 2020;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the important role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positive results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance, stresses, however, that further efforts are needed to follow the principles of additionality and geographical balance; believes more evidence needs to be presented about EFSI's delivering additionality; calls on the Commission to present an analysis of the added value of EFSI as part of its proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which it expects to reflect the above-mentioned principles and the role played by local and national promoting banks;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomNotes the proposal to launch an ‘'18th birthday Interrail pass for Europe’; underlines that this project has the potential to become a key component in increasing European consciousness and identity, especially in the face of threats such as populism and the spread of misinformation'; stresses, however, that such a project should not be financed at the expense of other successful EU programmes and should be as socially inclusive as possible; intends to secure adequate financing for the programme in the 2018 budgetespecially in the field of youth and culture, should be as socially inclusive as possible; asks the Commission to assess the potential cost, interest and funding sources of this initiative;;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of the European agricultural sector in maintaining food security in the European Union; expresses its full support to the farmers affected by the Russian embargo orthe avian flu, the dairy sector crisis, the meat crisis and severe climate-related losses; calls on the Commission therefore to continue to support farmers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that, under the current circumstances, where the ceiling in Heading 3 is too low, the EU budget has maximised its impact in dealing with the effects of the migratory and refugee crisihallenges; points out, however, that a sustainable solution must be found to this issue, as it has been shown by the repeated mobilisation of special instruments, such as the flexibility instrument, that the EU budget was not initially designed to address crises of such magnitude;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supportsTakes note of the initiatives in the field of defence research with the aim of encouraging better cooperation between Member States stresses however that such an activity needs to be endowed with fresh resources as it is a new political initiative with a significant impact on the EU budget; ; recalls that, while respecting provisions enshrined in the Treaties, strengthened cooperation in the field of defence is needed in order to meet the security challenges that the EU is facing, which are generated by prolonged instability in the EU neighbourhood and uncertainty regarding the commitment of certain EU partners towards NATO objective stresses that any possible expenditure related to the activities of military/defence nature should be counted outside the Multiannual Financial Framework ceilings;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Recalls the need to provide adequate funding for programmes dealing with education, training and cultural and creative activities; stresses that programmes such as Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens have a key role in supporting cultural and creative industries as well as participatory citizenship; furthermore points to the importance securing sufficient resources for the programme Erasmus+ in order to stand up to Commissions commitment of increasing the student mobility;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Recalls the Parliament's commitment to the civilian nature of research funding in the legal bases of Horizon 2020 and the Galileo Programme, and the integrity of the European Research Area as having a civilian research mission; calls for any defence funding proposals to be entirely additional to and distinct from the EU's Research and Space Programmes in line with their legal bases;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains its previous position that ad hoc external financial instruments such as Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) and Trust Funds which emerged in recent years must be incorporated into the EU budget, with Parliament having full scrutiny over the implementation of these instruments; stresses however that these instruments should not be financed by cuts in other existing instruments; takes note of the divergence between the promises and contribution to these funds by the Member states and urges Member states to stand by their promises to match the contributions of the EU;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that one of the conditions for preserving stability and prosperity in the EU is a stable EU Neighbourhood; calls on the Commission therefore to ensure that priority is given to investments in the EU Neighbourhood in order to support efforts to tackle the main issues that this area is facing: the migration and refugee crisis in the Southern Neighbourhood and Russian aggression in the Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU is key to facilitating political and economic reformthe humanitarian, migration and refugee situation in the Southern Neighbourhood and the troubles in both the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU while engaging in dialogue with all interested parties is key to improve rule of law and enforcing democratic institutions;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that predictability and long-term sustainability of the EU budget is a prerequisite for a strong and stable European Union; draws attention to the fact that the United Kingdom’'s withdrawal from the EU will provide an opportunity to address the long-standing issues which have prevented the EU budget from reaching its real potential, especially as regards the revenue side of the budget; reaffirms its position in favour of an in- depth reform of EU own resources, and welcomes in this respect the presentation of the final report of the High-Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR); invites all involved parties to draw the appropriate conclusions from this report and analyse the feasibility of implementing the recommendations of the HLGOR that would help make the EU budget more stable and predictableautonomous and fair ; welcomes the conclusion of the HLGOR regarding the ‘'juste retour’' and rebate approach, which should end, as it has been shown by the report that all Member States benefit from the EU budget, irrespective of their ‘'net- balance’';