Activities of Morten MESSERSCHMIDT related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – Parliament's position with a view to an agreement (A8-0358/2018 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas, Janusz Lewandowski, Gérard Deprez) DA
Shadow opinions (1)
DRAFT OPINION on the Interim report on MFF 2021-2027 – Parliament’s position in view of an agreement
Amendments (7)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that reform of the revenue side should go hand in hand with reform of expenditure and of rebates and correctionsthe EU towards differentiated cooperation (a la carte) approach, in order to increase the European added value of EU expenditure by ensuring a visible link between expenditure and EU policies and priorities, and by supporting EU policies in the key areas of EU competence which demonstrate high potential for European added value, such as the single market, migration and asylum policies, environmental protection and climate action, energy union, common defence policy, and the reduction of fiscal heterogeneity in the single market, as recommended in the Monti report1 ; _________________ 1 Final report and recommendations of the High-Level Group on Own Resources on the future financing of the EU, adopted in December 2016.policy, economic and social cohesion, research, technological development, environmental protection and climate action, energy union, common defence policy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that EU spending should be given the appropriate flexibility and be the subject of proper democratic scrutiny and accountability, which necessitates the full involvement of Parliament in every phase of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Regulation decision-making process in respect of its prerogatives as co- legislator; calls, therefore, for closer dialogue between the Council and Parliament when negotiating the next MFF before the Council formally submits for Parliament’s consent its proposal for the MFF Regulation, and warns againstof the European Council’s usual top-down approach of setting the overall ceilings per heading rather than assessing the actual needs of the programmes first, corresponding to the EU major sectors of activity and ensures that EU expenditure does not exceed the limits of its own resources;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that the requirement to propose the next MFF by 1 January 2018 (as stated in Art. 25 of Regulation No 1311/2013) was not met; urges the Commission to take all necessary measures to ensure that a repeat of the implementation delays in sectoral programmes is avoided;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Call the Commission to maintain the current system of own resources, which strikes a fair balance between traditional own resources (i.e. tariffs and sugar levies) and gross national income- based contributions; the GNI-contribution is a stable, reliable, fair and by definition sufficient to fund the budget.