9 Amendments of Liisa JAAKONSAARI related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the responsibility of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection in the budget procedure covers budget lines in titles 2 (Internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs), 14 (Taxation and customs union) and 33 (Justice and consumer protection); urges the Commission to ensure a good balance of payments and to promote greening of the EU budget under all titles;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that the Single Market (SM) is a key driver of growth and jobs; notes, however, that this potential remains untapped in many respects, such as the Digital Single Market; asks, therefore, for better spending of the budget by providing adequate financial means for the SM in order to cover a clear set of priorities related to the real economy; stresses that the competitiveness of the Single Market and European businesses could be strengthened through a stronger focus on delivering a European Internet;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises the particular importance of providing sufficient funding for the European Neighbourhood Instrument, which plays a vital role in supporting stability among Europe's Eastern and Southern neighbours; strongly welcomes the 4.9% increase in commitment appropriations compared to last year; notes critically the severe cuts applied to the ENI by Council and stresses the urgent need to increase appropriations by a substantial margin to meet the needs of the countries covered by the instrument; calls for the scaling-up of concrete funding for EU- Arctic related initiatives in the framework of driving forward the EU-Arctic strategy making and in the light of increased geopolitical interest in the Arctic region;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses that the defence of human rights, fundamental freedoms and the promotion of democracy is a matter of vital importance in the current global environment and symbolic of the EU's commitments to its core values; emphasises that the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights is an essential tool in this regard, which needs to be provided with adequate funding;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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4. Underlines the importance of budgeting sufficient funds for the Middle East Peace Process, the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA in order to meet the needs on the ground, which have increased in recent years due to multiple regional crises; emphasises the need to address the regular under-planning of EU financial support to UNRWA in the EU budget;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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4. Is convinced that consumer policy is a main priority for the European Union and that the budget for this policy area should reflect this; notes that it is important to secure funding for updating consumer policy to ensure sound societal adjustment to rapid technological and economic change;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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6. Recalls the need to finance the multilingual tool for the online dispute resolution (ODR) platform; emphasises that well-functioning ODR systems across the EU will encourage consumers to seek solutions to the problems they encounter when buying products and services in the SM and will boost online purchases; recalls that more online and cross-border trade in the EU will also broaden consumer choice and provide businesses with new opportunities and help drive economic growth;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
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9. Believes that supporting the real economy should be a key priority for the EU for job creation and sustainable growth; urges that the uptake of this financial support by SMEs be maximised; urges for making sufficient financing available for a transition to a resource- efficient, circular economy;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out the need to secure adequate financing for the COSME programme and for the Enterprise Europe Network in 2016 in order to specifically take into account the difficulties encountered by SMEs owing to the EU’s economic and financial constraints; calls, therefore, for an increase in the budget line 02 02 02 for improving access to finance for SMEs to enable European SMEs to prosper and innovate and to make the most of the Single Market and the EU’s trade relations;