Activities of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Amendments (3)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that 21,0 % of the total commitments in the draft budget for 2020 (2020 DB) are climate-related; regrets that the Union budget trend would deliver only 19,7 % for the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) period while the objective agreed upon before 2014 said ‘‘at least 20%’’ over the 2014-2020 period; highlights that, according to the Commission, an additional € 3,5 billion in climate-related spending will be needed in the budget 2020 in order to reach the 20 % target; stresses that every effort should be made to ensure that the overall EU budget target will be reached by the end of 2020; reiterates its call to have more ambitious climate mainstreaming in the next MFF period, to be set at least at 50 %, and to its alignment with the Paris agreement;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotDeplores that only 8,3 % of total commitments are related to reversing the decline in biodiversity which is the lowest ratio since 2015; calls for sufficient and traceable resourcincreases to be allocated to ensure the long-term protection of biodiversity across the Union;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Notes the increase of EUR 21,5 million in commitments for LIFE (+3,9 %); is convinced that the LIFE budget 2020 is insufficient (€ 294,9 million); calls for significant increases for 2020 in order to be prepared and in line with Parliament’s demands to double the LIFE programme during the post-2020 MFF; deeply regrets that LIFE represents only 0,3 % of the 2020 DB;