6 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2013/2010(BUD)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasizes the need to enhance the financial support and activities in regard to the introduction of dual education systems; asks for a stronger support of the cooperation between the Member States in the field of vocational education in order to combat effectively youth unemployment; recalls, in this regard, the proposal for a Council Recommendation on establishing a Youth Guarantee1; ------------- 1 COM(2012) 729 final
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls, in this regard, that the EU 2020 strategy should be at the heart of the next MFF (2014-2020) and invites the Commission to clearly prioritise it already in 2014 and to place emphasis on spending for entrepreneurship and self- employment, SMEs, research, development and innovation, renewable energy, sustainable development, and skills; highlights, in this regard, the importance of sufficient financial resources for the programs Horizon and COSME, which are essential to the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that the biggest economic potential in the EU lies in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which create most of the new jobs; therefore the promotion of entrepreneurial mindsets and business start-ups through concrete actions, such as the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, is of utmost importance and should be provided with adequate resources;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. At times of crisis and European scepticism, today's youth should especially benefit from education programmes fostering the knowledge about the European Union and the European Institutions, including courses on media pluralism; stresses further the valuable role that can be played by the newly established Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that the EU Budget is also exposed to multiple risks of fraud, corruption and other criminal activities also referred to as EU fraud; Calls to set a clear priority to and to strengthen efforts of the EU bodies and agencies involved in prohibiting and fighting these threats and the underlying criminal structures effectively;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes note of the letter dated 7 January 2013 from the Commissioner for Budgets and Financial Programming confirming that 2014 will be the second year in which theCommission will reduce its staffing levels by another 1 %, meaning that any new tasks will be met through available (and decreasing) human resources and by counting on the simplification of delivery modes, as proposed in the new generation programmes; takes note of the Commission’s call on all other institutions to introduce a nominal freeze at 2013 level of all non-salary related expenditure; intends to continue a close examination of the Commission’s intention of reducing by 2018 the staffing level in EU institutions and bodies by 5 % as compared with 2013, and recalls that this is to be seen as an overall goal; recalls that any change to the establishment plan has a direct impact on the budget and should in no way compromise the budgetary prerogatives of the Committee on Budgets and of the European Parliament; considers that any short-term or long-term reduction in staff should be based on a prior impact assessment and should take full account of, inter alia, the Union’s legal obligations and the institutions’ new competences and increased tasks arising from the Treaties; recalls the Joint Statement on decentralised agencies, in particular the annexed common approach and its stipulations on agencies being entrusted with new tasks;