Activities of Barbara MATERA related to 2011/2019(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
2012 draft budget trilogue (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets, however, that most of the increases foreseen under this heading for 2012 do not go beyond the mere yearly breakdown of multiannual global amounts agreed to by both Parliament and Council when these programmes and actions were adopted; underlines therefore that the Commission does not generally propose to boost – beyond what was originally planned – the support for investments urgently needed to implement the seven flagship initiatives, and notes that it is regrettably inclined to postpone the necessary big leap in terms of common financial effort to the post-2013 MFF; is convinced that this attitude will seriously endanger the achievement of the headline goals by 2020; stresses the importance of keeping PROGRESS programme funding at the same level as in 2011 in order to be able to guarantee implementation of the gender budgeting strategy;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Regrets that with the limited increase foreseen for the PROGRESS programme in the DB 2012 as compared to Budget 2011, the Commission will not be able to reinstate the amount of EUR 20 million for the period 2011-2013 to which it had committed itself in 2010 in order to compensate partially for the redeployment of PROGRESS in favour of the Microfinance Facility; recalls that the PROGRESS programme is an essential pillar of the Europe 2020 strategy, owing in particular to its contribution to the two flagship initiatives ‘European Platform against Poverty’ and ‘Youth on the Move’; points out that Member States, local and regional authorities and national and regional bodies receive PROGRESS programme funding to implement gender budgeting measures; considers, accordingly, that budget appropriations should be specifically earmarked for gender policies in various areas;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to include in the DB for the second consecutive year payment appropriations (EUR 50 million) for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF); underlines the fact that this not only gives higher visibility to the fund but also avoids transfers from other budget lines pursuing different aims and covering different needs; eagerly awaits the presentation of the mid-term review of the EGF Regulation by the Commission as a means of identifying ways to speed up the procedure for mobilising the fund and of simplifying its management rules; maintains, nonetheless, that in view of the steady increase in the number of applications for support received from the Member States the only way of substantially reducing the time taken to release employment funding is to include the EFG in the EU budget;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Very much wonders, therefore, whether the DB presented by the Commission constitutes an appropriate and updated answer to the current challenges facing the EU, not least in the context of the ongoing events in the Southern Mediterranean; recalls its strong call for an appropriate and balanced answer to these challenges, inwith a view to improving the management of legal migration and slowing down illegal migration, with sufficient funding and support tools to handle emergency situations made available in a spirit of full respect of internal protection rules and human rights and solidarity amongst all Member States; highlights in particular the role and support of the European Refugee Fund, including emergency measures in the event of mass influxes of refugees, and greatly regrets that the Commission did not propose any increase for this fund beyond what was initially foreseen in the financial programming;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Is firmly convinced that a particular and concrete effort must be made to make optimal, coordinated use of all European instruments available (not only financial envelopes within the EU budget, but also instruments managed by the EIB, EBRD etc.) and Member State actions; emphasises that flexibility in the programming and implementation of the EU instruments must be further improved to allow an adequate and effective response to political and humanitarian crises in third countries without, however, jeopardising long-term political commitments and priorities; calls, to this end, for the Commission, the European External Action Service and the European Investment Bank to coordinate their efforts with a view to ensuring that the objectives of EU external action are as targeted and effective as possible;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Believes it to be the EU's duty to respond adequately and comprehensively to recent political developments in Mediterranean neighbouring countries and to provide support and assistance to movements fighting for democratic values and the establishment of the rule of law, including by setting up the Euro- Mediterranean Bank and implementing financial instruments and facilities in cooperation with the European and international financial institutions operating in the area; reiterates that reinforcement of financial assistance to these countries must not be detrimental to priorities and instruments for the benefit of neighbouring Eastern European countries;