4 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2023/0201R(APP)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, unlike in national budgets, where inflation affects the nominal value of both revenue and expenditure, the MFF spending ceilings are adjusted on the basis of a 2 % deflator applied to 2018 prices, whereas the own resources ceiling adjusts to inflation; underlines, therefore, that, as a result of unexpectedly high inflation, revenue called from Member States for MFF spending has decreased as a percentage of gross national income (GNI); notes, furthermore, that rebates for the five beneficiary Member States are inflation-linked; regrets that, according to the Commission, inflation may reduce the real-terms value of the MFF by EUR 74 billion over the seven- year period; calls on the Commission to replace the 2% deflator by a deflating mechanism in line with actual inflation in the European Union;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reaffirms the importance of the horizontal principles concerning climate, biodiversity and gender equality that underpin the MFF and all related EU policies; calls on the Commission to take concrete action to ensure that the agreed targets are met; in view of the post-2027 MFF, calls on the Commission to start working on a holistic mainstreaming approach in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s proposal for a longer-term structural solution to Ukraine’s funding needs anchored in the EU budget, which covers support for macro-financial stability, an investment framework and funds for accession-related reforms and for building administrative capacity; considers that such a longer-term instrument is the only viable way to engage other donors and to ensure effective and targeted spending that meets the needs of Ukraine and its people; requests that appropriations currently set aside for Ukraine in the NDICI’s Emerging Challenges Cushion, namely the interest rate subsidy for MFA loans and the provisioning of the EIB repurposed loans, to be covered from the Ukraine Facility from 2024 onwards, freeing up further vital resources for sustainable development and climate action; insists that the Ukraine Facility should be agreed as soon as possible, following adoption of the revised MFF Regulation, given that financing under the MFA+ Regulation1a is provided for 2023 only; _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2022/2463 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 establishing an instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (macro-financial assistance +), OJ L 322, 16.12.2022, p. 1.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls its long-standing position that new priorities must be financed by fresh money and that recurrent redeployments are not a viable way to finance the Union’s policy priorities;