Activities of Chrysoula PALIADELI related to 2011/2020(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Parliament’s position on the 2012 Draft Budget as modified by the Council – all sections
Amendments (2)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European education programmes bring clear and demonstrated European added value and are vital for the Europe 2020 strategy to succeed; regrets that the Commission draft budget does not propose any additional funding for education and training, beyond the financial programming; laments the bias in favour of the natural sciences as opposed to the humanities in the implementation of European education programmes; calls for greater visibility to be afforded to the humanities in the Education programmes to be proposed under the next multiannual financial framework; calls for a significant increase in appropriations for the Lifelong Learning Programme in the 2012 budget and for a doubling of the funds for education in the next MFF;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Bemoans the fact that the Council is seeking to reduce the commitment appropriations for 2012 in respect of the Culture programme; considers it imperative that, in these difficult economic times, we do not neglect the role of culture in further enhancing European identity and enriching our societies; accordingly calls for funding and investment in culture to be maintained, if not increased;