Activities of Indrek TARAND related to 2016/2323(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Guidelines for the 2018 budget - Section III (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2018 budget, Section III – Commission PDF (472 KB) DOC (64 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
A budget for growth, jobs, equality, sustainability and security
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security, the fight against climate change, and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains or must become part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and, ensure the safety of its citizens;, and to reach the overall 20% climate funding target of the current MFF.
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Research, infrastructure, energy transition and SMEs as key enablers of growth in jobs
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that investments in research and innovation, in particular with regard to the energy transition and the fight against climate change, represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regrets the fact that, as a result of an alarmingly low success rate of applications, fewer high- quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU funding; calls in this respect for an adequate level of appropriations to be ensured for Horizon 2020;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the important role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positivemixed results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle, social investment, energy efficiency, and the geographical balance;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of the European agricultural sector in maintaining food security and managing biodiversity in the European Union; expresses its full support to the farmers affected by the Russian embargo or the dairy sector crisis; calls on the Commission therefore to continue to support farmers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in addressing the effects of the migratory and refugee crisis, and calls for adequate budgeting in the coming years for these funds; welcomes also the role of EU agencies in the area of justice and home affairs, such as Europol, EASO and the European Border and Coast Guard, and calls, in this context, for their mandate to be executed through adequate budgeting and staffing, with an emphasis on ensuring fundamental rights; is convinced that the EU needs to invest more in strengthening its borders, enhancing cooperation between law enforcement agencies, fighting terrorism and radicalisation and ensuring sound return operations;,
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms its conviction that in order to tackleaddress some of the root causes of the migratory and refugee crisis, the EU needs to step up its role through investments in the countries of origin of the refugees and migrantsfrom which the migratory flows originate; notes that investments in infrastructure, housing, education, medical services, sustainable energy, energy efficiency and support for SMEs are part of the solution to tackle the root causes of migration; welcomes therefore; takes note of the External Investment Plan as a coherent and coordinated framework to promote investments in Africa and the Neighbourhood countries;, keeping in mind that it needs to be fully aligned with and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Highlights that in areas where blending is ineffective or inadequate, it is vital to maintain the levels of direct EU funding; reiterates the commitment of the EU to allocate at least 20% of its ODA to human development in the period until 2020, to areas such as education, health and poverty eradication
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that the Commission will put forward by the end of 2017 its proposals for the post-2020 MFF; attaches the utmost importance to the process leading up to the establishment of the new financial framework, and expects this to be commensurate to the challenges the Union is facing; calls for a swift conclusion to the ongoing MFF mid-term revision; and to the commitments it has already taken.
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. UnderlinesStresses the need to align the MFF duration to the EU's political cycles in order to give to the EU budget its original objective being the EU budgetary capacity at the service of the EU's political strategy ;underlines however that predictability and long-term sustainability of the EU budget is a prerequisite for a strong and stable European Unionnecessary in certain common policies; draws attention to the fact that the United Kingdom’'s withdrawal from the EU will provide an opportunity to address the long- standing issues which have prevented the EU budget from reaching its real potential, especially as regards the revenue side of the budget; reaffirms its position in favour of an in- depth reform of EU own resources, and; insists that the EU budget should be wholly financed by own resources; strongly believes that the UK's withdrawal provides a unique opportunity to scrap all rebates and corrective mechanisms altogether; welcomes in this respect the presentation of the final report of the High-Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR); invites all involved parties to draw the appropriate conclusions from this report and analyse the feasibility of implementing the recommendations of the HLGOR that would help make the EU budget more stable and predictable; welcomes the conclusion of the HLGOR regarding the ‘'juste retour’' approach, which should end, as it has been shown by the report that all Member States benefit from the EU budget, irrespective of their ‘'net- balance’; '