5 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recalls that growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more effectively towards promoting growth; urges in this context that funding allocated to projects of proven ineffectiveness be halted and reallocated;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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3. Emphasises that the 2018 budget has to play a kePoints out that increasing inequalities and unemployment in the Member States demonstrate that, rather than fostering progress, the EU and its policies have furthered a steady erole in enhancing the Union’ssion of social rights, the devaluation of work, poverty and social insecurity; points out that the Member States play a key role in contributiong to growth and jobs in the Union and that, to do so, they have to be free to conduct anti-cyclical economic policies to protect workers’ purchasing power, boost domestic demand and create decent jobs;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recalls that youth unemployment rates remain very high in the Union and that the situation of unemployed young people, especially the persons who are not in education, employment, or training (NEETS), is particularly worrying; emphasises that, in order to address this issue, it is of high importance to ensure the proper and timely funding of the Youth Guarantee schemes through the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) and the European Social Fun in spite of all the European policies and strategies introduced; takes note of the Court of Auditors’ report questioning the effectiveness of the Youth Employment Initiative, which has clearly failed to deliver what was expected in terms of job creation and integration of young people; calls for the initiative to be wound up and the funding reallocated;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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5. Recalls the importance of ensurIs against providing funding of at least EUR 700 million for the YEI for the period 2018-2020, as agreed within the MFF mid-term revision, to be split between 2018, 2019 and 2020 into 3 equal instalments of EUR 233,33 million as is reflected in the Draft Budget 2018; calls also for the allocation of sufficient payment appropriations to ensure the proper implementation of the YEI;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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7. WelcomeCondemns the EUR 72,8 million funding proposed by the Commission for the European Solidarity Corpse (appropriations are to be entered into the reserve until such time as the basic act is adopted by the legislator), EUR 2,5 million being provided in 2018 by the Progress axis of the EaSi;