Activities of Paul MURPHY related to 2011/0177(APP)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, even if actions designed to enhance the EU’s trade and economic relations are provided for in various instruments, in the proposal for the MFF 2014-2020, under heading 4 (Global Europe), proper account must be taken in individual subheadings of the EU’s trade policy objectives of achieving the promotion of open marfair and sustainable trade, poverty eradication, a bold and determined approach towards combating climate change, food speculation and subsequent food shortages and hikets in order to creatfood prices and to contribute towards creating sustainable economic growth and full employment;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the economic and trade components of the partnership instruments, while remaining within the overall existing budget, should only receive a larger share of its allocation, in order to ensure that the EU’s main channels for economic cooperation wif there is a fundamental review of the EU´s trade policy that reflects the failures of aggressive trade liberalisation in the commercial interest of EU based corporations and puts the its major trade partners are not neglected in the final MFF negotiationsnterests of the majority of the world's population and the environment at the heart of the EU´s trade policy;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the Commission’s proposal to expand commitments under heading 4, but that appropriations are unlikely to grow at inflation rate over the full term of the MFF; notes that it is claimed by some that the budge; insists that the proposed budget increase for the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood Policy must be used to contribute substantially towards fulfilling the social as well as economic aspirations of the masses of those regions and that increased for ‘neighbourhood policy’ might not cover some of the stated objectives in this policy area, including that of substantially increasing economic and commercial ties with countries in the regionunding will take place on the condition of promoting sustainable economic development, deepened regional co-operation, a decrease in unemployment and a rise in living standards for the whole population, as opposed to being a tool for the economic and political interests of big business in Europe;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges, in view of the macro-economic environment and the challenges that must be faced in a changing world and in order to ensure better and more efficient use of existing EU funds, that the MFF 2014- 2020 be allowed greater flexibility to appropriately address changing circumstances and priorities while respecting agreed payment appropriation level; stresses that these priorities must relate to trade measures supporting sustainable and fair trade which will contribute towards achieving the MDGs , food security and food sovereignty, the development of sustainable energy resources and technology, closer regional integration and towards sustainable social and economic development of LDCs and developing countries;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ConsenRejects to the draft Council regulation laying down the Mmultiannual Ffinancial Fframework for the years 2014-2020;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks for consistency with regard to the instruments under heading 4 and the budget allocations envisaged for the latter under heading 5; stresses that successful implementation of heading 4 instruments will be ensured through procedural and spending-level checks that can be best carried out, especially inheading 4 instruments, provided they are in line with their policy objective of fair and economically, ecologically and socially sustainable trade, need to be matched with appropriate funding under heading 5 if theird countries, if sufficient resources are implementation is to be successful;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a (new) Notes the Commission’s proposal to change the scope of the EGF and to decrease its funding as well as to set up a new Special Reserve for crises in the agricultural sector outside the MFF, insists that where claims of payments from these instruments stem from the adverse consequences of bilateral, plurilateral or multilateral free trade agreements between the EU and third countries for workers and small farmers, the EU should draw the conclusion to refrain from concluding such agreements; underlines in this regard the importance of proper funding for ex-ante social impact assessments by independent and publicly funded research institutes;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b (new) Notes the EU’s ambition to allocate at least 20% of its budget to contribute to a low-carbon and climate- resilient society and to mainstream action on climate and biodiversity throughout its external instruments; underlines the priority of the objective and states that the allocation of 20% must be seen as the bare minimum; insists that this objective must find its expression in the EU´s trade policy reflected through the external instruments.