2013/2017(BUD) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission to involve the Parliament more effectively in the implementation of proposals which stem from the Parliament, whether under the shape of modification of the scope of budget lines or preparatory actions and pilot projects, in order to better respect the spirit of the EP´s ideas and to ensure control over their implementation;

Amendment 11 #

Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Believes that more resources should be provided to ensure the legitimacy and transparency of EU trade policy-making towards civil society and the general public; supports, in this regard, the creation of a platform involving business representatives, academics, NGOs and trade unions to follow ongoing trade negotiations:

Amendment 2 #

Helmut SCHOLZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Considers it necessary to develop and support all instruments allowing European citizens to be adequately informed about the international trade policy of the European Union that have consequences on their daily life; calls, therefore, for the launch of a pilot project for an independent and interdisciplinary permanent trade negotiations assessment structure - Trade Watch - under the respective budget line;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that the European Neighbourhood Policy should continue to provide adequate trade-related technical support and assistance to our partners, especially those countries in the Eastern Partnership which are about to sign or conclude deep and comprehensive free trade agreements with the EU as well as the post-Arab spring countries;

Amendment 4 #

Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that increased resources should be provided to ensure the Commission's capacity to negotiate, check and translate its trade agreements as fast as possible; stresses that, in the framework of trade negotiations, the staff of the Commission has to be increased in order to conduct negotiations at eye level, especially in the case of strong negotiation counterparts; notes that this raise is all the more vital that the EU's bilateral agenda has been expanded recently to further key bilateral trade negotiations (e.g. US and Japan) whose ambition and potential for EU growth deserve the allocation of more resources to the Commission; stresses, in this regard, the need to have more officials dealing with trade in the EU delegations in third countries, in particular in those countries with whom we are negotiating key bilateral trade agreements;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)

(a) Stresses that fixing the discrepancy between the expanding trade negotiating agenda of the EU and its limited resources in the current of budgetary constraints could first and foremost be solved by adequate resources and staff re- allocation within the Commission;

Amendment 6 #

Ska KELLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Is concerned about Parliament's and civil society's capacity to adequately monitor the growing complexity and proliferation of bilateral EU trade negotiations; considers, therefore, that a possible increase of resources for trade related activities should be used, beyond the continuation of Commission organized civil society dialogues, to build up the systematic and independent analytical knowledge which Parliamentarians need to implement Parliament's prerogatives to supply a timely and informed consent to EU trade agreements;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns that the EU's objectives of enhancing trade inclusiveness and international economic cooperation and stability must be reflected in the budgetary allocations for the Aid for Trade, the Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Macro-Financial Assistance; opposes therefore decreasing the allocation of the European Globalization Fund; encourages better targeting and greater effectiveness of the use of the resources.

Amendment 8 #

Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns that the EU's objectives of enhancing trade inclusiveness and international economic cooperation and stability must be reflected in the budgetary allocations for the Aid for Trade, the Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Macro-Financial Assistance; opposes therefore decreasing the allocation of the European Globalization Fund.; supports, in this regard, the allocation of specific funds to compensate losses suffered by developing countries in specific economic sectors as a result of signing a free trade agreement with the EU;

Amendment 9 #

Helmut SCHOLZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns that the EU's objectives of enhancing trade inclusiveness and international economic cooperation and stability must be reflected in the budgetary allocations for the Aid for Trade, the Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Macro-Financial Assistance; ~~opposes therefore~~stresses that the Commission may not reduce payments related to obligations signed in trade or partnership agreements with developing countries; opposes also decreasing the allocation of the European Globalization Fund.;

source: PE-510.611

2013/04/30 FEMM 25 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that under Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union the promotion of equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the European Union; therefore reiterates its request to use gender budgeting in all EU policies, programmes and actions and at all levels of the EU budgetary procedure;

Amendment 10 #

Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the DAPHNE III programme, which played a fundamental role in combating violence against women in the European Union, will come to an end on 31 December 2013; ~~regret~~notes that ~~the programme will be discontinued after this date~~violence against women is still present and that action is urgently needed to counteract it; urges the Commission in this regard to ~~continue~~ earmark~~ing~~ sufficient funds within the Rights and Citizenship programme for efficient actions aimed at eliminating violence against women in the period starting in 2014;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the mid-term evaluation of the Progress Programme underlined the need for greater efforts and new initiatives with regard to equality and non-discrimination, which are sections that from 2014 will be incorporated into the Rights and Citizenship Programme, and therefore calls for adequate funding to be provided for that axis; urges also that the EU Programme for Change and Social Innovation, into which the Progress Programme will be incorporated as from 2014, should also, in its activities, aim to improve women’s labour force participation and working conditions and to promote a better balance between their professional and private lives;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to pay particular attention in the relevant budget headings to the increasing number of women living in poverty, at risk of poverty or in social exclusion, in particular women with special needs, such as elderly women, women with disabilities and single mothers; or who are members of minorities, migrants, victims of gender violence, poorly qualified or formerly convicts or prostitutes;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the objectives and tasks of the European Institute for Gender Equality require that a separate dedicated entity is maintained within the EU Institutional framework and calls for the continued funding of the Institute at an appropriate level; so to ensure that the Institute has sufficient human resources and the necessary expertise in order to be fully operational and meet its overall objectives to promote gender equality, as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1922/20061 establishing the Institute; __________ 1 OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 9.

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Given that 2014 is the last year where progress towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can be made, urges the Commission to devote more attention to the most off- track MDGs and in particular to MDG 5 (Maternal health) and the MDG 5b (universal access to reproductive health) in line with the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994, and the Global women conference in Beijing in 1995 and the outcome of their reviews;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the need to earmark increased funding for the fight against all forms of discrimination against women; calls, in particular, on the Commission to make financial resources available for targeted sectoral research, for information, awareness-raising and training actions concerning the gender pay gap and for the elimination of violence against women;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Recalls that enabling girls, and women to freely take decisions about their sexual and reproductive life, including whether and when to bear children creates opportunities to pursue activities such as education and employment, which contributes to gender equality and poverty reduction and inclusive and sustainable development; therefore calls on the EU to continue its support to access quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible sexual and reproductive health including voluntary family planning, safe abortion on demand, youth friendly services, and sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, without discrimination;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Recalls that according to UN Women, one woman out of three has been affected by gender-based violence in her life; urges the Commission to maintain its commitment to eliminate all forms of gender-based discrimination, violence and harmful practices against women and girls such as sexual abuse, female genital mutilation/cutting and early enforced marriage, in line with the recent UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on violence against women in New York in 2013; notes that this includes supporting the full range of prevention, care and services for the victims and survivors of violence and harmful tradition practices, and advocating against policies leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions and sexual violence, and advocating enforcement measures against the perpetrators;

Amendment 18 #

Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1

measures aimed at facilitating access of women to qualified jobs in the new technologies sector, including information and communication technology;

Amendment 19 #

Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1

measures aimed at facilitating the exchange of good practices and access of women in the new technologies sector, including information and communication technology;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that funding for programmes and activities that promote women’s rights and gender equality is key to ensuring that the EU’s programmes reflect its commitments under the Treaty on European Union to equality between women and men, and that the EU institutions and the Member States should make sure that gender budgeting and gender impact are thoroughly taken into consideration in all phases of the budgetary process, including projects, definition, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)

– measures to combat trafficking in women and prostitution, including, in particular, effective measures to protect those victims who speak out, guaranteeing them jobs with rights and fostering their social inclusion, and measures to combat traffickers and to promote development aid in victims’ home countries,

Amendment 21 #

Sophia IN 'T VELD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)

- exploring the linkages between corporate social responsibility and the provision of voluntary family planning services, in order to establish a European wide network that brings together multinationals and civil society organizations with activities in developing countries;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the endorsement by the Trio Presidency to designate 2014 as the European Year for Reconciling Work and Family Life; calls on the Commission in this respect for the appropriate financing of the related prospective activities; in this context, urges the Council to find a common position with the European Parliament on the proposal for a Directive concerning maternity leave;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that it is essential, in order to balance professional and family life, to continue investing in quality public services, ensuring in particular an adequate supply of affordable quality services, compatible with full-time working hours, in the field of childcare and care for the elderly and other dependents;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to provide adequate financial funding for measures to promote gender equality in third countries and to make sure they are used efficiently; stresses the need for EU-funded measures to eliminate trafficking and gender violence in third countries, in particular the phenomenon of female genital mutilation, and for programmes to increase female participation in education and combat female illiteracy, promote the participation of women at all levels of decision-making processes and encourage female entrepreneurship.

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to provide adequate financial funding for measures to promote gender equality in third countries ~~and to make sure they are used efficiently~~, targeting the root causes of poverty by promoting equality of opportunity and of outcome and empowerment for all with an explicit focus on young girls and women including voluntary family planning and respect and promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises the need for appropriate funding for the actions outlined in the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that appropriate funding of these actions is continued during the period of the new multiannual financial framework starting in 2014; stresses that special attention should be paid to the multiple forms of discrimination suffered, inter alia, by women who are migrants, members of minorities, disabled, lesbian, elderly, poorly qualified or formerly convicts or prostitutes; calls for the principle of gender budgeting to be applied to local, regional, national and European and international strategies in order to further gender equality more effectively;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises the need for ~~appropriate~~increased funding for the actions outlined in the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that ~~appropriate~~increased funding of these actions is continued during the period of the new multiannual financial framework starting in 2014;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that in times of crisis and economic fragility such as these, the need is greater and more pressing than ever to steadfastly uphold the rights and social and economic welfare of the persons most directly affected by the crisis, and in particular of women; stresses that gender equality is not only an issue of justice, but has also been shown to have a positive economic impact;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Repeats its call on the Member States to make greater use of the Structural Funds, and in particular the European Social Fund, as a way of promoting equality between men and women, not only through gender mainstreaming but also by providing measures focused directly on vulnerable groups of women, taking due account of the impact of the economic crisis, promoting the creation of stable, high-quality jobs and investing in quality public services and in care structures for children and other dependants;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

~~3. Expresses it concern that the guaranteed, appropriate funding of the above mentioned actions will be seriously at risk if the multiannual financial framework is not adopted promptly;~~deleted

Amendment 8 #

Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Expresses its concern that the guaranteed, appropriate funding of the above mentioned actions will be seriously at risk if the multiannual financial framework is not adopted promptly;~~Calls for agreement to be reached without delay between the European Council and the European Parliament on the multiannual financial framework, so as to ensure guaranteed and appropriate funding of the above-mentioned actions.

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that gender equality is essential to inclusive and sustainable development; recalls that women represent half of the world population but account for 70% of the world's poor and those disproportionally affected by poverty, natural disasters, conflict and consequences of climate change and that they are usually the caretakers, ensuring provision of food, health and education to the families and communities;

source: PE-510.610

2013/05/02 BUDG 13 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that, in the light of the negotiations so far on the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020, the European Union needs a budget for 2014 which is realistic and provides still more effective help to the newly reformed common fisheries policy (CFP) and integrated maritime policy (IMP), both of which come under heading 2 of the MFF; points out that funding for the integrated maritime policy must not be at the expense of funding for the common fisheries policy;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the importance of the international dimension of the CFP and of the expenditure incurred by that policy; notes in this connection that international fisheries agreements are an indispensable instrument for supplying the European market with fish and fishery products~~; recalls that fish and fishery produc~~ and for maintaining a strategic presence by the Union fishing fleet in external waters; recalls that international fisheries agreements also have a role to play in the wider framework of relations with third countries; stresses the importance of sector-specific support and the proper management of such support;

Amendment 11 #

Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the need for Parliament to be appropriately involved in the preparation and negotiating process and in the long-term monitoring and assessment of the functioning of international agreements in accordance with the provisions of the TFEU; insists that Parliament be immediately and fully informed on an equal footing with the Council at all stages of the procedure relating to fisheries partnership agreements, pursuant to Articles 13(2) and 218(10) TFEU; recalls its conviction that Parliament should be represented by observers at the Joint Committee meetings envisaged in fisheries agreements, and insists that civil society, including both EU and third country fisheries representatives, also attend as observers in those meetings;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that, following the Limassol Declaration on ‘blue growth’, several sectors were identified as having the potential to become drivers of growth in coastal regions; calls for the funding allocated to the IMP to be consistent in order to achieve its objectives and support regions and local communities which are heavily dependent on fisheries, in particular the outermost regions; highlights the fact that 2014 is a crucial year for the development of the integrated maritime policy;

Amendment 13 #

Struan STEVENSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a

7a. Believes that subsidised new build of fishing vessels is not acceptable under any circumstances, but subsidised modernisation of vessels is only acceptable if it is specifically for improving hygiene for on-board fish handling and crew safety purposes. Engine improvements or replacement should only be subsidised if they reduce C02 emissions and reduce engine power.

Amendment 2 #

Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the budget, via the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is an essential instrument for achieving the ambitious targets of the new CFP; recalls that the main aspects of the reform are maximum sustainable yield, the ban on discards and regionalisation; believes that consideration should be given to the accession of Croatia, which has its own coastal area and will therefore be eligible for funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund;

Amendment 3 #

Alain CADEC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the budget, via the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the financial instrument of the future IMP, is an essential instrument for achieving the ambitious targets of the new CFP; recalls that the main aspects of the reform are the achievement of the maximum sustainable yield, the ~~ban on discards~~gradual introduction of the landing obligation and regionalisation;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the budget, via the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is an essential instrument for achieving the ambitious targets of the new CFP; recalls that the main aspects of the reform are maximum sustainable yield, the ban on discards and regionalisation; recalls that the implementation of multiannual fisheries management plans calls for greater effort in terms of monitoring and collecting data on fishing activity;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to propose appropriate funding for the European Fisheries Control Agency in its draft budget for 2014, in view of its role in the implementation of the common fisheries policy;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses the need for appropriate funding for data gathering and control activities in the context of the common fisheries policy;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses the need for scientific expertise in the case of contradictory and/or insufficient data on certain species;

Amendment 8 #

Alain CADEC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the measures funded under the 2014 budget must focus on the sustainability of the fisheries sector ~~and on growth~~, on employment, including of new recruits, and on growth in coastal areas; recalls in this context the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes the increase in funding allocated to the common fisheries policy and the integrated maritime policy, in particular via the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund; stresses, nevertheless, that the increase in funding must be proportionate to the requirements adopted in the basic regulation on the common fisheries policy and the broadening of its competences to include, for instance, aquaculture;

source: PE-510.612

2013/05/08 AFCO 22 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. ~~aware~~mindful of the ~~great budgetary difficulty in many Member States and understandi~~situation of public finances at Member State level, and whereas the Union budget represents, among othe ~~need to reflect this in the Union budget~~r things, a prime instrument that can act as a catalyst for investment, which should be stepped up at a time of crisis;

Amendment 10 #

Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that the Transparency Register is an important tool to safeguard the interests of the citizens; calls therefore for an evaluation of the allocation of resources to the Joint Transparency Register Secretariat; believes that the Secretariat needs sufficient resources to fulfil its mandate in a meaningful way;

Amendment 11 #

Gerald HÄFNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets the continued problems with the European Citizens' Initiative and emphasises the need for priority in the budget not only for the initiatives themselves but also for ~~their~~ communication, administration and support by the Commission; notes that the logistical problems have been immense and that these need to be solved in order to improve the popularity and trustworthiness of the ECIuropean Citizens' Initiatives;

Amendment 12 #

Morten MESSERSCHMIDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Acknowledges the role of the European political parties for European democracy and condemns as undemocratic~~Condemns any attempt to discriminate economically between ~~such parties~~the European political parties as undemocratic;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Acknowledges the role of the European political parties for European democracy ~~and condemns as undemocratic any attempt to discriminate economically between such parties~~;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Acknowledges the rol~~Stresses the importance of the European political parties for European democracy ~~and condemns as undemocratic any attempt to discriminate economically between such parties~~; calls for their enhanced role in the European political life, supported by an adequate and fair funding;

Amendment 15 #

Andrew DUFF

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Acknowledges the role of the European political parties for European democracy ~~and condemns as undemocratic any attempt to discriminate economically between such parties~~;

Amendment 16 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Takes the view that openness must be a horizontal keyword in the budgetary process of all EU institutions, because citizens have the right to know how public funds are used; regrets that it has still not been possible to reach an agreement on full transparency;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the administrative costs within the EU in times of austerity need to reflect the reality that European citizens live under; approves, therefore, the suggestions of lowering the expenditure on payments for EU staff as proposed by the Council.deleted

Amendment 18 #

Gerald HÄFNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the administrative costs within the EUnion in times of austerity need to reflect the reality that European citizens live under; ~~approves, therefore, the suggestions of lowering the expenditure on payments for EU staff as proposed by the Council~~underlines at the same time that with growing competences and increased responsibility, the Union needs the proper means and its own budgetary resources.

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the administrative costs within the EUnion in times of austerity ~~need to reflect the reality that European citizens live under; approves, therefore, the suggestions of lowering the expenditure on payments for EU staff as proposed by the Council~~should be rationalized and thoroughly examined with a view of finding savings that would not hamper however effectiveness of the Union institutions in implementing tasks assigned to and expected from them.

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. aware of the great budgetary difficulty in many Member States ~~and understanding the need to reflect this in the Union budget~~, points out that budget of the Union provides funds for investment and stimulates growth;

Amendment 20 #

Andrew DUFF

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the administrative costs within the EUnion in times of austerity need to reflect the reality that European citizens live under~~; approves, therefore, the suggestions of lowering the expenditure on payments for EU staff as proposed by the Council~~.

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)

(1) Believes that the European Parliament's own expenditure on the European elections should be targeted at the role of the social media in engaging citizens in debate about, and participation in, the campaign;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)

(2) Following the coming in force of the Lisbon treaty, resulting in increased competences of the Union, the tasks and challenges that the Union is facing need adequate financing.

Amendment 3 #

Daniël van der STOEP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need for a specific budget line for the elections; calls for the campaign to inform citizens about their electoral rights~~, drawing attention to the impact of EU on citizens' daily life; stresses the need to make this communication in all languages of the Union~~;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need for a specific budget line for ~~the~~informing about the European elections; calls for the campaign to inform citizens about their electoral rights, ~~drawing attent~~the impact of the Union ton the ~~impact of EU on citizens' daily life~~ir daily life and the role of the European Parliament as the institution that represents them directly at the European level; stresses the need to make this communication in all languages of the Union;

Amendment 5 #

Andrew DUFF

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need for a ~~specific budget line~~coherent budgetary approach for the elections; calls for the campaign to inform citizens about their electoral rights, drawing attention to the impact of EUthe Union on citizens' daily life; stresses the need to make this communication in all languages of the Union;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that election year 2014 is particularly important in terms of communication and that, therefore, the appropriations allocated to the 'Communicating Europe in partnership' programme ought to be at least the same as in 2013;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that 2013 was ‘the European Year of Citizens’ and asks for a ~~firm~~ evaluation of the outcome of this initiative focused on the ~~qualified~~ outcome of the project;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Regrets that it has not been possible for the European Year of Citizens 2013 to receive additional funding from the Union budget; considers that, at a time of crisis, the Union ought to work to strengthen citizens' confidence and make citizens the focal point of concerns to develop new policies;

Amendment 9 #

Morten MESSERSCHMIDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Asks ~~also~~ for an evaluation of the communication strategy for the 2009 elections ~~2009~~and stresses the need for a similar evaluation of 2014 elections;

source: PE-510.653

2013/05/17 EMPL 33 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Frédéric DAERDEN, Kinga GÖNCZ, Jutta STEINRUCK

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Shares the view expressed in the European Council conclusions of 15 March 2013 that "addressing unemployment is the most important social challenge facing us. Active employment, social and labour market policies therefore require special priority and attention in the present context and a particular priority must be given to promoting youth employment"; calls for ambitious budgetary allocations for this priority;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission to act swiftly to facilitate the implementation of the ESF and of the PSCI to promote supportive active labour market policies and good labour policy mix to improve the transition rates back to employment, especially for the long-term unemployed while benefiting from the synergies of trans- border cooperation;

Amendment 11 #

Philippe BOULLAND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission to act swiftly to facilitate the implementation of PSCI to promote supportive active labour market policies and good labour policy mix to improve the transition rates back to employment, especially for the long-term unemployed;, with progress, microfinance and cross-border partnerships being the tools that should be promoted in Member States.

Amendment 12 #

Frédéric DAERDEN, Kinga GÖNCZ, Jutta STEINRUCK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Proposes that a budget heading be established, and the appropriate funding entered under it, to help bring about a change in the status of workers who are fictitiously self-employed, enabling them to have proper employment contracts with social rights, this being a key issue where workers’ rights are concerned;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on the Commission to facilitate quick i~~Insists on prioritising the fight against youth unempleoyment~~ation of~~ in the 2014 budget; Calls for the Youth Employment Initiative ~~and to use the full potential of ‘Your first EURES Job’~~to be "frontloaded" through utilisation in the first three years of the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework and to use the full potential of ‘Your first EURES Job’ and the targeted mobility schemes under the EURES axis of the PSCI to foster mobility and of the preparatory action ‘Activation measures targeting young people - implementing Youth on the Move initiative’ to put into operation the ‘youth guarantee’ schemes;

Amendment 14 #

Frédéric DAERDEN, Kinga GÖNCZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Deplores the fact that the funding earmarked for the Youth Employment Initiative is far below what is necessary to have a real impact on youth unemployment; draws attention in this connection to the ILO study on the ‘Eurozone job crisis: trends and policy responses’, which notes that EUR 21 billion needs to be allocated if the initiative is to make itself felt in terms of the youth unemployment rate;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the view that the EU budget should support vocational training and professional qualification measures through adequate budgetary allocations for the ESF and the "Erasmus for all" programme; recalls, in this regard, the proposal for a Council Recommendation on establishing a Youth Guarantee ;

Amendment 16 #

Jean LAMBERT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls the importance of adequate funding for civil society networks, particularly given public perception of the growing gap between the EU and the citizens it represents;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises the key role that a renewed EGF can play in improving the transition rates to employment given its strong focus on vocational training and career advice ; Urges the Commission to assure sufficient payment appropriations of at least 75 000 000 EUR on the budget line for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund; regrets that the lack of payment appropriations at the end of 2012 contributed to further delay in mobilisations of this fund ; recalls that the EGF was created as a separate specific instrument with its own objectives and deadlines and that, therefore, it deserves a dedicated allocation, which will avoid transfers to the extent possible from other budget lines, as has happened in the past, which could be detrimental to the achievement of the policy objectives of the EGF; hopes that further improvements in the procedure will be integrated in the new Regulation on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014– 2020) and that greater efficiency, transparency and visibility of the EGF will be achieved;

Amendment 18 #

Philippe BOULLAND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to assure sufficient payment appropriations on the budget line for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund and to ensure that Member States make proper and appropriate use of this Fund;

Amendment 19 #

Frédéric DAERDEN, Emer COSTELLO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls ~~for solid and accelerated commitment and payment appropriations for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived in order to fight extreme poverty~~, as regards the budget commitments for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, for the volume of resources earmarked for the 2014-2020 period to total EUR 5 000 000 000;

Amendment 2 #

Jean LAMBERT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that ~~growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity~~the creation of more jobs is an essential element of economic development and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more efficiently towards promoting ~~growth~~employment in line with the EU2020 strategy and to accelerateing the payments of commitments;

Amendment 20 #

Csaba ŐRY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls in the beginning of the 7 year planning period for solid and accelerated commitment and payment appropriations for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived in order to fight extreme poverty;

Amendment 21 #

Hans-Peter MARTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for solid and accelerated commitment and payment appropriations for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived and Socially Excluded in order to fight extreme poverty;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for solid and accelerated commitment and payment appropriations for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived in order to fight extreme poverty against the current rise of extreme poverty, and not less in real terms than the 2007-2013 annual allocation for the European food aid programme for deprived persons; considers that given the date on which invitations to tender must be issued and the deadlines for adoption of this Regulation and the preparation of the operational programmes, rules should be drawn up to facilitate a flexible transition in 2014, so as to avoid any interruption in supplies in winter 2013- 2014;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the role of the PSCI programme in supporting activities and best practice sharing concerning successful policy interventions and mechanisms to reduce and prevent long- term exclusion;

Amendment 24 #

Jutta STEINRUCK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the role of the PSCI programme in supporting activities and best practice sharing concerning successful policy interventions and mechanisms to reduce and prevent social exclusion;

Amendment 25 #

Frédéric DAERDEN, Kinga GÖNCZ, Jutta STEINRUCK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Underlines that in the area of social inclusion the gender mainstreaming principles should apply since a higher percentage of women than men suffer from poverty because of exclusion from the labour market and because of the gender pay gap;

Amendment 26 #

Philippe BOULLAND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the 2014 budget should support measures promoting entrepreneurship in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including social entrepreneurship and innovative social enterprises and self-employment, as well as facilitate access to financing through the "social entrepreneurship" axis of PSCI, particularly for enterprises that have developed the social aspect of their CSR;

Amendment 27 #

Csaba ŐRY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the 2014 budget should support measures promoting entrepreneurship in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including social entrepreneurship and innovative social enterprises and self-employment, as well as facilitate access to financing through the ‘social entrepreneurship’ axis of PSCI; calls for easier access to microcredits available through the Microfinance Facility and strengthen EURES scheme to improve job mobility;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the 2014 budget should support measures promoting entrepreneurship in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including social entrepreneurship and innovative social enterprises and self-employment, as well as facilitate access to financing through the ‘Microfinance and social entrepreneurship’ axis of PSCI;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises employ many workers in the EU and that one of the main problems in setting up such enterprises and keeping them going is obtaining financing; proposes, therefore, that greater emphasis be laid on the microfinance element of the PSCI;

Amendment 3 #

Frédéric DAERDEN, Stephen HUGHES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that the priority of the European budget in 2014 should be to sustain economic growth and competitiveness, boost employment and fight against youth unemployment; Recalls that growth is the key to create more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more efficiently towards promoting growth and job creation and to accelerate the payments of commitments;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that the 2014 budget should assure proper funding for OSHA and for the health and safety at work related strand in the PSCI programme in order to sustain and further promote high level of workers' protection and prevention culture across the EU and help to address new challenges to health and safety at work resulting from the economic and financial crisis. within the framework of a renewed 2014-2020 EU strategy for occupational health and safety;

Amendment 31 #

Jutta STEINRUCK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that the 2014 budget should assure proper funding for OSHA and for health and safety at work related programmes and activities in order to sustain and further promote high level of workers' protection and prevention culture across the EU and help to address new challenges to health and safety at work resulting from the economic and financial crisis. within the framework of a renewed 2014-2020 EU strategy for occupational health and safety;

Amendment 32 #

Jean LAMBERT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that the 2014 budget should promote high level of workers' protection and prevention culture across the EU and help to address new challenges to health and safety at work resulting from the economic and financial crisis. and the development of new industrial sectors;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recalls that Article 312(4) TFEU foresees the application of the ceilings of the last year of the current MFF in case no agreement on the next MFF is reached in due time and Article 30 of the current inter-institutional agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management will apply, which means a prolongation of the 2013 ceilings, adjusted with a 2 % fixed deflator a year, until adoption of a new MFF regulation; reiterates, in this eventuality, its readiness to reach a swift agreement with the Council and the Commission on ensuring that the legal bases are in force for the implementation of EU programmes and policies in 2014 in particular for the new PSCI, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund and Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived ;

Amendment 4 #

Sari ESSAYAH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity ~~and~~, that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more efficiently towards promoting growth ~~and~~, that the flows of funds should be easy to follow and public so that members of the public can monitor and assess their effectiveness, and that it is necessary to accelerate the payments of commitments;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls its resolution of 13 March 2013 in which it emphasises its determination to prevent any further shifts of payments from 2013 to the next MFF and makes the final adoption of an amending budget a precondition for the conclusions of the MFF negotiations, as well as it demands a political engagement from the Council that all legal obligations due in 2013 will be paid out by the end of this year; further stressed that more than a quarter of the draft amending budget 2/2013 (EUR 3 253 million) is aimed at honouring past and current commitments for the European Social Fund;

Amendment 6 #

Kinga GÖNCZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Reminds that the primary financial support for policies aiming to tackle unemployment and the persistently high rates of poverty and to promote social inclusion in the EU is provided by the ESF in the next budgetary period; therefore, calls on Member States to use 25% of the budget allocated to cohesion policy for the ESF and utilize 20% of the ESF allocation for the promotion of social inclusion and combating poverty thereby investing into the people of the EU;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Maintains that budget appropriations for social action should be increased across the board; considers that the European Social Fund in particular needs to double in volume in order to cope with the social consequences of the crisis, especially unemployment and poverty;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for the EU co-financing rate to be raised, especially for projects in social fields (ESF, the Cohesion Fund, and the Progress programme), so as to ensure that Member States with financial problems will be able to make full use of EU funding; considers that their national contribution should be no higher than 10%;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Points to the need for gender mainstreaming in the rules governing, and the implementation of, EU funds as a whole and draws particular attention to the ESF, which should have sufficient capacity to promote policies in support of equality, permanent jobs of high quality, and fair redistribution of income;

source: PE-510.814

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Amendment 1 #

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Deeply regrets that the Council has cut EUR 38 billion in Heading 1a, under which main EU policies on innovation, research, infrastructure, SMEs, youth and education, needed to address the current economic crisis and important societal challenges, are financed; ~~believ~~stresses that an appropriat~~e capping of CAP payments would make~~ ions under Heading 1a could help meet EU priority po~~ssible to release further budget resources for Heading 1a~~licies in areas such as: measures to combat unemployment, EU industrial policy, research and innovation and energy;

Amendment 10 #

Paul RÜBIG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need to address the problems faced by SMEs through an ambitious COSME programme; in view of the particularly difficult situation for accessing finance, calls for the allocation of at least 60% of the COSME budget to the financial instruments; insists that the MFF should continue to provide for microfinancing programmes (such as the European Progress Microfinance Facility and the JASMINE); calls in addition for closer networking of existing and future tools for the promotion of entrepreneurship, e.g. the European Social Fund, the Globalisation Adjustment Fund, the Youth Guarantee and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, with a view to generating incentives and synergies at national and local levels;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need to address the problems faced by SMEs through an ambitious COSME programme; believes that the level of funding currently proposed is insufficient and restates Parliament's position to double the amount allocated to the programme over the MFF period; in view of the particularly difficult situation for accessing finance, calls for the allocation of at least 60% of the COSME budget to the financial instruments;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 13 #

Jens ROHDE, Kent JOHANSSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Insists that the major EU infrastructure projects (such as Galileo and Copernicus) and the ITER project must be financed o~~utside~~ver and above the MFF ~~budget and insists that no EU funds must be used to cover addition~~ceilings, so as to ensure that possible cost overruns do not threaten the funding and successful implementation of other Union policies particularly in the research area, while maintaining the full powers of both arms of the budgetary authority; on the basis of the overall cost ~~overruns or to cover the costs of the ITER project~~to be agreed, the funding should be ring fenced in commitment appropriations in the MFF regulation in order to guarantee the funding for these projects without jeopardising other EU priorities like Horizon 2020, COSME or the Erasmus Programme;

Amendment 14 #

Paul RÜBIG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Insists that ~~the~~funding packages for major EU infrastructure projects (such as Galileo ~~and~~, Copernicus~~) must be financed outside and above the MFF budget and insists that no EU funds must be used to cover additional cost overruns or to cover the costs of the ITER project~~ and ITER) should be above the MFF ceiling so that, where necessary, additional appropriations can be released by the Member States;

Amendment 15 #

Jean-Pierre AUDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Insists that the major EU infrastructure projects (such as Galileo, ITER and Copernicus) must be financed o~~utside~~ver and above the MFF ~~budget~~ceilings and insists that ~~no EU funds must be used to cover additional cost overruns or to cover the costs of the ITER~~the funding and successful implementation of other EU programmes should not be threatened by possible cost overruns of these large-scale projects;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Insists that the major EU infrastructure projects (such as Galileo and Copernicus) must be financed o~~utside~~ver and above the MFF budget and insists that no EU funds must be used to cover additional cost overruns or to cover the costs of the ITER project;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that better governance and coordination of spending between the EU and the Member States is needed in order to implement the EU 2020 strategy; calls for optimal use of existing EU financing with a focus on EU added value, effective streamlining and leveraging effects, together with appropriate and urgent implementation in the Member States; asks for the European Semester process to monitor investments in research, innovation, industrial policy ~~and SME~~, SMEs, energy and ICT infrastructures.

Amendment 19 #

Jean-Pierre AUDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that better governance and coordination of spending between the EU ~~and~~, the Member States and the regions is needed in order to implement the EU 2020 strategy; calls for optimal use of existing EU financing with a focus on EU added value, effective streamlining and leveraging effects; asks for the European Semester process to monitor investments in research, monitor investments in research, innovation, industrial policy and SMEs.

Amendment 2 #

Paul RÜBIG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Deeply regrets that the Council has cut EUR 38 billion in Heading 1a, under which main EU policies on innovation, research, infrastructure, SMEs, youth and education, needed to address the current economic crisis and important societal challenges, are financed; believes that ~~an appropriate capping of CAP payments would make it possible to~~the release of further budget resources for Heading 1a should be made possible;

Amendment 3 #

Jean-Pierre AUDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Wishes to know the approximate amount of unused payment appropriations from the period 2007 – 2013, in particular for the final year, 2013, and to this end asks the Commission to provide a financial statement on the take-up of payment appropriations under the current financial perspectives for 2007-2013, indicating the amounts provided for and committed for the period 2007-2012; take- up shortfall; amounts still to be committed and all financial information regarding the utilisation of payment appropriations;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the budgetary authorities to establish the maximum possible flexibility to direct unused annual appropriations towards the programmes under Heading 1a, in particular Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Strongly opposes any attempt to cover the necessary resources through redeployment from Heading 1a to settle any future, potential failure to cover all unpaid payment claims of the actual financial year of the next MFF;

Amendment 6 #