Awaiting committee decision
2017/2043(BUD) 2018 budget: mandate for trilogue
Lead committee dossier: BUDG/8/09470
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | AFCO | ||
| Opinion | AFET | ||
| Opinion | AGRI | SZANYI Tibor (S&D) | |
| Lead | BUDG | MUREŞAN Siegfried (EPP) | VIOTTI Daniele (S&D), KÖLMEL Bernd (ECR), JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli (ALDE), NÍ RIADA Liadh (GUE/NGL), OMARJEE Younous (GUE/NGL), TARAND Indrek (Verts/ALE), ŻÓŁTEK Stanisław (ENF) |
| Opinion | CONT | ||
| Opinion | CULT | LØKKEGAARD Morten (ALDE) | |
| Opinion | DEVE | GOERENS Charles (ALDE) | |
| Opinion | ECON | ||
| Opinion | EMPL | CLUNE Deirdre (EPP) | |
| Opinion | ENVI | VĂLEAN Adina-Ioana (EPP) | |
| Opinion | FEMM | LE GRIP Constance (EPP) | |
| Opinion | IMCO | DALTON Daniel (ECR) | |
| Opinion | INTA | ||
| Opinion | ITRE | ||
| Opinion | JURI | SVOBODA Pavel (EPP) | |
| Opinion | LIBE | ||
| Opinion | PECH | ||
| Opinion | PETI | ||
| Opinion | REGI | ||
| Opinion | TRAN |
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2017/2043(BUD)
2017/04/27
AGRI
67 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Requests that all available margins under Heading 2 be reserved for the agricultural sector and that these margins be protected and maintained in the next MFF; calls for consistent application of the principle that all revenue derived from agriculture remains within the agriculture budget;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Insists that any funds from the 2017 budget that are allocated to the agricultural sector crisis reserve through the financial discipline mechanism and are left unspent be made available in full as direct payments in the 2018 budget in accordance with Article 26(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, believes however that a crisis reserve that does not rely on an annual financial discipline mechanism to provide its funding should be set up to better respond to crisis situations that arise;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Insists that any funds from the 2017 budget that are allocated to the agricultural sector crisis reserve through the financial discipline mechanism, given their vital contribution to reducing losses resulting from the crises affecting this sector, and are left unspent be made available in full as direct payments in the 2018 budget in accordance with Article 26(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that the points covered by the 'omnibus package' make the implementation potential higher, and that these points should find appropriate reflection in the 2018 budget; highlights that the budgetary implementation has to meet with the improved potential of this simplification; calls for sufficient funds to be made available in order to implement all elements of the CAP simplification; stresses that the simplification of the CAP should also ensure the further reduction of error rates in the use of the funds, while the positive changes also have to mean end user simplifications; supports all steps made towards the performance based approach;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that European agriculture has increasingly been exposed to crises in recent years; calls therefore on the Commission to reconsider the system of contingency funding and to create a new instrument that allows rapid political intervention in the event of a crisis, without burdening the annual direct payments;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, in a timely way, the price volatility of agricultural products which has adverse effects on farmers' incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when needed, giving farmers directly the option of combating such price volatility;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the active farmers clause set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 ensures that any reputational risk associated with EU funds is
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the active farmers clause set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 ensures that any reputational risk associated with EU funds is eliminated; asks the Commission to ensure uniform application of the criteria of the active farmers clause with the view of a simplified but more reliable identification of these farmers;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the active farmers clause set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 ensures that any reputational risk associated with EU funds is eliminated; asks the Commission to ensure uniform application of the active farmers clause; stresses the importance of active farmers fulfilling these criteria for the purposes of allocating EU funding;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering a number of EU objectives, such as
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses the need for further simplification of the CAP hand in hand with the necessary budgetary resources in order to realise its full potential towards key objectives and priorities;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Urges the Commission to take action to improve the transparency of prices and margins in the food supply chain; highlights Parliament's position on unfair trading practices
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Insists that the initiatives targeting young farmers should be maintained, which supports innovation and generation renewal;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to incentivise the creation and strengthening of producer organisations as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, and recalls its repeated requests for EU legislation in this regard; stresses that clarification of the rules regarding producer organisations is essential to be able to operate successfully and use the funds available;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations and stimulate the cooperation between producers and retailers to engage in existing and the set up of new voluntary schemes as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering a number of EU objectives, such as in the areas of food security, job creation, the environment and territorial balance, and the fact that agriculture and rural development constitute an important part of the overall EU budget; recalls that spending on agriculture has declined in relative terms and now accounts for around 38 % of the EU budget; insists that there should be no further cuts to the agricultural budget, especially given the fact that the agricultural sector is frequently affected by crises that require a budgetary response;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices and to enhance the role of farmers in the food supply chain, and recalls its repeated requests for EU legislation in this regard;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. welcomes the interest from producers, producers' organisations and associations towards the Promotion policy as adopted in Regulation (EU) n° 1144/2014; notes however that stakeholders express concerns about the accessibility to the programmes especially for SMEs in the sector; calls the Commission to launch a thorough assessment of the Promotion policy and to consider increasing the budget for it;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. stresses Local Action Group (LAG) expertise in the organisation of rural development programmes and urges that more comprehensive funding be allocated;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Insists that adequate amount of resources are provided for controls in food chain, with a particular attention to trade relations and the equal food nutrient contents throughout the EU;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that opportunities offered by ‘smart’ solutions should be further analy
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that opportunities offered by
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that opportunities offered by ‘smart’ solutions should be further analysed and exploited while recognizing their limitations for many smallholdings without economies of scale to benefit from new technologies;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that opportunities offered by ‘smart’ solutions should be further analysed and exploited; asks that funds earmarked for research and innovation in the agri-food sector remain fully available;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering a number of EU objectives, such as in the areas of food security, job creation, the environment and territorial balance, and the fact that agriculture and rural development constitute an important part of the overall EU budget; recognizes the role of the European Institutions in the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy; recalls that spending on agriculture has declined in relative terms and now accounts for around 38 % of the EU budget;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that opportunities offered by
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that opportunities offered by
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that opportunities offered by so-called ‘smart’ solutions should be further analysed and exploited;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Points out that active organizations in rural development (such as Local Action Groups) might face difficulties in accessing bank guarantees, which is a prerequisite for benefits from advance payments on running and animation cost; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure the smooth implementation of the community based approaches;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri- food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate innovation in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Believes that financial support for further uptake of smart and innovate solutions in the agricultural sector given their proven environmental benefits and greater agricultural efficiency is required;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission to establish a genuine framework for dialogue with farmers' organisations at the European level and to introduce a specific budget item to support these organisations;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Urges the Commission to set out standards to regulate markets and production to prevent price volatility and falling farm incomes. This would mean that less budget would need to be set aside for crisis management;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the creation of new market observatories for crops and sugar;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the creation of new market observatories for crops and sugar; considers that new observatories covering fruits and vegetables would be beneficial to those sectors and, together with the milk and meat observatories, would make agricultural markets more transparent; underlines that in order to fully exploit the potential of this innovation, market observatories should all be granted with certain market crisis mediation functions;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering a number of EU objectives, such as in the areas of food security, job creation, the environment, innovation, sustainable development and territorial balance, and the fact that agriculture and rural development constitute an important part of the overall EU budget; recalls that spending on agriculture has declined in relative terms and now accounts for around 38 % of the EU budget;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the creation of new market observatories for crops and sugar; considers that new observatories covering fruits and vegetables would be beneficial to those sectors and, together with the milk and meat observatories, would make agricultural markets more transparent; calls for the development of a European forecasting system designed to bring production into line with consumption;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the creation of new market observatories for crops and sugar; considers that new observatories covering fruits and vegetables would be beneficial to those sectors and, together with the milk and meat observatories, providing accurate timely information, would make agricultural markets more transparent;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the Committee and the agricultural sector in recent years and asks for continued support, especially for those ongoing projects that have proved very successful as well as for adequate attention towards dissemination of best practices and lessons learned and for mainstreaming of successful approaches;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the Committee
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights the importance of certain pilot projects to the Committee and the agricultural sector in recent years and asks for continued support, especially for those ongoing projects that have proved very successful;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the Committee and the agricultural sector in recent years and asks for continued support, especially for
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recognises the role of financial resources in alleviating any impacts resulting from price volatility; notes also that a sector specific income stabilisation tool based on a mutual fund is an appropriate approach; insists further that some specific agricultural sub-sectors and initiatives, such as bee-keeping and the school milk and fruit programmes are in need of staying in focus;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for EU veterinary and phyto- sanitary actions; stresses that the current appropriation of EUR 20 million may not be sufficient to cover an increased number of epidemics such as avian influenza, African swine fewer, lumpy skin disease and fresh outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa. Notes in this context the need to ensure resilient and therefore biologically and structurally diverse agro-ecosystems that can withstand and regulate pest presence, especially the need to ensure funds post- eradication for the rehabilitation of living healthy soils and on-farm biodiversity including genetic diversity of varieties and breeds.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Takes note of price volatility in the agricultural markets having significantly increased in the recent years; in this context underlines the importance of EU assistance to farmers, ensuring stable and forecastable revenue and thus and ensuring the continuation of the European model of agriculture;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for EU veterinary and phyto- sanitary actions; stresses that the current appropriation of EUR 20 million may not be sufficient to cover an increased number of epidemics such as avian influenza, lumpy skin disease and fresh outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for research and for EU veterinary and phyto-
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for EU veterinary and phyto- sanitary actions; stresses that the current appropriation of EUR 20 million may not be sufficient to cover an increased number of epidemics such as avian influenza, lumpy skin disease and fresh outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for EU veterinary and phyto- sanitary actions; stresses that the current appropriation of EUR 20 million may not be sufficient to cover an increased number of epidemics such as avian influenza, African swine fever, lumpy skin disease and fresh outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Insists on the need to provide funds to compensate for the economic losses suffered by farmers due to market crises and sanitary or phytosanitary crises such as Xylella fastidiosa, and reiterates the need to use the available margins under Heading 2 in cooperation with Heading 3 to this effect; insists that compensation for eradication should also cover rehabilitation of agroecosystems including the soil, as well as establishing robust biological diversity, especially ensuring genetic diversity of the planting stock that ideally includes resistance to or tolerance of the disease or pest; indeed, considers that one of the aims of any aid granted should be to ensure balanced, biologically diverse agro-ecosystems and landscapes that are less susceptible to future attacks;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Points out that Brexit could have a significant financial impact on the future MFF; moreover, points out that the CAP, which is a common European policy mainly financed from the EU budget, could face a greater financial impact than other policies, bearing in mind that state aid is only allowed to a very limited extent; demands therefore a review of the CAP budget, including the possibility of an increase in the CAP budget to take account of market failures and market crises;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Considers that the impacts of Brexit and the continuing Russian embargo on the agricultural market situation must be taken into account;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Calls for additional funding to be earmarked for the olive-growing and olive oil sector to offset losses to farmers caused by the Xylella fastidiosa outbreak, to step up prevention measures in Europe and to restructure the sector and consolidate scientific research into the pathogen and its carrier;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses the Member States to fully exploit the programming tools available under the current financial period on behalf of agriculture and rural development; urges the Commission to further ensure the smooth implementation of these programs;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Requests that all available margins under Heading 2 be reserved for the agricultural sector; calls for consistent application of the principle that all revenue derived from agriculture remains within the agriculture budget; and requires that under no circumstances should it be possible to reduce the budget allocated to agriculture;
source: 602.836
2017/05/04
CULT
35 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the fact that the EUR 200 million top-up for Erasmus+ proposed under the MFF revision for 2017-2020 has been reduced by Council to EUR 100 million, with EUR 50 million already allocated in 2017; recalls that
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that proposed funding for the new and already controversial Solidarity Corps draws
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the initiatives taken by the Commission in creating, under Erasmus+ and Creative Europe, a special call for projects dealing with refugees; calls on the Commission to evaluate and continue to put forward these calls for proposals with an increased funding capacity, which would cover more needs and enable a forward-looking policy for the next MFF period;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the decision to include in the EU budget for 2017 funds for Special Annual Events; underlines the need to continue supporting such unique European events financially from this budget line in 2018 and beyond;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Recognises the role of grassroots sports in spreading the core European values of civic engagement, democracy, participation, human rights, volunteering and equality; calls for greater synergies between the fields of culture and sport and the EU's external programmes; calls, in particular, for these programmes to include initiatives and budget lines for cultural and sport activities, including grassroots sport and its role in external relations;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that both the Culture sub-programme under Creative Europe and the Europe for Citizens programme continue to have low project success rates (11 % and 16 % respectively in 2016), causing frustration among applicants and hampering programme functioning; calls for more funds to be allocated to the programmes in 2018 in order to ensure effective delivery; welcomes the efforts made by the EU institutions in recent years to address the payments backlog; points out that delays in finalising contracts between the relevant bodies and beneficiaries and late payments jeopardise full implementation of the programmes by the Commission;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that both the Culture sub-programme under Creative Europe and the Europe for Citizens programme continue to have low project success rates (11 % and 16 % respectively in 2016)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that both the Culture sub-programme under Creative Europe and the Europe for Citizens programme continue to have low project success rates (11 % and 16 % respectively in 2016),
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for greater synergies between culture and education programmes and EFSI and the ESI Funds; urges the Commission to frontload the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility through EFSI to support the cultural and creative sector and thereby drive growth; welcomes the EFSI 2.0 proposal to enhance the role of the European Investment Advisory Hub and notes its significant potential as a source of information on the potential pooling of EU funds and the creation of investment platforms, which can lead to a more balanced sectoral and geographical coverage;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for greater synergies between
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for greater synergies between culture and education programmes and EFSI and the ESI Funds, in particular the ESF; urges the Commission to
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for significantly greater synergies and the further development thereof between culture and education programmes and EFSI and the ESI Funds; urges the Commission to frontload the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility through EFSI to support the cultur
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the agreement reached on the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH) 2018 with a budget of EUR 7 million in 2018, 4 million of which is fresh money; reiterates that funding for the EYCH must have no negative impact on Creative Europe, in line with the Council and Commission statements;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the agreement reached on the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH) 2018 with a budget of EUR 7
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. States that as the EU budget is made up of money from taxpayers in the Member States, it is essential that the Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 serves citizens’ real needs and expectations; stresses that for this to happen, monies allocated to this Year ought to be used on specific work to restore and conserve cultural buildings and artefacts in Europe and to help, for instance, save the 10 000 churches threatened with destruction in France, or even to restore buildings destroyed by natural disasters, for example those hit by the earthquakes in Italy in August 2016;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the positive efforts towards a provisional solution for the continuation of Euranet Plus; encourages the Commission to take action to ensure the sustainability of the network beyond 2018 by securing its funding for the following years reflected in its own budget line, and including it in the scope of the next MFF; recalls the importance of the independent news coverage of EU affairs provided by this pan-European radio network and its proven track record in better informing EU citizens;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Deplores strongly the fact that the EUR 200 million top-up for Erasmus+ proposed under the MFF revision for 2017- 2020 has been reduced by Council to EUR 100 million, with EUR 50 million already allocated in 2017; recalls that Erasmus+ helps to deliver growth and is a strategic long-term investment in Europe’s young people with particular added value;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes the
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls that the Youth Guarantee scheme and Youth Employment Initiative are key tools to address the persistent problem of high levels of youth unemployment and calls for their continued improvement as well as a substantial budget increase; takes note of the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors report on the Youth Guarantee; points out that more investments, growth- enhancing structural reforms and coordination in social policies are needed to support quality transitions of young people into the labour market in a sustainable way;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls the decision taken by the Parliament within the 2017 Parliament budget procedure, which establishes the creation of an 'interpretation in International Sign Language' service, for all plenary debates and calls upon the administration to implement this decision with no further delay;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls the excellent work done by Euranet+ but reminds the Commission to find a sustainable solution for this media provider, which would enable it to function on the basis of a multiannual funding arrangement;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Welcomes the permanent development of the Lux Prize towards a model based on the participation of all EU citizens, the first year of functioning of the House of European History and the success of the Parlamentarium, which has surpassed expectations; calls for a multiannual funding base for what are all excellent tools for communicating with EU citizens;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Stresses that, in order to address the chronically low success rates of some EU programmes that are caused by underfunding and to provide for a counter-cyclical function of the EU budget, a system of genuine and consistent own resources must be put in place for the post-2020 MFF;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls for maintaining the EU support to sports policy, the sports chapter of the Erasmus+ programme and the financing of Special Events, such as the Special Olympics in 2017;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses, however, that some shortcomings in its administrative and budget management have been noted, notably by the European Parliament in its report of 2 February 2017 on the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme; states that, in view of these problems, and the restrictions on the budget, it is important that the programme focuses on its original basic tasks and that funding for this programme is not used to finance new initiatives launched by the Commission, such as the European Solidarity Corps, whose usefulness moreover still remains to be seen;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes, in the context of new societal challenges for Europe, the need to strengthen a European approach to facing common European challenges by supporting large-scale innovation projects in the field of education, training and youth carried out by European civil society networks; points out that this could be done by allocating part of the overall Erasmus+ funding of KA2 'Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices' to centralised actions;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes the need to increase the operational support to European networks under KA3 'Support for policy reform' in order to maximise the promotion and dissemination of the opportunities offered by Erasmus+;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that proposed funding for the new Solidarity Corps draws heavily on Erasmus+ (circa EUR 58 million in 2017)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that proposed funding for the new Solidarity Corps draws heavily on Erasmus+ (circa EUR 58 million in 2017) and Europe for Citizens (around EUR 3.5 million a year); insists that new initiatives require a legal base and clear policy design and must be coordinated with other programmes; stresses that it appears as if the future roll-
source: 604.623
2017/05/05
IMCO
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to earmark the budget needed to establish the digital single market and all the measures this will entail;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the role of SMEs and microenterprises in the EU economy and underlines the need to
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Encourages the Commission to design special budget programmes that would facilitate the internationalisation and export of SMEs to the third countries through market studies, economic missions or participation in the international fairs;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Highlights the importance of standards for EU market competitiveness; stresses the importance of consumer and stakeholder involvement in the standardization process; recalls that adequate financial support is necessary for the activities of European Standard Organisations (ESOs);
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls for the reinforcement of Single Market tools that
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls for the reinforcement of Single Market tools that improve the application of, and increase awareness of, internal market rules
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Encourages the Commission to increase founding in the framework of Horizon 2020 and EFSI for a better functioning of the internal market and to support the European enterprises that prioritise the inclusion, job creation, research and innovation.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that Single Market policy
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses th
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for stronger EU competitiveness and calls for an adequate budget to be allocated to the transformation to the digital era and to the internationalisation and reindustrialization processes of the EU SMEs;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers consumer policy to be a horizontal priority in need of appropriate budgetary allocations; asks the Commission to increase awareness regarding consumer policy in the digital field and to mainstream consumer interests education and empowerment across different EU policies; reminds also of the importance of a product safety and market surveillance in the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers consumer policy to be a horizontal priority in need of appropriate
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines the great growth potential of the free movement of services, which is still underdeveloped in the single market and calls for boosting cross-border trade in services, which in a number of services sectors persists due to uncertainty and administrative complexity and a lack of well-structured cooperation mechanisms between Member States; believes that any new initiatives have to tackle especially those obstacles;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the need to support EU customs policy and underlines that the simplification of customs procedures and
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the role of SMEs and microenterprises in the EU economy and underlines the need for stronger support to help them better embrace the
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the crucial role of SMEs and microenterprises in the EU economy and underlines the need to help them embrace the digital transformation and adoption of circular economy business models for SMEs and microenterprises; stresses the need for an appropriate budget allocation for COSME and the Enterprise Europe Network;
source: 604.490
2017/05/10
EMPL
54 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Insists that adequate commitment and especially payment appropriations are ensured in Budget 2018 for the European Social Fund given that the ESF is entering a period of intense implementation and payment requests by Member States will increase;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Stresses, as stated by OECD, that more educated people contribute to more democratic societies and sustainable economies, and are less dependent on public aid and less vulnerable to economic downturns; therefore points out that the EU budget should foster investment in quality education, vocational training and innovation as a key not only to fight unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, but also for the EU to compete successfully in the global markets;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that youth unemployment rates remain
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that youth unemployment rates remain very high in the Union and that the situation of unemployed young people, especially NEETS (not in education, employment, or training), is particularly worrying; emphasises that, in order to address this issue, it is of the utmost importance to e
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that youth unemployment rates remain very high in the Union, despite the actions taken to date, which have not proved to be particularly effective, and that the situation of unemployed young people, especially NEETS (not in education, employment, or training), is particularly worrying; emphasises that, in order to address this issue, it is of the utmost importance to ensure the proper and timely funding of the Youth Guarantee schemes through the European Youth Initiative and the European Social Fund;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that youth unemployment rates remain very high in the Union and that - despite 24 years of European policies to combat unemployment - the situation of unemployed young people, especially NEETS (not in education, employment, or training), is particularly worrying; emphasises that, in order to address this issue, it is of the utmost importance to ensure the proper and timely funding of the Youth Guarantee schemes through the European Youth Initiative and the European Social Fund;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Underlines the importance of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) for tackling poverty and social exclusion and asks for appropriate resources to be allocated in the Budget 2018 to allow needs of the target groups and Fund's objectives to be adequately met;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Believes it is essential that the Youth Employment Initiative continues to be adequately funded and stresses in the context of the Multiannual Financial Framework mid-term review that the Council must adopt the agreed increase of EUR 500 million;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of the
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of the programmes within the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework that aim to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); insists, therefore, that for 2018 these programmes
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of the programmes within the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework that aim to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) with a special regard to the Eures axis, the three autonomous Budget Headings in support for European Social Dialogue and Workers' Organisations and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); insists, therefore, that for 2018 these programmes’ resources should be increased or at least be maintained at the levels of the previous EU budget;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management and control of the programmes within the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework that aim to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); insists, therefore, that for 2018 these programmes’ resources should at least be maintained at the levels of the previous EU budget;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that it is not the role of the EU budget
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls also on the Commission to examine funding possibilities to help every Member State to establish a minimum income scheme and to set up an appropriate European Fund, if necessary, in a temporary way, to work as an instrument of cohesion policy and European solidarity;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the EU budget should
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the EU budget should also support vocational training and professional qualification measures
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the EU budget should also support vocational training and professional qualification measures, but points out that training alone will not solve the unemployment problem; highlights, in this respect, that proper funding for the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) is paramount;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the EU budget should also support vocational training and professional qualification measures with a particular emphasis on upskilling and sectorial-specific skills gap; highlights, in this respect, that proper funding for the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) is paramount;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Emphasises the need for additional funding for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) in order to balance the substantial increase of the Irish country coefficient over recent years which makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the level of research done by the Agency; stresses the need for additional funding, particularly, to secure the work on the pan-European surveys and to allow for additional work in relation to 'Undeclared Work' and 'Integration of Refugees and Migrants into the Labour Market';
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Emphasises the need for additional funding for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) in order to balance the substantial increase of the Irish country coefficient over recent years which makes it more and more difficult to maintain the level of research done by the Agency; stresses the need for additional funding, particularly, to secure the work on the pan-European surveys and to allow for additional work in relation to 'Undeclared Work' and 'Integration of Refugees and Migrants into the Labour Market
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Highlights the important contribution that all the employment and social affairs Agencies (CEDEFOP, ETF, Eurofound, EU-OSHA) have when dealing with EMPL related issues, as well as their potential to address a wide range of problems such as quality job creation, new forms of employment, vocational training support and professional qualification measures or ocuppational safety and health and safety, therefore calls for sufficient financial resources to be ensured for both the Agencies and staff;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are a major source of employment in the Union and that one of the main
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, including social enterprises, are a major source of employment in the Union and that one of the main problems in setting up such enterprises and keeping them going is that of obtaining finance; underlines that the 2018 budget should support measures promoting entrepreneurship in those
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are a major source of employment in the Union and that one of the main problems in setting up such enterprises and keeping them going is that of obtaining finance; encourages in that regard the 'Think Small First Principle'; underlines that the 2018 budget should support measures promoting entrepreneurship in those enterprises, including social entrepreneurship and innovative social enterprises and self- employment; stresses, in this respect, that the budget 2018 should in particular facilitate access to micro-
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are a major source of employment in the Union and that one of the main problems in setting up such enterprises and keeping them going is that of obtaining finance; underlines that the 2018 budget should support measures promoting entrepreneurship in those enterprises, provided that this funding is closely linked to the creation of new jobs, including social entrepreneurship and innovative social enterprises and self- employment; stresses, in this respect, that the budget 2018 should in particular facilitate access to micro-
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges that financial support be provided for programmes creating jobs for
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges that financial support
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges that financial support be provided for programmes creating
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges that financial support be provided for programmes creating jobs for those with multiple disadvantages on the labour market, such as the long-term unemployed
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges that financial support be provided for programmes creating jobs, and programmes for job-retention, for those with multiple disadvantages on the labour market, such as the long-term unemployed,
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Reiterates that
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Reiterates that pilot projects and preparatory actions are very valuable tools to initiate new activities and policies; stresses that several ideas of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs have been implemented successfully in the past as pilot projects/preparatory actions; calls on the Commission to continue with this "think out of the box" approach when selecting the PP/PAs with European added value; is of the opinion, therefore, that that committee will make further use of those instruments in 2018; encourages the full use of the margins available under each heading; calls for Parliament to be given regular, detailed updates on the various stages in the implementation of pilot projects and preparatory actions by the Commission
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Reiterates that pilot projects and preparatory actions are very valuable tools to initiate new activities and policies in the fields of employment and social inclusion; stresses that several ideas of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs have been implemented successfully in the past as pilot projects/preparatory actions;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Stresses that the 2018 budget should promote a high level of worker protection and a culture of prevention across the EU and help to address the new challenges to physical and mental health and safety at work that continue to take place- in this respect, proper funding for OSHA and the physical and mental health and safety at work strand in the PROGRESS axis of the EaSI programme should be ensured;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Regrets the decision of the Commission to transform the Preparatory Action "Child Guarantee Scheme", adopted in the Budget 2017, into project under EaSI and to transfer to EaSI the appropriations dedicated to this Preparatory Action; asks in this regard the Commission to present its Working Programme for EaSI 2018 before the EMPL vote on draft budget 2018;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Stresses that the EU budget should support efforts to promote the completion of the single market, competitiveness and social convergence, the development of a policy on socially responsible enterprises, and the monitoring of the application of statutory social standards by enterprises in order to ensure the creation of jobs and growth;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8 c. Calls for a sustained effort to be made through the budget to provide for appropriate training and re-skilling in sectors with labour shortages and in key sectors with high job-creation potential;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8 d. Calls for Parliament's delegation to emphasise the importance of full implementation of the budget lines dedicated to employment and social affairs;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that growth is the key to
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 e (new) 8 e. Points out that changes that reduce the budgetary programming for these lines must be rejected and that a proper balance between commitment and payment appropriations must be found in order to allow these policies to reach their full potential;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 f (new) 8 f. Recalls that decentralised agencies whose missions fall within the remit of the Committee on the Employment and Social Affairs play a major role, and stresses that their tasks are constantly growing and that those agencies must therefore be given the necessary financial and human resources to fulfil their mandate and execute such tasks; strongly supports, a case-by-case approach to assessing the individual needs of decentralised agencies.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 g (new) 8 g. Considers that the parameters of programmes such as the European Globalisation Fund are unfairly prohibitive on smaller Member States, suggests that the criteria for eligibility be flexible in this regard as redundancies and closures have the ability to affect smaller regions to a greater extent than others;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 h (new) 8 h. calls on the European Council to complete the review of the Multiannual Financial Framework as soon as possible;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 i (new) 8 i. calls on the Member States to complete the accreditation of all responsible management authorities to ensure efficient operational functioning of the ESF
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that the 2018 budget
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that the 2018 budget must play a key role in enhancing the Union
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that the 2018 budget must play a key role in enhancing the Union’s contribution to sustainable and inclusive growth and quality jobs, especially in combating youth
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Highlights the necessity to provide resources for combating poverty, especially child poverty and for supporting measures addressing children's basic needs such as food supplies, housing, education and healthcare;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Article 8 of the TFEU, the European Union shall promote equality between women and men in all its activities; whereas
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas access to public services is crucial for women's economic independence and empowerment, while public services remain an important employment sector for women;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Re
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reaffirms its request to use
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to counter the impact of the gag rule by significantly increasing financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights, in particular funding explicitly destined to ensure access to birth control and safe and legal abortion, using both national as well as EU development funding, in order to fill the financing gap left after the Trump administration’s moves to cease funding all overseas aid organisations that provide sexual and reproductive health and rights services;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for increased resources required to realise women’s economic rights and reduce gender inequality, including through the use of the existing instruments at EU and Member State level, such as gender impact assessments; use gender budgeting for public expenditure to ensure equality between women and men and remove all gender inequalities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Emphasises 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; recalls that the issue of gender equality should be incorporated into all policies and addressed at all levels of the budgetary process;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Repeats its call for each specific objective of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme, also with a view to preparing the next MFF, to have a separate budget line in order to increase transparency regarding use of the funds and to ensure
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Repeats its call for each specific objective of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme, also with a view to preparing the next MFF, to have a separate budget line in order to increase transparency regarding use of the funds and to ensure sufficient funding for each of the specific objectives; recommends that parts of the EU security budget is allocated for the individual security of women and directed towards funding capacity building and training of professionals for combating violence against women and gender based violence;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for the adoption of 'gender budgeting' in both European and national strategies for more effective promotion of gender equality; highlights the need to earmark increased funding for the fight against all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Member States to make use of the funds available under the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund to promote gender equality, more specifically in the field of employment, not merely by implementing gender mainstreaming, but also by providing measures aimed directly at disadvantaged groups of women, taking due account of the impact of the economic crisis, investing in high-quality public services and, specifically, guaranteeing adequate provision of high-quality services at affordable prices for childcare, elderly care and care of other dependent persons, and calls for genuine budgetary transparency in respect of the funds (ESF, PROGRESS, DAPHNE) allocated to gender equality policies;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Articles 2 and 3(3) of the TEU, equality between women and men is a founding value of the EU and one of its aims, and according to Article 8 of the TFEU, the European Union shall promote equality between women and men in all its activities; whereas gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting are important tools in the integration of this principle into EU policies, measures and actions with a view to promoting the active involvement of women in the labour market and economic and social activities, as well as to combating discrimination;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Calls on the Member States and the EU to reduce military and CDSP expenditure and instead favour strategic investment in gender sensitive budgets;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Calls on the EU to promote women´s rights and gender equality through education, health services, notably sexual and reproductive health and rights services, girls empowerment, and women's political representation in the EU development aid;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for funding to be allocated to programmes supporting women’s entrepreneurship, including SMEs created and led by women, as part of the COSME programme, and ensuring and encouraging access for women and men to loans and equity finance;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the need to attract more women into the STEM and ICT sectors; underlines the need to finance programmes that provide quality education and training to women and girls and raise their awareness about the possibilities offered in the STEM and ICT sectors, as part of Horizon 2020,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Deplores that the European Fund for Strategic Investments does not include a gender perspective and stresses that a successful process of recovery is not possible without addressing the impact of the crises on women;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the important role of the European Institute for Gender Equality
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the important role of the European Institute for Gender Equality in collecting relevant data and expertise in the area of equality between women and men, including combating violence against women; calls for its budget and staff establishment plan to be
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the important role of the European Institute for Gender Equality in collecting relevant data and expertise in the area of equality between women and men, including combating violence against women and girls; calls for its budget and staff establishment plan to be kept stable.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that in order to adequately fulfil its objectives, the European Institute for Gender Equality should remain separate dedicated entity within the EU institutional framework;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Highlights the quality and relevance of the work of the European Institute for Gender Equality but stresses that in order to adequately strengthen its capacity to assist the Commission by providing relevant data and technical assistance on priority areas such as combating gender based violence, more staff and resources need to be allocated to the Institute;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Article 8 of the TFEU, the European Union shall promote equality between women and men in all its activities; whereas gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting are important tools in the integration of this principle into EU policies, measures
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on the Commission to include the promotion and improvement of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SHRH) in its next Public Health Strategy;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas it is essential that, in the implementation of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme, Daphne retains as high a profile as possible; whereas the Commission must take into consideration the need to maintain sufficient funding levels and ensure the continuity of actions and predictability of funding in all areas covered by the specific objectives; whereas more budget should be available for combating violence against marginalised and refugee women, including access to sexual and reproductive health services; whereas the individual security of each woman is the biggest security challenge the EU faces, as 1 in 3 women in the EU has experienced gender based violence;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas enhancing the competitiveness of the EU economy, infrastructure, well-funded research, support for developing skills and the continued commitment of the EU to strengthening investment are key to ensuring economic growth and job creation; whereas women and girl’s potential must be further increased in the
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas enhancing the competitiveness of the EU economy, infrastructure, well-funded research, support for developing skills and the
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas enhancing the competitiveness of the EU economy, infrastructure, well-funded research, support for developing skills and the continued commitment of the EU to strengthening investment are key to ensuring
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas enhancing the competitiveness of the EU economy, infrastructure, well-funded research,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas health is a precondition for economic prosperity and whereas efficient spending on health can promote growth; whereas coordinated policies and initiatives at EU level to combat health inequalities and promote gender equality should include action to eliminate inequalities in access to sexual and reproductive health care services;
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