2017/2286(BUD) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks of f~~ighting organised crime, terrorism and border management;~~ ostering social integration, promotion and compliance of human rights and solidarity; strengthening the rule of law and justice, good governance, democratic decision- making, control and accountability practices, for and with both private and public sectors; supporting the pooling of excellence, creating and reinforcing synergies in education, research, innovation and training; strongly enhancing sustainability, responsibility, efficiency and control, in particular in sectors such as health, food and environment; sustaining and nurturing the expansion of our cultural and creative sectors, increasing their sustainability and resilience by improving, e.g., artists working conditions; insists that the agencies role is fundamental in ensuring and guaranteeing the pursuit of the EU citizen public interest, in producing "public goods", in particular in all non- market driven sectors, for the safeguard of the intangible public assets.

Amendment 101 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies and the new EU bodies, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks of fight~~ing organised crime, terrorism and border managemen~~ against cross-border crime and cybercrime, drugs, fraud, money laundering, terrorism, support for asylum, judicial cooperation, police cooperation, border management, data protection, support for information systems on a large scale and support for fundamental rights; calls for the allocation of adequate resources to ensure the proper implementation and functioning of the European Public Prosecutor's Office; calls, in a more general way, for a thorough assessment of the strategic interest and tasks of all agencies and the possibilities of grouping agencies according to the strategic nature of their mission and their result;

Amendment 102 #

Jens GEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the importance of European agencies in ensuring the implementation of the European legislative priorities and thereby accomplishing EU policy objectives, such as those related to competitiveness, sustainable growth, employment and to managing the current migration and refugee flows; Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic and adequate operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks of notably fighting organised crime, terrorism and border management, and deliver the best possible results; reiterates its position that 2018 is the last year of the implementation of the 5% staff reduction and the so-called ‘redeployment pool’; expects the Commission and Council to refrain from further cutting agencies resources in the budget 2019;

Amendment 103 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, en~~abl~~suring the~~m to accomplish their growing tasks of fighting organised crime, terrorism and border management~~ implementation of European legislation and thus accomplishing EU policy objectives;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to ~~realistic~~adequate operational and administrative funding of the ~~EU agencies~~fast growing EU agencies with enlarged competences or an increased workload, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks of fighting organised crime, terrorism and border management;

Amendment 105 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks of fighting organised crime, terrorism and border management, and completeing the Energy Union;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their duties, including their growing tasks of fighting organised crime, terrorism and border management;

Amendment 107 #

André ELISSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the 2019 budget, at a time when key actors are unwilling to implement their commitments to fight climate change under the Paris Agreement, must place the EU squarely at the forefront of this fight;deleted

Amendment 108 #

Indrek TARAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the 2019 budget, at a time when key actors are unwilling to implement their commitments to fight climate change under the Paris Agreement, must place the EU squarely at the forefront of this fight; in this light, recalls that both the European Court of Auditors and ECOFIN have ascertained that the EU is falling short of its climate financing target. Emphasis that climate mainstreaming entails both the boosting of financing for mitigation and adaptation as well as the phasing out of financing that contributes directly or indirectly to increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the 2019 budget~~, at a time when key actors are unwilling to implement~~ should tackle their co~~mmitments to fight climate change under the Paris Agreement, must place the EU squarely at the forefront of this fight~~nsequences of climate change by providing additional financial support to initiatives such as the LIFE Climate Action program, Ecopotential or Clean Sky;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas years of austerity policies have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU;~~deleted

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the 2019 budget, at a time when key actors are unwilling to implement their commitments to fight climate change under the Paris Agreement, such as the US, must place the EU squarely at the forefront of this fight; underlines that expenditures in this respect should be considered as investments and not costs; stresses that climate change fight is probably one of the greatest challenges of our generation and that any commitment for this scope should be evaluated mostly in a long term perspective;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Considers the Union must do its utmost to support the EU and its Member States in reaching their climate goals as laid out in the Paris Agreement, in particular enhancing the support to renewable energy transition to lower emissions source; recalls the importance of ensuring sufficient biodiversity funding, in particular by increasing the allocations to programmes such as LIFE +;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Reinforced Solidarities: social, territorial and global~~deleted

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Reinforced Solidarities: s~~Social, territorial and global challenges

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Reiterates its concern about delays to the implementation of the cohesion policy, however points out that 2017 was the first year when the implementation of ESIF programmes accelerated, expects that this trend will continue in 2018 and 2019;believes that sufficient levels of payment and appropriations for commitments should be provided in order for implementation to proceed smoothly;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Points out that CAP is one of the cornerstones of European integration, which has ensured safe high quality food- supply for European citizens, well- functioning of the agricultural single market and sustainability of rural regions for a long time; reminds that CAP funds especially contribute to the agricultural profitability and stability of the EU;

Amendment 116 #

André ELISSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that the Member States’ strong social protection systems have helped them to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; believes that the EU can support the Member States, while fully respecting their competences, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on working conditions and social protection systems;deleted

Amendment 117 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Stress~~Believes that the Member States’ strong social protection systems have helped them to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; believes that the EU can support the Member States, while fully respecting their competences, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on working conditions and social protection systemsEU budget should contribute to the efforts by the Member States, to fight inequalities, create growth and jobs, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and prepare citizens to benefit from digitalisation;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Stresses that the Member States’ strong social protection systems have helped them to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; b~~Believes that the EU can support the Member States, while fully respecting their competences, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and ~~overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on working conditions and social protection systems~~enable citizens to acquire the necessary skills to adapt to digitalisation;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Stresses that the Member States’ strong social protection systems have helped them to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; b~~Believes that the EU can support the Member States, while fully respecting their competences, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on working conditions and social protection systems;

Amendment 12 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas years of austerity policies have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU;~~deleted

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that the Member States’ strong social protection systems and their and EU’s efforts to create growth and jobs have helped ~~them~~ to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; believes that the EU can support the Member States, while fully respecting the~~ir competences~~ subsidiarity principle, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities~~, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on working conditions and social protection system~~ and poverty, as well as to create sustainable growth and jobs; underlines the potential of digitalisation, but supports efforts to mitigate the negative effects by giving access to internet to a maximum of people and by qualifying them to positively benefit of the access;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that the Member States’ strong social protection systems in all areas (unemployment, health, pension systems) have helped them to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; believe s that the EU ~~can~~should support the Member States, while fully respecting their competences, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on living and working conditions and social protection systems;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that the Member States’ strong social protection systems have helped them to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; believes that the EU can support the Member States, while fully respecting their competences, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on working conditions and social protection systems, specifically for most fragile and isolated populations;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that the ~~Member States’~~ strong social protection systems of many Member States have helped them to mitigate the consequences of the crisis; believes that the EU can support the Member States, while fully respecting their competences, by budgeting properly programmes which set out to fight inequalities, alleviate the worst forms of poverty, including child poverty, and overcome the negative effects of digitalisation on working conditions and social protection systems;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Insists on the need to reinforce support to the Union programs which foster growth and creation of long-term quality jobs, in particular for the youth, complementing Member States efforts to guarantee a diversified labour qualification instead of precocious specialisation, as the means to increase resilience and enable societal adaptation while struggling demographic regression, sectorial qualified labour short comes and welfare systems sustainability; the consideration of specific tailor-made measures might prove useful to attend specific sectors and/or regions specially affected or that have become much more vulnerable.

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Recalls the significant increase on an ageing population in need of special and dedicated care, in particular the elderly; calls upon the Commission to step up with further support measures to address the demographic challenges and reiterates its support to initiatives such as "villages for person’s with dementia", where due care is provided for since early stage.

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Believ~~Stresses that gender-related discrimination, notably on the labour market, is not only incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to economic growth~~; expects~~ as it disempowers women from engaging in meaningful employment: the gender pay gap, lack of services and the fact that women disproportionately bear the burden of impoverishment constitutes a serious impediment to economic growth; underlines, the key contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving more inclusive, equitable, peaceful and sustainable growth societies; reiterates that the 2019 budget toshould support further investment in helping to secure better access to the labour market for women, for instance through infrastructure which supports the reconciliation of private and professional lives; which are required to address the gender inequality.

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that gender-related discrimination, notably on the labour market, is not only incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to economic growth; ~~expects the 2019 bud~~Rather than rules, regulations and sanctions companies should be encouraget to ~~support investment in helping to secure better ac~~make the workplace as flexible and family-friendly as possible. The European Union must lead by example and facilitate exchange of useful practicess ~~to the labour market for women, for instance through infrastructure which supports the reconciliation of private and professional lives;~~among the Member States and not seek to impose complex targets on Member States when their own institutions lack the capacity to reach these targets.

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that gender-related discrimination, notably on the labour market, is not only incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to economic growth; expects the 2019 budget to deepen Cohesion policy support to investments in ~~helping to secure better access to the labour market for women, for instance through infrastructure which supports~~education, childcare and healthcare infrastructures helping the re conciliation of private and professional lives for women;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that gender-related discrimination, notably on the labour market, is not only incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to economic growth; expects the 2019 budget to support investment in helping to secure better access to the labour market for women, for instance through infrastructure which supports the reconciliation of private and professional lives; calls to support women’s entrepreneurship and to ensure and encourage access for women to EU funding such as COSME and Horizon2020;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~years of austerity policies have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU;~~there is a critical need to create more inclusive spaces for discussion and debate, and find ways to bring policymakers closer to the everyday experiences of European citizens—from majorities and minorities alike. Create avenues for sharing the concerns and perspectives that have too easily overlooked, we can begin to build understanding between the policy elite and the grassroots. Having these difficult discussions is the first step to rebuilding the trust Europe needs to face the future.

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reiterates its concern about delays to the implementation of the cohesion policy, and expects this important expression of the EU’s territorial solidarity to get up to speed; believes that sufficient levels of payment and appropriations for commitments should be provided in order for implementation to proceed smoothly;deleted

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Reiterates its concern about~~Notes the delays to the implementation of the cohesion policy~~, and expects this important expression of the EU’s territorial solidarity to get up to speed; believes that sufficient le~~. In this context it is important to mention that the EU Cohesion policy must not be an end in itself. The programmes within the EU Cohesion policy have to be monitored and assessed regularly. In case the measurable objectivels of p~~ayment and appropriations for commitments should be provided in order for implementation to proceed smoothly;~~ rogrammes are not reached, an adaptation of the programmes or even a new definition of objectives has to be taken into consideration. In addition it has to be assessed how effective an extensive private sector promotion and especially direct payments to private actors are in the context of EU Cohesion policy. Such policies are potentially creating distortions of competition. Instead, priorities have to beset on public investments in order to ensure equal competition for all.

Amendment 132 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reiterates its concern about delays to the implementation of the cohesion policy, and expects th~~is important express~~e Member States to get the implementation of theis EU’s ~~territorial solidarity to get~~most important investment policy up to speed; believes that sufficient levels of payment and appropriations for commitments should be provided in order for implementation to proceed smoothly;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reiterates its concern about delays to the implementation of the cohesion policy, and expects this important expression of the EU’s territorial solidarity to get up to speed; believes that sufficient levels of payment ~~and~~ appropriations ~~for commitments~~ should be provided in order for implementation to proceed smoothly;

Amendment 134 #

Siegfried MUREŞAN, José Manuel FERNANDES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Recalls the important contribution the Union has made to encouraging peace and reconciliation in Ireland, in particular through PEACE and INTERREG programmes, which are targeted at Northern Ireland and border counties in the south; notes that the result of the UK referendum might create grave problems for the peace process, and undermines the integrity of the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement; calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue its support for the peace process through the continued funding of the PEACE and associated programmes;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Welcomes the proposal to extend the scope and reinforce the Union's Civil Protection Mechanism; is of the opinion that strengthening the Union Civil Protection Mechanism is of utmost importance in order to provide a more rapid and coherent response in the field of civil protection at a Union level, in the areas of prevention, preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters within and outside the Union;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Given the arising resource constraints and the demands for the EU to assume greater responsibilities, expects that in the implementation of the budget, ongoing procedures and measures are enhanced to ensure that financial commitments are met in a timely and cost effective manner, with a view to achieving more with the same or with less;

Amendment 137 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Commission to continue to support farmers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility and in securing safe and quality food supplies, requests that suitable attention be-paid to small-scale farm and fisheries

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Considers that regionalisation and socio-economic objectives need to play a greater role under the Common Fisheries Policy, broadening the scope of the European Maritime & Fisheries Fund; calls upon the commission to facilitate the access and simplify the procedures for funding, also for parties as the Fisheries Local Action Groups, social enterprises and cooperatives; expresses particular concern regarding the potential adverse impact the United Kingdom´s withdrawal from the European Union will have on fisheries, particularly for neighbouring coastal Member States such as Ireland;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Believes that both the EU and the Member States should demonstrate solidarity towards migrants arriving in Europe in facing up to this challe~~Underlines the failure of European policies on preventing migration flows and human traffickinge; believes that EU agencies and policies involved in or relating to the management of migration flows should be adequately financed to meet this challenge and that the EU, in order to mitigate the cost in the long term and by acting in a manner befitting its values, should also demonstrate solidarity in creating conditions for peace and prosperity in the countries of origin by placing greater emphasis on development policies; recalls that the redeployment of funding from development to securitrecognizes that, in spite of the mobilization of significant budgetary means in the last financial years to address the migration and refugee crisis, a solution still has not been found; reiterates its concerns about the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in the management of the effects of the migratory and dref~~ence objectives must be avoided~~ugee crisis;

Amendment 14 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Patricija ŠULIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. wWhereas ~~years of austerity policies have reinforced the mistrust of citiz~~coordinated efforts at European level have been done to put Europe on the path of economic recovery and stimulate jobs, growth and investment; whereas around EUR 250 billion of investments ~~towards the EU~~were stimulated by EFSI until the end of 2017;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that both the EU and the Member States should demonstrate solidarity towards migrants arriving in Europe in facing up to this challenge; believes that EU agencies and policies involved in or relating to the management of migration flows should be adequately financed to meet this challenge and that the EU, in order to mitigate the cost in the long term and by acting in a manner befitting its values, should also demonstrate solidarity in creating conditions for peace and prosperity in the countries of origin by placing greater emphasis on development policies; recalls that the redeployment of funding from development to security and defence objectives must be avoidedprovided with adequate financial and human resources;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that ~~both the EU and the Member States should demonstrate solidarity towards migrants arriving in Europe in facing up to this challenge; believes that~~ EU agencies and policies involved in or relating to the management of migration flows should be adequately financed to meet this challenge and that the EU, in and border ~~to mitigate the cost in the long term and by acting in a manner befitting its values~~protection measures should be better acknowledged as a contributing factor for EU security, should also ~~dem~~constr~~ate solidarity in~~ibute to creating conditions for peace and prosperity in the countries of origin by placing greater emphasis on development policies; recalls that the redeployment of funding from development to security and defence objectives must be avoided;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that both the EU and the Member States should demonstrate solidarity ~~towards migrants arriving in Europe in facing up to this challenge~~in accordance with the Geneva conventions towards refugees and legally entering migrants arriving in Europe in facing up to this challenge; underlines, however, that return is a necessary instrument in cases of economic migrants having irregularly entered the EU; believes that EU agencies and policies involved in or relating to the management of migration flows should be adequately financed to meet this challenge ~~and~~. Underlines that the EU, in order to mitigate the cost in the long term and by acting in a manner befitting its values, should ~~also~~ demonstrate ~~solidarity in creating conditions for peace and prosperity in the countries of origin by placing greater emphasis on development policies; recalls that the redep~~its external solidarity by providing further assistance and support, increasing investments and tackling humanitarian challenges in the countries of origin; emphasizes that new political priorities and upcoming challenges for the EU, such as security and defence, should be financed by fresh appropriations and not by cutting existing successful and important policies and programmes such as develoypment ~~of funding from development to security and defence objectives must be avoided~~and humanitarian aid or neighbourhood policy; furthermore, strengthens that security and development policy are mutually influencing each other and that security is an important condition to build up a functioning State;

Amendment 143 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that both the EU and the Member States should demonstrate solidarity towards ~~migrant~~asylum seekers arriving in Europe in facing up to this challenge; reiterates the importance of the principle of burden-sharing among Member States in financing the efforts needed to provide sufficient support for refugees; believes that EU agencies and policies involved in or relating to the management of migration flows should be adequately financed to meet this challenge and that the EU, in order to mitigate the cost in the long term and by acting in a manner befitting its values, should also demonstrate solidarity in creating conditions for peace and prosperity in the countries of origin by placing greater emphasis on development policies; recalls that the redeployment of funding from development to security and defence objectives must be avoided;

Amendment 144 #

Indrek TARAND, Jordi SOLÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that both the EU and the Member States should demonstrate solidarity towards migrants arriving in Europe in facing up to this challenge; believes that EU agencies and policies involved in or relating to the management of migration flows should be adequately financed to meet this challenge and that the EU, in order to mitigate the cost in the long term and by acting in a manner be fitting its values, should also demonstrate solidarity in creating conditions for peace and prosperity in the countries of origin by placing greater emphasis on development policies, notably through the implementation of the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD), the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the Humanitarian Aid budget and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI); underlines the need to support UNRWA actions and programs especially in the light of recent cuts made by US administration; recalls that the redeployment of funding from development to security and defence objectives must be avoided;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that both the EU and the Member States should demonstrate solidarity towards migrants arriving in Europe in facing up to this challenge; believes that EU agencies and policies involved in or relating to the management of migration flows should be adequately financed to meet this challenge and that the EU, in order to mitigate the cost in the long term and by acting in a manner befitting its values, should also demonstrate solidarity in creating conditions for peace and prosperity in the countries of origin by placing greater emphasis on development policies; recalls that the redeployment of funding from development to security and defence objectives must be avoided; recognises the importance and the distinct value of development policy, with objectives such as poverty eradication, education, health and economic development in their own right.

Amendment 146 #

Siegfried MUREŞAN, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Underlines that one of the conditions for preserving stability and prosperity in the EU is a stable EU Neighbourhood; calls on the Commission therefore to ensure that priority is given to investments in the EU Neighbourhood in order to support efforts to tackle the main issues that this area is facing: the migration and refugee challenges in the Southern Neighbourhood and Russian aggression and subsequent instability in the Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU is key to facilitating political and economic reforms;

Amendment 147 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Reiterates its position that the satellite budgetary mechanisms such as trust funds and other similar instruments circumvent the budgetary procedure, undermine transparency of budgetary management and obstruct the right of the Parliament to exercise effective scrutiny of expenditures; considers, therefore, that these external instruments that were created in recent years must be incorporated into the Union budget;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Stresses that the Instrument for Pre Accession Assistance (IPA) should primarily alleviate political and economic reforms in enlargement countries. In this context invites the Commission to further evaluate IPA funds in its proposal for 2019 budget, taking into account deteriorating political situation in Turkey as well as urgent need to tackle growing radicalisation in the Balkan states.

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Invites the Commission to continue to act as an honest, wilful mediator at every single stage of the procedure;

Amendment 15 #

Indrek TARAND, Jordi SOLÉ

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas years of austerity policies have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU because of their perception of its role in the management of the financial, social and economic crisis;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the fact that, following the mid-term revision of the MFF, the 2018 procedure ~~show~~reconfirmed that the budgetary authority can fully exercise its prerogatives to determine the level and content of the EU budget through the annual budgetary procedure;

Amendment 151 #

Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Believes that as the arm of the budgetary authority directly elected by citizens, the European Parliament should fulfil its political role and put forward proposals for Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions expressing its political vision for the future; Commits itself, in this context, to propose a package of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions elaborated in close cooperation with each of its committees to find the right balance between the political will and the technical feasibility as assessed by the European Commission;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to be based on shared political ambition and solidarity, and to take into account the added value of EU programmes and policies; believes that this objective can only be realised if the negotiating parties are promptly informed of one another’s positions and start the negotiations at the earliest possible stage;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to be based on shared political ambition and to take into account the added value of EU programmes and policies; believes that this objective can only be realised if the negotiating parties are promptly informed of one another’s positions and start the negotiations at the earliest possible stage and are willing to compromise;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Asks not to increase the commitment appropriations in the Budget of the European Union until a definitive solution on the stabilisation of the backlog of outstanding payment claims is defined;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas years of austerity policies based on a policy of internal devaluation of the internal market factors of production, have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU;

Amendment 17 #

Marco ZANNI, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas years of austerity policies have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU, a current positive economic outlook allows for a more generous budgetary planning;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas years of austerity policies imposed by the EU Institutions have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU, which has been unable to solve their problems;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the European Council has repeatedly contradicted itself over the last few years, by presenting new political priorities for the EU but showing itself unwilling to provide for fresh appropriations to finance them; whereas new political priorities and upcoming challenges for the EU should be financed by fresh appropriations and not by decreasing existing successful programmes;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the two arms of the budgetary authority ~~must~~should endeavour to ~~avoid taking any decision on the 2019 budget that could hinder the setup of an ambitious future MFF~~reach in conciliation an ambitious and comprehensive agreement on the 2019 budget, in order to positively influence the parallel negotiations and enable an agreement on the post-2020 MFF and own resources by the end of this parliamentary term;

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the Council has repeatedly contradicted itself over the last few years, by presenting new political priorities for the EU but showing itself unwilling to provide for fresh appropriations to finance them, perceiving the EU budget as a 0 sum game when committing Member States’ contributions;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas approaching the end of the current financial programming period the implementation of the multiannual programmes will reach cruising speed,therefore the need for adequate financial resources is increasing;

Amendment 22 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Citizens’ expectations~~Answers to current challenges of the EU

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that ~~the slow recovery from the consequences of the financial, economic and social crisis has fallen short of influencing positively the day-to-day lives of EU citizens, while soci~~while the strengthening recovery from the financial, economic and social crisis creates possibilities for the EU Member States and citizens, a special focus should however be on the different regions capability to take advantages of the increasing growth, so as to avoid social and regional inequalities ~~keep on~~from growing;

Amendment 24 #

Marco ZANNI, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the ~~slow recovery from the consequences of~~EU´s and Members States efforts to create growth and jobs after the financial, and economic ~~and social crisis has fallen short of~~crisis can already be seen, but stresses the need for further consolidation in influencing positively the day-to-day lives of EU citizens~~, while~~ and reducing social inequalities ~~keep on growing~~;

Amendment 25 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that ~~the slow recovery from~~, after many of them have been hard hit, for several years, by the consequences of the financial, economic and social crisis ~~has fallen short of influencing positiv~~, citizens feely the ~~day-to-day lives of EU citizens, while social inequalities keep on growing~~beneficial effects of the renewed growth, the increase in employment and the stabilizing of public finances;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the ~~slow recovery from the~~ consequences of the financial, economic and social crisis, combined with the wrong policies imposed by the EU, hasve fallen short of influencing positively the day-to-day lives of EU citizens, while social inequalities keep on growing;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the slow recovery from the consequences of the financial, economic and social crisis has fallen short of influencing positively the day-to-day lives of EU citizens, while social inequalities keep on growing; and the outlook for youth keeps deteriorating;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the slow recovery from the consequences of the financial, economic and social crisis has fallen short of influencing positively the day-to-day lives of EU citizens, while social inequalities keep on growing; considers also that more could have been done and could be done to reverse growing inequalities within and between the regions of the EU especially with regard to people at risk of poverty as well as elderly people living on low incomes;

Amendment 29 #

Marco ZANNI, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the slow recovery from the consequences of the financial, economic and social crisis has fallen short of influencing positively the day-to-day lives of EU citizens, while social inequalities keep on growing; EU citizenship rights needs to be translated into concrete added-value for European citizens. A clearer focus of resources and attention on a number of selected domains helps the European Union to act faster.

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the two arms of the budgetary authority must endeavour to avoid taking any decision on the 2019 budget that could hinder the setup of ~~an ambitious~~the future MFF;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Emphasises that, contrary to populist narrative, EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from the consequences of global competition, climate chan~~Long-term cooperation and partnership between the Member States lies in a sustainably financed EU budget and in~~ternational security threats; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must,~~ an efficient EU budgetary policy in keeping within the ~~remit of its competences, perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare~~principle of subsidiarity. Spending should be concentrated on the future challenges rather than on an annual update of the status quo. Prioritisation on the Ecuropean economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people, while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy and UN Sustainable Development Goals;rent and future needs of the EU, such as the migrant and refugee crisis, the threat of terrorism, and geopolitical tensions. Support measures should generally aim to provide an incentive for the starting phase of a project. Permanent financing and deadweight effects should be avoided.

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that~~, contrary to populist narrative,~~ EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from the consequences of global competition, climate change and international security threats; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must, within the remit of its competences, perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people, while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy and UN Sustainable Development Goalsbudget to be more efficient, transparent, performance-based and with concrete reductions of the administrative expenditures and wastes of money;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Emphasises that, contrary to populist narrative, EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from the consequences of global competition,~~Believes that EU citizens expect the Union to fulfill their tasks and responsibilities and do more to positively stimulate their present and future lives, but also to protect them against an unfair trade and economic practices in the global market, to tackle challenges of climate change and international security threats; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must, within the remit of its competences, perform better, so as to support the creation of sustainable growth and jobs, narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens to ~~face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put a~~profit of the potential of digitalisation, but face up to the challenge of it; considers as additional important challenges in the year 2019 to tackle migration and the root cause of migration eand to diminish various kinds of discrimination, ~~such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people,~~ while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy and UN Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 33 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that~~, contrary to populist narrative,~~ EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from ~~the consequences of global competition, climate change and international security threa~~climate change, international security threats and the negative consequences of global competition, while helping them reap its benefits; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must, within the remit of its competences, perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens ~~to face up to the challenge~~for the opportunity of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people, while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy ~~and~~, UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris agreement;

Amendment 34 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Patricija ŠULIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that, contrary to populist narrative, EU citizens expect the Union to do more (Eurostat data from august 2017 state that 56% of citizens is optimistic about EU future and the 68% of them feels to be an EU citizen), and to protect them from the consequences of global competition, climate change and international security threats; believes that in order to fulfill these expectations~~, the EU must, within the remit of its competences,~~ and commitments, the EU must perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people, while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy and UN Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that~~, contrary to populist narrative,~~ EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from the consequences of global competition, climate change and international security threats; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must, within the remit of its competences, perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination~~, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people,~~ while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy and UN Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that, contrary to populist narrative, EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from the consequences of global competition, climate change and international security threats; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must, within the remit of its competences, perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens within all its regions, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people, while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy and UN Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that, contrary to populist narrative, EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from the consequences of global competition, climate change and international security threats; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must, within the remit of its competences, perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to ~~manage~~stem migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people, while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy and UN Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to guarantee the full respecting of the subsidiarity principle;

Amendment 39 #

Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Believes that the European Union must prepare European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas following the December 2017 agreement to launch its second phase of negotiations, the Brexit process should not have a direct impact on the 2019 budget; whereas Brexit, set for March 2019, would nevertheless impactBrexit should be not used as a trigger for reinforcing the revenue side onf the ~~positions of different actors~~EU budget;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Preparing a sustainable future and reinforced solidarities within and outside the Union~~deleted

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

~~A Sustainable Future~~deleted

Amendment 42 #

André ELISSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must primarily answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing;~~deleted

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget ~~must primarily answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing~~should react to current challenges;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must primarily answer to the challenges of the ~~EU youth is facing;~~migrant and refugee crisis, the threat of terrorism, and geopolitical tensions.

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must primarily answer to the old and new challenges of the EU ~~youth is facing~~paying particular attention to the youth;

Amendment 46 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Patricija ŠULIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must primarily answer to the ~~challenges the EU youth is facing~~educational, employment and lifestyle challenges the EU youth is facing, especially in the economically lagging regions of the Union;

Amendment 47 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must ~~primarily~~ answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing, through support for entrepreneurship and via an improved mobility at all levels of education and vocational training;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must ~~primarily~~ answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing; stresses that youth unemployment is one of the biggest challenges with high social impact at European level;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must primarily answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing; believes that the younger generations were hit harder by the ongoing crisis and, therefore, the EU must put in place all the relevant instruments in order to tackle youth unemployment;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas following the December 2017 agreement to launch ~~its~~the second phase of negotiations, the Brexit process should not have a direct impact on the 2019 budget~~; whereas Brexit, s~~, as according to the Joint Report of the EU and the UK1a, the UK will contribute to, and participate in, the implementation of the Union annual budgets for ~~March 2019, would nevertheless impact on the positions of different actors;~~the years 2019 and 2020 as if it had remained in the Union; __________________ 1aJoint report from the negotiators of the European Union and the United Kingdom Government on progress during phase 1 of negotiations under Article 50 TFEU on the United Kingdom's orderly withdrawal from the European Union, TF50 (2017) 19 – Commission to EU 27, 8 December 2017.

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must primarily answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing, as well as to support job creation, investments in infrastructure, research, SMEs and to ensure the security of the EU citizens;

Amendment 51 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Urmas PAET, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Believe~~Reiterates its views that the 2019 EU budget must primarily answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing;

Amendment 52 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Believes that the priorities for the 2019 EU budget should be growth, innovation, competitivness, fight against climate change and transition to renewable energy, migration and security;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to fulfil the objectives of the Paris agreement and the EU’s own long-term climate goals by meeting the 20 % spending target for climate in current 2014-2020 MFF; stresses, in this regard, that the contribution for 2019 should significantly overshoot the overall target in order to offset the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF and that the mechanism of climate change mainstreaming should be fully optimised;

Amendment 54 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Supports the widening of opportunities for the young people to participate in solidarity activities; calls for a swift roll-out and thorough implementation of the European Solidarity Corps following the foreseen adoption of the initiative in 2018;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)

Main priorities of the budget 2019

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to~~Regrets the increase of the ~~originally proposed specific~~ allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) ~~by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great~~, which failed the ambition to fight youth unemployment;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcom~~Notes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; ~~expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great ambition to fight youth unemployment;~~Believes that Member States have the primary role in dealing with youth unemployment and that such measures are best delivered at national level. Recognise that the causes of youth unemployment, social exclusion and poverty differs across the EU, and can include underlying structural problems in the labour market and social security systems. Believes that a one-size-fits all EU blueprint cannot hope to meet the variety and intricacies of the challenges faced by all Member States.

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcome~~Recalls the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; ~~expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great ambition to fight youth unemployment;~~ underlines that the 2019 budget should reflect the ambition to enhance the fight of youth unemployment; insists on the emergency to boost financing of all programs enhancing the creation of long- term quality jobs, in particular those promoting youth integration, complementing Member States efforts to guarantee a diversified labour qualification instead of precocious specialisation, as the means to increase resilience and enable societal adaptation while struggling demographic regression and sectorial qualified labour short comes.

Amendment 59 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018, but points to the need to improve the implementation of the funds that has lagged behind; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great ambition to fight youth unemployment in accordance with the real absorption capacity in that area;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas following the December 2017 agreement to launch its second phase of negotiations, the Brexit process ~~should not have a direct impact on the 2019 budget; whereas Brexit, set for March 2019, would nevertheless impact on the positions of different actors;~~is a chance to start a much-needed budget reform that should have a direct impact on the 2019 budget.

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate greater ambition to fight youth unemployment;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great ambition to fight youth unemployment; notes the Special report of the Court of Auditors on Youth employment2a;underlines the importance of the YEI, but insists on the Member States and the Commission to follow the recommendations of the Court of Auditors concerning the matching of offers of employment, education or training and participants profiles and labour market demand, in order to lead to sustainable employment; __________________ 2aSpecial Report 5/2017: Youth unemployment - have EU policies made a difference?

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great ambition to fight youth unemployment; recalls the commitment by the Commission to propose a further increase of the YEI funding through an amending budget should the absorption capacity of the YEI allow for an increase;

Amendment 63 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to make available for 2019 the financial data on implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative broken down by national share to complement the data reporting on total costs that is currently publicly available; urges the Commission to improve synergies between the Youth Employment Initiative, the European Social Fund, and national budgets of the Members States to make sure that the YEI does not substitute for national funding for the NEETs;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that, in the light of the celebration of its 30th anniversary, Erasmus+ remains the leading programme to foster youth mobility and inculcate key European values in young people~~, together with the EU’s culture programmes; b~~. Believes that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget should be sufficient to answer positively to all eligible demands;. However concepts such as European culture and cultural identity in Europe are purely purposive claims, which are not covered by reality. Culture is either national or worldwide. It may be that a European culture is indeed emerging, but it will only be the result of an all-European consciousness and not its presupposition.

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Believ~~Stresses that, in the light of the celebration of its 30th anniversary, Erasmus+ remains the leading multicultural-service learning programme to fostering youth mobility ~~and inculcate key~~, supporting community-based research as a model approach to advocate solidarity and promote social justice among other European values in young people, together with the EU’s culture programmes; ~~believe~~insists that the 2019 Erasmus+ ~~budget should be sufficient to answer~~, while complying to all objectives set up in its program, should have its budget sufficiently reinforced to the extent of enabling a positively answer to all eligible demands;

Amendment 66 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that, ~~in the light of the celebration of its 30~~as proved by the volume of applications exceeding the a~~nniversary~~vailable funding, Erasmus+ remains the leading programme to foster youth mobility, learning and inculcateing key European values in young people, together with the EU’s culture programmes; believes that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget should be sufficient to answer positively to all eligible demands;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that, in the light of the celebration of its 30th anniversary, Erasmus+ remains the leading programme to foster youth mobility and inculcate key European values in young people, together with the EU’s culture programmes; believes that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget ~~should be sufficient to answer positively to all eligible demands~~needs to be further extended to meet the demand for this programme;

Amendment 68 #

Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that, in the light of the celebration of its 30th anniversary, Erasmus+ remains the leading programme to foster youth mobility and inculcate key European values in young people, together with the EU’s culture programmes; believes that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget should be sufficient (at least doubled) to answer positively to all eligible demands;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that, in the light of the celebration of its 30th anniversary, Erasmus+ remains the leading programme to foster youth mobility and inculcate key European values in young people, together with the EU’s culture programmes; believes that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget should be sufficient to answer positively to all eligible demands, namely the ones linked to lifelong learning;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

~~D. whereas support for populist and extremists movements in all Member States has been rising and has often led to misleading information about the EU and its budget;~~deleted

Amendment 70 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Recommends~~Believes that research, competitiveness and SMEs are key to enable economic growth and job creation; underlines therefore the importance to provid~~ing~~e EU companies, especially SMEs, with a favourable environment for innovation, by properly financing the EU’s research programmes, such as Horizon 2020, and programmes that support SMEs, such as COSME; considers this to be necessary in view of the rapidly changing and highly competitive world and the profound changes in all sectors brought on by digitalisationresearch and investments to reach a genuinely competitive EU economy on a global level; stresses the importance of a stable and increased budget of Heading 1a, with a proper financing of the successful Horizon 2020, and programmes that support SMEs, such as COSME;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends providing EU companies, especially SMEs, with a favourable environment for innovation, by properly financing the EU’s research programmes, such as Horizon 2020, and programmes that support SMEs, such as COSME; stresses the importance to design SME programmes according to their specific requirements and considering their low administrative resources; urges the necessity to provide additional funding to successful programmes, which have far more applicants than successful candidates, who receive funding; considers this to be necessary in view of the rapidly changing and highly competitive world and the profound changes in all sectors brought on by digitalisation;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends providing EU companies, especially SMEs, with a favourable environment for innovation, by properly financing the EU’s research programmes, such as Horizon 2020, and programmes that support SMEs, such as COSME; considers this to be necessary in view of the rapidly changing and highly competitive world and the profound changes in all sectors brought on by digitalisation, acknowledges that ESIF’s contribute to all these priorities;

Amendment 73 #

Siegfried MUREŞAN, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends providing EU companies, especially SMEs, with a favourable environment for innovation, by ~~properly financing~~extended the funding of the EU’s research programmes, such as Horizon 2020, and programmes that support SMEs, such as COSME; considers this to be necessary in view of the rapidly changing and highly competitive world and the profound changes in all sectors brought on by digitalisation;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses that investments in research and innovation represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regrets the fact that, as a result of an alarmingly low success rate of applications, fewer high- quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU funding; calls in this respect for an adequate level of appropriations to be ensured for Horizon 2020

Amendment 75 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses the potential for economic growth stemming from the technological transformation and calls for an appropriate role of the EU budget in supporting the digitalisation of the European industry and the promotion of digital skills and digital entrepreneurship.

Amendment 76 #

Siegfried MUREŞAN, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Insists on the Unions commitment to peace and calls upon the Member States to agree upon a ban on the use of the EU budget to finance or guarantee any research programs or dual technological development projects with military applicability;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Recognises the fact that SMEs remain the backbone of the European economy and will continue to play a decisive role in creating jobs and growth across the EU; calls in this respect for COSME appropriations to be increased in 2018, taking into account the success of this programme;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recalls that~~Deplores the prolongation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations, which failed to accomplish the promises to guarantee growth and to tackle unemployment, leading to a useless waste of taxpayers' money;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recalls that~~Supports the role of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) ~~guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)~~in reducing the investment gap in the EU; reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

~~D. whereas support for populist and extremists movements in all Member States has been rising and has often led to misleading information about the EU and its budget;~~deleted

Amendment 80 #

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recalls that~~Welcomes the extension and enhancement of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the expansion of the investment target enabled by the increase of the EU guarantee; reminds that the enlarged guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); ~~reiterat~~underlines Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations; reiterates that the cuts in those programs should be reversed as much as possible

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), whilst both are long term future-oriented programs; reiterates Parliament’s long- standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives sh~~ould~~all be financed entirely by new appropriations;

Amendment 84 #

Indrek TARAND, Jordi SOLÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations and not by redeploying other successful programmes;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations; and commits to correcting the dammage done to existing programmes through the annual budgetary procedure.

Amendment 86 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stresses that the extended EFSI should make a significant progress in 2019 on delivering on better geographical coverage, so that all regions can equally benefit from the leverage provided by the EU budget guarantee; calls on the Member States to implement structural reforms that improve the investment environment and local capacities for successful implementation of EFSI support in all regions;

Amendment 87 #

Jordi SOLÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund;deleted

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund;deleted

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence FundRefuses any attempt to use the EU budget for defence or military related expenditures;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~support for~~ populist and extremists movements in ~~all~~ Member States ha~~s been rising and has often led to~~ve provided and fueled misleading information about the EU and its budget;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Welcomes the Member States’~~Rejects the recent cCommi~~tment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in l~~ssion initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; while there are areas ine withich the ~~concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instabi~~EU can act together in the international arena, foreign and defence politcy ~~that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund;~~should remain the competence of Member States and should be driven by consensus between governments, and not by any EU institution. Foreign affairs and defence should remain firmly under national control in order to safeguard vital national interests.

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; recognizes that three Member States have opted out of the referred commitment;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, if it is drawn exclusively from margins or special instruments, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund;

Amendment 93 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the security concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; reiterates that it should not be financed by any redeployments from existing successful programmes;

Amendment 94 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Underlines that tackling internal security must remain the Union’s top priority and calls for the reinforced funding for this evolving policy; is convinced that the EU needs to invest more in the strengthening and the management of its borders, enhancing cooperation between law enforcement agencies and national authorities and fighting terrorism, radicalisation and organised crime, ensuring the interoperability of information systems; underlines, in this respect, the role played by the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the need to adequately fund agencies in the areas of borders, security and justice; reminds that the financial envelope of this instrument was significantly reduced for 2018;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Emphasises EU commitment to peace building and to conflict resolution, in particular in such a challenging period; calls upon the Member States, the Council and the Commission to commit to a European Convention to ban investment, development and implementation of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, and to develop all efforts to support and develop the creation of such a worldwide Convention.

Amendment 96 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Calls for increased funding to combat the phenomenon of radicalization that breeds violent extremism within the Union; considers that this objective can be achieved by promoting integration and combating discrimination, racism and xenophobia;

Amendment 97 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Considers that tackling irregular migration and the reception of the asylum seekers is one of the main challenge; welcomes the role played by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF); calls for adequate budgeting in 2019 for this fund in order to support dignified reception of asylum seekers in the Member States, fair return strategies, resettlement programs, legal migration policies and the promotion of effective integration of third country national; reaffirms the importance of having targeted financial means to tackle the root causes of the migrant and refugee crisis; stresses that, to this end, the EU budget must fund measures in the countries of origin of migrants and in the host countries of refugees, including, but not limited to, measures to tackle poverty, unemployment, educational and economic challenges and instability, conflict and climate change;

Amendment 98 #

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8 d. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal which would aim at providing at the European level for the expression of financial solidarity to victims of acts of terrorism and their families;

Amendment 99 #