2019/2001(BUD) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to Article 41(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Budget 2020: bridge to the future Europe – Investing in citizens, innovation and ~~security~~a sustainable environment

Amendment 100 #

Paul RÜBIG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Recalls that the implementation of the SDGs has to govern EU´s internal and external policies, whereas a special focus should be given to the provision of sufficient good-quality food, clean water and the building of additional wastewater disposal facilities in order to deliver on SDG 2 and 6; furthermore, draws the attention to the scale and implications of energy poverty in developing countries and demands additional action to reduce energy poverty in line with SDG 7, in particular in remote rural areas in off- grid energy regions;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Underlines that EU appropriations should not be used to finance projects characterised by controversy and without real economic, environmental and social added value, such as the new Lyon-Turin rail link, and points out that the EU budget should instead finance projects that allow to improve effectively citizens’ life, as an example in some Italian regions which need truly to improve their infrastructures’ quality and efficiency;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Expects the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union in March 2019 not to have a direct impact on the 2020 budget, as the United Kingdom will contribute to, and participate in, the implementation of the budget; urges the Commission nonetheless to assess and prepare for all possible scenarios to ensure sound financial management of the Union budget; believes that the maintenance of the overall spending level at the expense of taxpayers in the remaining EU Member States is not acceptable, and that instead the EU budget needs to be subject to a major reform; believes that in the modernised budget more attention needs to be paid to the benefits that can be more easily achieved by mutual cooperation among European countries, such as border protection, and that, by consistent adherence to the subsidiarity principle and increased efficiency, considerable savings can be accomplished without more contributions required from Member States;

Amendment 103 #

Marco ZANNI, André ELISSEN, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 104 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Nils TORVALDS, Jordi SOLÉ, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Recalls that, following the joint statement by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the reinforcement of Heading 1a through an Amending budget issued in the joint conclusions on the 2019 budget, the Commission will present an amending budget raising the levels of appropriations for Erasmus+ and H2020 as soon as the technical adjustment of the MFF for 2020 is completed in the spring of 2019 in order for the Council and the European Parliament to process it swiftly;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Regrets the outrageous and steady increase of the EU’s administrative expenditure, which does not take into account the economic restrictions experienced in several Member States either; believes that changes to the approach to administrative expenditure should be considered, starting from a reduction in the highest salaries and pensions of EU staff;

Amendment 106 #

Laura AGEA, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Marco VALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Stresses the fact that all administrative expenditures related to Union institutions should be reduced as much as possible in order to provide savings and to avoid any waste of taxpayers' money;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Calls, in particular, for a reduction of the Commissioners' salaries and benefits in order to give a political signal to the European citizens;

Amendment 108 #

Marco ZANNI, André ELISSEN, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Underlines that any funding to Turkey, a country that does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy, must be immediately stopped;

Amendment 109 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Budget 2020: bridge to the future Europe – Investing in ~~citizens,~~ innovation and ~~security~~in citizens' protection

Amendment 110 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. IRequests the application of Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation, allowing de-committed amounts made as a result of total or partial non- implementation of corresponding research projects to be made available again to the benefit of the research programme in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure; recalls that contrary to the previous Financial Regulation where this possibility only existed under exceptional circumstances and had to be duly justified, no pre- conditions are now set for the implementation of this article; invites the Commission to report specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to provide all relevant information and details concerning Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; expects this Article and its corresponding procedure to be fully respected in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Invites the Commission to report specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to provide all relevant information and details concerning Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; expects this Article and its corresponding procedure to be fully respected in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure; asks the Council presidency to clarify early on whether Article 15(3) is now fully understood by all Member States, and if not, what it intends to do about it;

Amendment 112 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Nils TORVALDS, Jordi SOLÉ, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Invites the Commission to report specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to provide all relevant information and details concerning Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; expects this Article and its corresponding procedure to be ~~fully~~ respected and mobilised in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure and expects that the 2020 draft budget will make full use of this provision to boost research and innovation on top of the financial programming;

Amendment 113 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Believes that as the arm of the budgetary authority directly elected by citizens, 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 proposing a package of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions developed in close cooperation with each of its committees so as to find the right balance between political will and technical feasibility, as assessed by the Commission;

Amendment 12 #

Marco ZANNI, André ELISSEN, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 ~~and should contrib~~; points oute t~~o creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union; expects that, at the time of adoption of~~he need to avoid previous mistakes and emphasises that EU citizens expect the 2020 Union budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFFo be more efficient, transparent, performance-based, with concrete reductions of the administrative expenditures and wastes of money;

Amendment 13 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Jordi SOLÉ, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 and should contribute to creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union; expects that, at the time of adoption of the 2020 budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFF, and that to reach it, no taboo should prevail on the full use of all flexibilities and all possibilities available under the current MFF regulation and the Financial Regulation;

Amendment 14 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 and should contribute to creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union which bring the highest European added value; expects that, at the time of adoption of the 2020 budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFF;

Amendment 15 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Believes that the last annual budget of the current MFF calls for special attention to its diligent implementation; expresses its support for the performance-based budgeting approach and reinforcing of the well performing programmes in the 2020 budget;

Amendment 16 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should define clear political priorities ~~and enable the Union~~in order to anticipate social, environmental, economic and technological mutations and enable the Union to create long term growth and jobs, to strengthen its fight against environmental challenges and climate change, to particularly focus on young people, to fully implement the EU 2020 strategy, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, to tackle social and regional inequalities and discriminations, to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, and to implement the European Social Pillar while strengthening citizens’ work and living conditions~~, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change~~;

Amendment 17 #

Laura AGEA, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Marco VALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers~~, therefore,~~ that the EU budget for next year should define clear political priorities and provide the Union with the necessary resources to deliver them, and enable the Union to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, strengthen citizens’ work and living conditions, ~~and~~ bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change and enhance investments in infrastructure through social and territorial cohesion; underlines the importance of increased support to Erasmus+ and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should define clear political priorities and enable the Union to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and sustainable and inclusive economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, strengthen citizens’ work and living conditions, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change; recalls furthermore the importance of appropriate financial efforts to specifically tackle youth unemployment as well as poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 19 #

Marco ZANNI, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should define ~~clear~~new political priorities and enable the Union to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, strengthen citizens’ work and living conditions, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate changetaking into account that the EU budget's funds failed in supplying concrete answers to citizen's needs and to the growing difficulties they are facing, such as unemployment, economic recession, poverty, the migration crisis and the security threats; underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to fully respect the principle of subsidiarity;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015 entitled ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, which entered into force on 1 January 2016, and the recently presented Reflection Paper “Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030” of the Commission,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should ~~defin~~follow the clear political priorities and enable the Union to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, strengthen citizens’outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as good health and well-being for all, gender equality, decent education and work, a~~nd living condi~~mbitious climate actions, and ~~bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change~~the reduction of inequality;

Amendment 21 #

Marco ZANNI, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers~~, therefore,~~ that the EU budget for next year should ~~define clear political priorities and enable the Union to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness an~~enable the Union to further invest in research and development, promote shared economic gpro~~wth~~sperity, ensure a ~~safe, secure and~~ peaceful Europe, strengthen ~~citizens’ work and living condition~~workers' rights, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change;

Amendment 22 #

Alfred SANT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should define clear political priorities and enable the Union to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness, socioeconomic cohesion, and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, strengthen citizens’ work and living conditions, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that, 2020 being the last year of the current MFF, the implementation of EU programmes, including those under shared management in cohesion policy, will be further accelerated and reach its closing phase, which will be reflected in a substantial increase in payment requests; anticipates, therefore, a peak in the annual level of payment appropriations for 2020 and is determined to secure the necessary payments in 2020 and to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF, as was the case during the current period; 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 24 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Jordi SOLÉ, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that, 2020 being the last year of the current MFF, the implementation of EU programmes, including those under shared management in cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy (second pillar) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be further accelerated and reach its closing phase, which will be reflected in a substantial increase in payment requests; anticipates, therefore, a peak in the annual level of payment appropriations for 2020 and is determined to secure the necessary payments in 2020 and to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF, as was the case during the current period;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that, 2020 being the last year of the current MFF, the implementation of EU programmes, including those under shared management in cohesion policy, will be further accelerated and reach its closing phase, which will be reflected in a substantial increase in payment requests; anticipates, therefore, a peak in the annual level of payment appropriations for 2020 and is determined to secure the necessary payments in 2020, to continuously improve the control and correction mechanisms, and to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF, as was the case during the current period;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Points to the importance of decentralised 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 2020 budget to lead to appropriate operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks and deliver the best possible results; reiterates its position that 2018 was 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 2020;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the need to provide a 2020 EU Budget with a real added value for EU citizens that will not constitute an additional burden on top of Member States’ contributions; stresses the need for a mandatory spending review with a view to making savings where possible; believes that the national contributions of the Member States should be deducted from the calculation of the national deficit level;

Amendment 28 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Innovation and research ~~for future solutions: supporting economic growth and compet~~: moving to a circular economy that works for all citivzeness

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Innovation and research for future solutions: supporting ~~economic growth and~~an inclusive and long term economic growth in order to accompany mutations and to boost competitiveness

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2017 on a European Pillar of Social Rights,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Innovation and research for future solutions: supporting sustainable economic growth and competitiveness

Amendment 31 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe must be smooth to ensure stability for businesses, research facilities and academia; underlines the importance of Europe’s claim to leadership in key technologies in areas such as space, healthcare, the environment, safety and transportation, digitalisation and artificial intelligence; recalls at the same time the important role of fundamental research; requests an increase in financial resources to ensure that research and innovation activities continue to provide solutions for Europe’s needs and challenges and competitiveness; is alarmed by the substantial underfunding of Horizon 2020 during the entire period, resulting in a low success rate for excellent applications;

Amendment 32 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe must be smooth to ensure stability for businesses, research facilities and academia; underlines the importance of Europe’s claim to leadership in key technologies in areas such as space, healthcare, the environment, safety and transportation; requests an increase in financial resources to ensure that research and innovation activities continue to provide solutions for Europe’s needs and challenges and competitiveness; is alarmed by the substantial underfunding of Horizon 2020 during the entire period, resulting in a low success rate for excellent applications; underlines the need for increase in resources for research, innovation and data handling activities contributing to Europe’s technical innovation;

Amendment 33 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe must be smooth to ensure stability for businesses, research facilities and academia; underlines the importance of Europe’s claim to leadership in key technologies in areas such as space, healthcare, the environment, agriculture, safety and transportation; requests an increase in financial resources to ensure that research and innovation activities continue to provide solutions for Europe’s needs and challenges and competitiveness; is alarmed by the substantial underfunding of Horizon 2020 during the entire period, resulting in a low success rate for excellent applications;

Amendment 34 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines that the 2020 budget is expected to be the largest annual budget of Horizon 2020 and calls on the Commission to make full use of the upward flexibility when increasing its resources; calls for deepening of synergies with the European Structural and Investment Funds, for example by using these to enhance R&I capabilities especially in Member States with below average research and innovation performance;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

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

Amendment 36 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Highlights the successes of EFSI in triggering additional investment in the EU, is concerned therefore by some of the recent findings by the European Court of Auditors pointing to instances of EFSI financing partly replacing other EU financial instruments or projects receiving EFSI support while they could have been financed otherwise1a, calls for improvements in the rest of the implementation period following the ECA’s recommendations; __________________ 1a European Fund for Strategic Investments: Action needed to make EFSI a full success. Special Report. European Court of Auditors, Luxembourg, 2019.

Amendment 37 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is fully convinced that improving fairness and providing equal chances within the European social market economy is a prerequisite for the sustainable development of the Union; intends to secure sufficient funding for programmes such as COSME and Future and Emerging Technologies and Erasmus+ that significantly contribute to the success of start-ups and SMEs, which are the backbone of the European economy and key drivers of economic growth, job creation, innovation and social integration; underlines the high level of implementation of these programmes, and points to their capacity to absorb even more; underlines the importance of investment in strategic digital capabilities such as EU high- performance computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is fully convinced that improving fairness and providing equal chances, both between people and businesses, within the European social market economy is a prerequisite for the sustainable development of the Union; intends to secure sufficient funding for programmes such as COSME and Future and Emerging Technologies that significantly contribute to the success of start-ups and SMEs, which are the backbone of the European economy and key drivers of economic growth, job creation, innovation and social integration; underlines the high level of implementation of these programmes, and points to their capacity to absorb even more;

Amendment 39 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Welcomes the extension and enhancement of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); recalls that the EFSI guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); underlines Parliament’s long- standing position that any new initiatives must be financed by new appropriations and not by redeployments; reiterates that the cuts in those programmes should be reversed as far as possible;

Amendment 4 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)

- having regard to the work carried out by the European Institute for Gender Equality,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers ~~the protection of the EU’s ex~~a European Union without internal borders, with ~~the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard~~a proper functioning of the Schengen area and a freedom of movement within the EU to be an inseparable conditions for ~~a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EU~~the protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard ; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of security, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers the protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened security-related programmes and agencies, among which the European Border and Coast Guard (Frontex) and Europol, to be an inseparable condition for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EU; is concerned about the insufficient level of funding for the agencies’ budgets in line with the foreseen operational and strategic needs; stresses the importance of robust EU investments in the area of internal security, EU cross-border law enforcement, information exchange and fighting existing security threats; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of security, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, the need for technological innovations and maintenance and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States; stresses the need to support national law enforcement authorities in fighting existing security threats; acknowledges that agencies are requested to perform an ever increasing number of new tasks in areas such as countering illegal terrorist content online; underlines, in this context, that the Commission should take into account additional funding needs;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers the ~~protection~~management of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard to be an inseparable condition for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EU; ~~considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for~~recognises the key role of the European Asylum Support Office and of the Fundamental Rights Agency in developing and implementing common asylum practices in Member States; acknowledges the need to provide all agencies ~~operating~~engaged in the field of ~~security, acknowledging~~migration management and asylum with sufficient financial and human resources for them to properly perform their role and the considerable increase in their responsibilities, in line with the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers the protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard to be an inseparable condition for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EU; in parallel, stresses the importance of robust EU investments in the area of internal security with a view to, among other things, enhancing EU law enforcement and judicial response to cross-border criminal threat and to promote information exchange; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of security and justice, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;

Amendment 44 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers the protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard to be an inseparable condition for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EU; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of border control, migration and security, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;

Amendment 45 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers the protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard to be an inseparable condition for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EU; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of security, including for the protection of fundamental rights, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;

Amendment 46 #

Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses the importance to deepen European defence cooperation and support the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry; highlights therefore the importance of further increasing the EU defence budget; further encourages the European Council to lead the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy and to provide additional financial resources to ensure its implementation, with a view to its establishment under the next MFF;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes the Member States’ commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda; supports the Commission initiative to support the launching of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; requires the EDIDP to be financed exclusively by unallocated margins and/or special instruments and not, therefore, by redeployments from existing programmes;

Amendment 48 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Strongly supports initiatives in the field of defence with the aim of encouraging better cooperation between Member States; underlines furthermore the need to improve the competitiveness and innovation in the European defence industry that can contribute to stimulate growth and job creation;

Amendment 49 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Strongly supports increased funding for programmes that tackle rising security threats such as radicalisation and violent extremism within Europe and neighbouring countries as well as better coordination of such programmes at EU level;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas negotiations on the 2020 Union budget will run in parallel with the negotiations on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the reform of the EU own resources system; whereas 2019 will mark the seventh year of the 2014-2020 MFF;

Amendment 50 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that cybersecurity is critical to the Union’s prosperity and security, as well as to the privacy of its citizens, that cyberattacks and manipulation are threatening open societies, and that economic espionage is hindering the functioning of the digital single market and endangering the competitiveness of European enterprises; requests adequate financial resources to secure network and information systems and build strong cyber resilience; supports the new strategic cooperation agreement between the centre of expertise for cyber security in Europe (ENISA) and Europol to facilitate collaboration and exchange of expertise in the fight against cybercrime; considers it necessary to ensure adequate funding and staffing for ENISA;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that cybersecurity is critical to the Union’s prosperity and security, as well as to the privacy of its citizens, that cybercrimes, cyberattacks, and manipulation are threatening open societies, and that economic espionage is hindering the functioning of the digital single market and endangering the competitiveness of European enterprises; requests adequate financial resources to secure network and information systems to combat cybercrime through existing EU tools and build strong cyber resilience;

Amendment 52 #

Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Highlights the importance of a strong coordinated EU response to the challenges of disinformation and to enhance systematic use of strategic communication tools, including tracking and uncovering disinformation spread by foreign powers; stresses the importance to further support the EEAS Strategic Communications Division with a special focus on the EU neighbourhood;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recalls that peace and stability are core values that are supported by the budget of the European Union; highlights the important contribution the Union has made to peace and reconciliation in Ireland, in particular through its support for the Good Friday agreement and funding for PEACE and INTERREG programmes; underlines the need for continued European Regional Development Funds for Ireland, north and south, post-Brexit;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. 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 programmes or dual technological development projects with military applicability;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 56 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 57 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes, with reference to its resolution of 25 October 2018 on the use of Facebook users’ data by Cambridge Analytica and the impact on data protection, that the fight against disinformation and any other type of foreign interference is a priority to ensure fair and democratic elections, in particular in the year of the European elections; ~~requests additional financial resources to inve~~supports the guidelines that the Commission has set out on how exist in tools such as the recent What the EU does for me initiative to inform citizens on the Union’s work and highlight the efforts undertaken to promote peace, democracy, the rule of law and freedom of speechg EU rules should be used to tackle the use of personal data to target citizens on social media during election periods and guarantee the fairness of the electoral process; calls on all the political parties and foundations which are increasingly using these data to participate in the implementation of these guidelines;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 59 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. 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; whereas new political priorities and upcoming challenges for the EU should be financed by fresh appropriations and not by reducing the appropriations amount for existing programmes;

Amendment 60 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Stresses that many citizens have the impression that Europe today does nothing for them but the opposite, and that Europe is viewed as a mechanics, distant and anonymous, from which only the economic, political, cultural or media elites benefit; requests, therefore, adequate financial resources to invest in tools such as the recent Citizens’ App and What Europe does for me initiative to inform citizens on the Union’s work and highlight the efforts undertaken to promote peace, democracy, the rule of law and freedom of speech; considers that such tools should be better disseminated at national level;

Amendment 61 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Points out that the common agricultural policy and the Common Fisheries Policy are cornerstones of European integration, which aim to ensure safe, high-quality food supply for European citizens, the proper functioning of the agricultural single market, the sustainability of rural regions for many years and the sustainable management of natural resources; recalls that those policies contribute to the viability and stability of the EU; calls on the Commission to continue to support producers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility and in securing safe, high-quality food supplies; asks for particular attention to be paid to small-scaled agriculture and small fisheries;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Requests additional financial resources to meet future demand for Erasmus+, the primary programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe, also taking into account its external dimension; recalls that Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be tripled in the next MFF; calls for cooperation to be strengthened between education and research; calls for a greater emphasis on quality traineeships, apprenticeships and increased participation by young Europeans in the policy-making processes;

Amendment 63 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Requests additional financial resources to meet future demand for Erasmus+, the primary programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe, also taking into account its external dimension; highlights the need for adequate resources for vocational education and training and for making the Programme’s funding accessible for people from all backgrounds; recalls that Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be tripled in the next MFF; calls for cooperation to be strengthened between education ~~and research~~, apprenticeship and research and in the area of sharing best practices based on participation in the Programme’s actions to maximize its added value;

Amendment 64 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Requests additional financial resources to meet future demand for~~Calls for a real spending review in order to provide as many savings as possible on programmes that, to date, have not shown a real added value in order to guarantee appropriate financial resources to well-functioning programmes, such as Erasmus+, the primary programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe~~, also taking into account its external dimension; recalls~~; takes note that Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be tripled in the next MFF; calls for cooperation to be strengthened between education and research;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Requests additional financial resources to meet future demand for Erasmus+, the primary programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe, also taking into account its external dimension; recalls that Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be tripled in the next MFF; calls for cooperation to be strengthened between education, culture and research;

Amendment 66 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Recalls that, at a time when the European project is called into question, it is vital to renew a strong commitment to Europe through culture, knowledge, creation, and innovation; believes therefore that the Creative Europe and Media programmes should be supported at appropriate level;

Amendment 67 #

Marco ZANNI, Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that ~~the~~Member States should be supported in fighting against youth unemployment ~~requires substantial additional financial efforts to create opportunities for education, training and employment; underlines, in this respect, the positive impact of the Youth Employment I~~as well as in building their national policies for education, training and employment; believes that social policy initiative,s s~~upporting approx~~hould come primaterily ~~1.7 million young people until the end of 2017, thanks also to additional appropriations that Parliament secured for~~from the Member States since they are best placed to meet citizens expectations and recalls that the solution to thise pro~~gramme in the EU budget over the year~~blems of citizens cannot be found by imposing any additional EU constraints;

Amendment 68 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Stress~~Notes that the fight against youth unemployment requires ~~substantial additional financial effort~~measures to create opportunities for education, training and employment; ~~underline~~suggests, in this ~~respect, the positiv~~context, to examine the impact of the Youth Employment Initiative, ~~supporting approximately 1.7 million young people until the end of 2017, thanks also to additional appropriation~~in particular how many new jobs tha~~t Parliament secured for this programme in the EU budget over the years~~ve been created;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. SWelcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the negotiations on the 2019 budget was to bring the Youth Employment Initiative to a total amount of EUR 350 million in 2019; stresses that the fight against youth unemployment requires substantial additional financial efforts to create opportunities for education, training and employment; underlines, in this respect, the successful implementation and the positive impact of the Youth Employment Initiative, supporting approximately 1.7 million young people until the end of 2017~~, thanks a~~; recallso t~~o additional appropriations that Parliament secured for this programme in the EU budget over the years~~hat Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be doubled in the next MFF; expects the 2020 draft budget to demonstrate even higher ambition for this programme to ensure a smooth transition towards the ESF+ in the next MFF;

Amendment 7 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas towards the end of the current financial programming period the implementation of the multiannual programmes will require adequate financial resources and therefore require to anticipate the necessary payments in 2020 to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF;

Amendment 70 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the fight against youth unemployment requires substantial additional financial efforts to create opportunities for education, training and employment; underlines, in this respect, the positive impact of the Youth Employment Initiative, supporting approximately 1.7 million young people until the end of 2017, thanks also to additional appropriations that Parliament secured for this programme in the EU budget over the years; underlines however that the Youth Employment Initiative should be further improved and be made more efficient, notably by ensuring that it brings real European added value to youth employment policies in the Member States and does not replace the financing of former national policies;

Amendment 71 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses the importance of democratising Erasmus+ in order to develop a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeship as a way to boost the fight against youth unemployment; considers that the structural funds could be deployed in a more targeted manner for the financing of Vocational Education and Training (VET) centres as well as any relevant action undertaken to support apprenticeships; believes that, depending on the regional level of development, this support should be more saliently reflected in the investment priorities of the European Social Fund (for the apprentice’s work compensation and the social security coverage) as well as of the European Regional Development Fund as regards the provision of infrastructure and equipment for the VET centres;

Amendment 72 #

Laura AGEA, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Marco VALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Believes that the fight for gender equality should be a priority for the Union, and that this fight needs to be reflected strongly in the Union budget 2020; considers gender mainstreaming to be an effective strategy that aims at achieving gender equality and combating discrimination by reorganising, improving, developing and evaluating policy processes so that the gender equality perspective is incorporated in all policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes, and at all levels and stages by the actors involved in policy making; therefore reiterates its request to the Commission to present at the earliest possibility a framework for gender- mainstreaming in the Union budget;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses the importance of a strong and effective action against poverty; calls, therefore, for appropriate resources for the European Social Fund with the aim of allowing Member States to implement minimum income schemes, which play a vital role in both preventing and alleviating poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality quantified the overall costs for society due to violence against women and girls at a shocking EUR 225 billion a year and that the lack of an effective EU policy framework is estimated at EUR 7 billion; points to the findings of the recent study on 'Implementation of the Daphne programme and other funds aimed at fighting violence against women and girls', commissioned by the Parliament's Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, in particular that the success rate of applications to funding in this area are alarmingly low; expects therefore the Commission to put forward a significant increase to this programme;

Amendment 75 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Jordi SOLÉ, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutions~~Stresses that cohesion policy programmes are now at cruising speed, and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensure adequate appropriations for these programmes; calls on the Member States to ensure that the implementation of the programmes is accelerated so as to catch up with the delays, and to seek the Commission’s assistance in this respect ; reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutions to the fight against discrimination and for better inclusion of people with disabilities, and to long-term structural demographic change; emphasises the need for financial resources to provide ageing populations in Europe with adequate support in terms of access to mobility, healthcare and public services;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutions to long-term structural demographic change; ~~emphasises the need for financial resources~~recalls the detrimental role played by austerity policies in weakening Member States ability to provide their ageing populations ~~in Europe~~ with adequate ~~support in terms of~~ access to mobility, healthcare and public services;

Amendment 77 #

Alfred SANT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates that social and territorial cohesion in Europe must also contribute to sustainable solutions to long-term structural demographic change; emphasises the need for financial resources to provide ageing populations in Europe with adequate support in terms of access to mobility, healthcare and public services;

Amendment 78 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutions to long-term structural demographic change; emphasises the need for financial resources for research to provide ageing populations in Europe with adequate support in terms of access to mobility, healthcare and public services;

Amendment 79 #

Alfred SANT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Is of the opinion that more needs to be done from the Union's budgetary side to tackle the physical and resource barriers faced by islands at the EU's periphery, thus enabling them to fully benefit from the EU's internal market; in this context stresses that for these regions to achieve social and territorial cohesion, supplementary funding needs to be made available in order to: - assist traditional businesses needing modernisation; - provide special assistance to traditional farmers and fishermen who are being squeezed out of their living by large scale operators; - improve transport connections; emphasises that this reality hits hardest those islands suffering from geographical double insularity such as the island of Gozo;

Amendment 8 #

Alfred SANT, Tonino PICULA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Budget 2020: bridge to the future Europe – Investing in ~~citizens, innovation and security~~sustainable development

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Underlines that sport at all ages is an important area of great potential for increasing the overall health level of Europeans and therefore requests additional financial resources to facilitate engagement in sport and to promote a healthy lifestyle, fully exploiting the opportunities of sport, thereby reducing spending on healthcare;

Amendment 81 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Recalls the need for solidarity in the area of mi~~Believes that the European Union needs a plan for "Integration", w~~ith a focus on effective integration of migrants and refugees in the Member States, as well as fair and mutual beneficial partnerships with countries in need~~hich shows both the integration tasks as well as the solution and the financing, and that immigration and asylum/refugee policies are strictly separate; stresses that, in doing so, the application of existing law must again take precedence;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls the need for solidarity in the area of migration, with a focus on long- term, effective integration of migrants and refugees in the Member States, as well as fair and mutual beneficial partnerships with countries in need; welcomes the role played by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF); calls for adequate budgeting for this fund in 2020 in order to support the dignified reception of asylum seekers in the Member States, fair return strategies, resettlement programmes, legal migration policies and promotion of effective integration of third country nationals, and to tackle irregular migration; reaffirms the importance of possessing targeted financial means to tackle the root causes of the migrant and refugee crisis; stresses, to this end, that the EU budget must fund measures in the countries of origin of migrants and in the host countries of refugees;

Amendment 83 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls the need for solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States in the area of migration and for asylum seekers, with a focus on effective integration of migrants and refugees in the Member States, as well as fair and mutual beneficial partnerships with countries in need; calls on the Member States to make good use of AMIF funds through national programs; reaffirms that tackling the root causes of migration represents a long-term sustainable solution; recalls therefore the necessity to devote sufficient financial means to instruments that aim at tackling issues such as lack of investment, instability and conflict in the countries of origin and transit especially in Africa;

Amendment 84 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls the need for solidarity in the area of migration, with a focus on effective integration of migrants and refugees in the Member States, as well as fair and mutual beneficial partnerships with countries in need; deplores the current impasse, the lack of responsibility of Member States and the ad-hoc decision- making regarding the situation in the Mediterranean sea; believes that innovative ways of funding need to be found in order to overcome the current situation and to distribute people needing international protection, and considers that the role of cities and municipalities in the European asylum system should be strengthened;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Recalls that the long-lasting solution to the current migration phenomenon lies in the political, economic and social development of the countries from which migration flows originate and reiterates its full commitment to this objective; calls for the European Neighbourhood Instrument and the Development Cooperation Instrument to be endowed with sufficient financial resources to support this priority; within this context, reaffirms the need to provide UNRWA with sufficient and constant financial support;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Highlights that development aid efforts are a medium and long-term investment into the social, environmental, and economic stability of the respective countries and must promote the further development of sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships with e.g. African countries; underlines that the Union's financial efforts must contribute to create a better perspective for local populations and tackle the root causes of forced and irregular migration; asks for enhanced financial and organisational support of programmes contributing to the sustainable exchanges in areas such as professional training, creation of start- ups, support for SMEs, healthcare and education;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Recalls the importance to ensure a fair sharing of responsibilities among all Member States within the framework of the revision of the Common European Asylum System, in particular with regard to the Dublin Regulation; regrets that until now there is no effective system for the redistribution of refugees, which causes an unequal load for some Member States;

Amendment 88 #

Alfred SANT, Tonino PICULA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Notes the importance of inclusion for migrants and refugees and how providing them equal access to education, training, apprenticeships in their new state of residence, along with access to the unique culture in their new state of residence helps them to feel welcome, integrate and resettle.

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses the great socially- integrating power of sport in many areas, including civic commitment and the conception of democracy, the promotion of good health, urban development, social integration, the job market, employment, skills training and education; requires substantial additional financial efforts for sport;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Budget 2020: bridge to the future Europe – Investing in citizens, ~~innovation and security~~shared prosperity, and the environment

Amendment 90 #

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses that 2020 is the last year to achieve 20 % climate mainstreaming in the budget over the years 2014-2020; considers that a significant increase in climate-related spending is essential; calls for a robust, annual consolidation exercise to progress towards the mainstreaming target, with concrete and coherent safeguards that guarantee climate proof budgetary decisions are in line with the EU’s commitments under the Paris agreement, with comprehensive reporting and monitoring of results and a realistic assessment of climate change needs that corrects overestimations and proposes additional measures in case the exercise shows that targets will not be met; calls furthermore for the establishment of climate and sustainability proofing throughout the budget, where applicable;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Reiterates the importance of the European Neighbourhood policy strengthening the relationships with the neighbour countries and endorsing peace processes, boosting economic and social growth and sustainable cross-border cooperation; reminds that strong relations between the EU and Western Balkans are vital for the stabilisation of the area and their pre-accession process; recalls that funding from the Union's budget must be tailored to strengthening the ability of the countries to continue the necessary legal, political, social and economic reforms, in particular enhancing the proper functioning of the public administration as well as supporting the stability and resilience of democratic institutions and the implementation of rule of law;

Amendment 92 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pina PICIERNO, Pavel POC, Alfred SANT, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Believes that gender-related discrimination is not only intolerable and incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to sustainable and inclusive growth as it disempowers women from engaging in meaningful employment; underlines the key contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving more inclusive, equitable and peaceful societies; expects the EU budget to support women’s access for to EU funding and to help women to reconcile private and professional life;

Amendment 93 #

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Pavel POC, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Stress~~Notes that the 2020 budget ~~must~~ can contribute to tackling environmental challenges and climate change; recalls th~~e Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased~~at all efforts must be made to ensure that the main contributors of global CO2 emissions comply with the Paris Agreement, otherwise European efforts would have very little impact on the global climate; requests financial resources for LIFE and other programmes to support projects with European added value contributing to a clean energy transition and resource efficiency, as well as nature conservation, with a focus on biodiversity, habitats and endangered species;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that the 2020 budget must contribute to tackling environmental challenges and climate change; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for LIFE and should place the EU squarely at the forefront of this challenge; 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 % climate spending target in the current MFF (2014-2020); stresses, in this regard, that the contribution for 2020 should significantly overshoot the overall target in order to offset the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF, and that the climate change mainstreaming mechanism should be fully optimised; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for programmes having massive potential such as LIFE, Horizon 2020, CEF, European Social Fund (ESF), European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), as these programmes allow notably for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, and other programmes to support projects with European added value contributing to a clean energy transition and resource efficiency, as well as nature conservation, with a focus on biodiversity, habitats and endangered species;

Amendment 95 #