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Temporary Committee on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the enlarged Union 2007- 2013
18.4.2005 PE 357.659v01-00
AMENDMENTS 600-616
Draft report (PE 353.270v03-00) Reimer Böge on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the enlarged union 2007-2013 2004/2209(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 600 Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the new Barroso Commission has fully endorsed the proposals presented by the Prodi Commission over the last months of its mandate; (deletion) however rejects a system which binds the elected and executive bodies of the European Union over three consecutive mandates;
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Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 601 Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the process of negotiating a reform of the current EU own resources system, calls for serious consideration to be given to replacing the existing system of national contributions with a system based on contributions by individual EU citizens; Considers that any such reform requires the full budgetary authority of the European Parliament, as regards both own resources and expenditure;
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AM\564253EN.doc PE 357.659v01-00 EN EN Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 602 Paragraph 11
11. Considers that European regional policy is an indispensable tool for promoting social and economic cohesion, permitting the Union, together with local and regional authorities, to undertake actions to reduce regional disparities and stimulate the sustainable development of the regions, their growth, competitiveness and employment; is convinced that joint action at European level is cost-effective since it allows for economies of scale, the rationalisation of procedures, and the pooling of resources, particularly in the context of cross-border co-operation; considers that the existence of a strong, well financed European regional policy is a condition sine qua non of the Union’s ability to deal with successive enlargements and reduce regional disparities; considers, therefore, the amount of 0.41% of the Union's GNI and the 4% of the national GNI of the new Member States as (deletion) optimal, provided the Member States can ensure that the corresponding co- financing is made available and stands up to EU scrutiny; calls for a flexible system of co-financing that takes into due consideration all relevant circumstances, including Member States' GNI, and ensures financial discipline, without excluding regions lacking sufficient resources; is determined to monitor the strict application by the Commission of the N+2 rule;
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Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 603 Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that scientific research, technological development and innovation are at the heart of the knowledge-based economy and are key factors for growth, the competitiveness of companies, employment, and to reach the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy; considers that research efforts should be boosted and consolidated at EU and national level, preferably by enhancing research facilities and networks throughout Europe in order to promote R&D activities, bringing added value to industry, SMEs and the citizens of Europe; calls for adequate funding for support of innovative SMEs and initiatives aimed at helping the commercialisation of research and the transfer of technology through notably the EIF ; stresses that this Financial Perspective should aim to reach the target established at the 2002 Barcelona European Council for an increase in R&D expenditure to 3% of EU GNI by 2010 and that this must be factored into (deletion) the new Financial Perspectives; considers that for the Space Programme, legislative instruments and financial resources should benefit from a revision clause once the Constitutional Treaty enters into force;
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PE 357.659v01-00 2/8 AM\564253EN.doc EN Amendment by Ralf Walter
Amendment 604 Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that scientific research, technological development and innovation are at the heart of the knowledge-based economy and are key factors for growth, the competitiveness of companies, employment, and to attain the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy; considers that research efforts should be boosted and consolidated at EU level, bringing added value to industry, SMEs and the citizens of Europe; stresses that this Financial Perspective must make a substantial contribution towards reaching the target established at the 2002 Barcelona European Council for an increase in R&D expenditure to 3% of EU GNI by 2010 and that this must be factored into future Financial Perspectives; considers that for the Space Programme, legislative instruments and financial resources should benefit from a revision clause once the Constitutional Treaty enters into force;
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Amendment by Etelka Barsi-Pataky
Amendment 605 Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission proposal on TEN-T priority projects; notes however that the resources allocated for 30 transport priority projects as well as for the Marco Polo programme constitute a minimum amount which must be considered subject to upward revision; underlines the strategic importance of transport networks for the EU in its relations with candidate and pre-candidate countries and in the further consolidation of the EU’s single market; notes that the interconnection of transport networks underpins the development of trade and investment and thereby promotes sustainability and stability and also social, economic and geographical cohesion; calls for adequate funding for the development of transport interconnections and common infrastructure shared by the countries; insists that this funding should be conditional on guarantees by the Member States of adequate counterpart funding and would welcome innovative financing instruments such as loan guarantees or EIB facilities; considers that the strict application of the N+2 rule should be reviewed and relaxed in the revision under the TEN financial instrument and that the flexibility of this rule should be considered for TEN- T projects; recommends furthermore that this should be considered for the TEN-T projects where Cohesion Fund budget concerned too;
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AM\564253EN.doc 3/8 PE 357.659v01-00 EN Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle
Amendment 606 Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Remains of the opinion that the projected funding for a rural development policy is not adequate, as a result of which there must be additional funding for measures such as the implementation of Natura 2000 and the Water Framework Directive;
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Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 607 Paragraph 20
20. Considers the Youth in Action Programme a priority and stresses (deletion) the European added value of this Community programme (deletion); stresses the need to provide modest additional funding for this policy, since actions such as organising multilateral youth exchanges, a European Voluntary Service and networking of projects for youth workers can not only be organised effectively by individual Member States, but should also receive high priority at EU level; points out that the leverage effect of such a programme has also been proven as it helps to steer and sometimes shape existing national policy measures;
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Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 608 Paragraph 23
23. Calls for coherence between the provisions of proposed legislative instruments and the likely forthcoming provisions included in the Constitutional Treaty, maintaining in all cases effective democratic participation of the European Parliament in decision-making, including the adoption and revision of multi-annual strategic frameworks; points to the particular need for greater Parliament participation in decisions on CFSP actions, especially where these have budgetary implications; in this context considers (deletion) that allocation of funding should fall under the "normal" EU budget and thus under the discharge authority of the EP;
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Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 609 Paragraph 26
26. Decides that the next Financial Perspectives should consequently allow for the transition
PE 357.659v01-00 4/8 AM\564253EN.doc EN to such parallelism and therefore last until the end of 2011; (deletion) the subsequent financial perspectives would last until 2016; recalls that a transitional term could be envisaged in the event of a delayed agreement or in case of no agreement;
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Amendment by Christa Prets
Amendment 610 Annex to paragraph 39
n.b. All figures are in 2004 prices (taking no account of future likely inflation) & therefore lower than the figures in the Commission legislative proposals. All figures cover only operational expenditure - administrative expenditure is dealt with other Heading 5 of the proposed Financial Perspective.
Heading 1a Legislative proposals (excluding Bulgaria and Romania)
Lifelong Learning programme:
- 2007-2013: EUR 11 968 million (CCE proposal) - 2007-2010: EUR 5 545 million (CULT rapporteur proposal) - 2007-2015: EUR 22 068 million (CULT rapporteur proposal)
Heading 3, sub-heading 'Culture'
Media 2007: - 2007-2013: EUR 929 million (CCE proposal) - 2007-2010: EUR 455 million (CULT rapporteur proposal) - 2007-2015: EUR 1 305 million (CULT rapporteur proposal)
Youth: - 2007-2013: EUR 811 million (CCE proposal) - 2007-2010: EUR 453 million (adjusted Commission proposal) - 2007-2015: EUR 1 059 million (adjusted Commission proposal)
Culture: - 2007-2013: EUR 360 million (CCE proposal) - 2007-2010: EUR 586 / EUR 1 260 million (CULT rapp. proposal) - 2007-2015: EUR 1 318 / EUR 2 835 million (CULT rapp. proposal)
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AM\564253EN.doc 5/8 PE 357.659v01-00 EN Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 611 Paragraph 39, indent 1
- Agriculture: Observes that, although this increases by only 3% over the period, it still represents a disproportionate volume of appropriations which will be even higher if some policies are reduced compared to other policies; therefore, in the absence of an overall agreement that would satisfy Parliament's political and financial priorities, questions the financing of Bulgaria and Romania above the ceiling agreed by the European Council in 2002; considers it appropriate to finance the share of market support for theses two countries under the "Brussels ceiling"; considers further that, in order to guarantee the level of support fixed by the decision of the European Council of October 2002, (deletion) a phasing-in process of co-financing should be initiated within EU-15 if the needs exceed the forecasts; is convinced however that the introduction of co-financing must not create barriers in the single market, distort competition or result in inappropriate pressure on national budgets; therefore concludes that co-financing should be compulsory for all EU-15 member states in order to neutralise any possible market distortions;
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Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 612 Paragraph 39, indent 2
- European Development Fund: Recalls that the European Parliament has strongly supported the integration of the EDF into the general budget on the basis of the principle of the unity of the budget and for reasons of transparency, but observes that, in financial terms, the budgetisation should not jeopardise other policies (deletion); in order to anticipate the reform laid down in the Constitution, calls for the integration of the EDF (deletion) in this financial framework; Emphasises that this integration must bring additional resources into the general budget; calls for the harmonisation of the periods covered by the EDFs and the financial perspectives respectively in order to facilitate future integration, should it not occur during the next financial perspective;
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Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 613 Paragraph 39, indent 6
- Subheading 1a) Competitiveness for Growth and Employment:
PE 357.659v01-00 6/8 AM\564253EN.doc EN Considers that the "Lisbon objectives" should remain a priority for the Union in the next financial framework, and more significant efforts must be made towards achieving the targets in particular by providing funds for research, innovation, education and training; considers that the budgetary means should be appropriate but realistic, increased in relation to the status quo but not overestimated, limited to subsidiarity and clear European added value; considers, therefore, that, with regard to the Commission's proposal, a global reduction of EUR xxx billion fully allows for research policy, social policy, TENs, and additional means for education to be ensured, and can be proposed without hampering the competitiveness of the Union; this amount should be redeployed to headings 3 and 4;
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Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 614 Paragraph 46
46. Considers that (deletion) the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (deletion) are to guarantee the model of multifunctionality of the European agricultural sector, to secure the functioning of the internal market in agricultural products (deletion), to guarantee the availability of high quality agricultural products, including high health- and animal welfare standards, to (deletion) maintain and promote the viability of all rural areas, and to enhance the environment;
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Amendment by Pedro Guerreiro, Helmuth Markov, Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Kyriacos Triantaphyllides
Amendment 615 Paragraph 48
48. Considers the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) an essential element of the EU's environmental efforts to rebalance the marine ecosystem and of support of the fisheries sector; regrets that European Fisheries Fund does not have the financial means to respond to the economic and social crisis of the sector; considers that the (deletion) funds provided for by the Commission for conservation of stocks, control and enforcement and governance of the CFP should be increase to fulfil the EU's commitment to improving scientific advice and the knowledge of the level of fish stocks, to strengthen co-operation with and between stakeholders, to reinforce control and enforcement; stresses the need of EU financial support for recovery plans to guarantee the sustainability of fish stocks and of fishing activity; considers that support for small and coastal fisheries should be ensure at an adequate level;
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AM\564253EN.doc 7/8 PE 357.659v01-00 EN Amendment by Anne Elisabet Jensen
Amendment 616 Paragraph 53
53. Underlines (deletion) the significance of the audio-visual sector (deletion) with respect to technological changes and innovative economic processes and stresses its possible contribution to the creation of a knowledge-based economy as envisaged by the Lisbon process; underlines the positive results of the current MEDIA programmes; underlines that the MEDIA programmes have proved to be very efficient and have demonstrated notable European added value in order to support the development of the sector; underlines that an adequate level of funding for the MEDIA 2007 programme is important and that the amount proposed by the Commission is the minimum necessary to attain the goals of the programme;
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