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European Parliament 2014-2019

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

2017/2044(BUD)

13.7.2017

AMENDMENTS 1 - 20 Draft opinion Adina-Ioana Vălean (PE604.869v02-00) General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018 - all sections (2017/2044(BUD))

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Amendment 1 Mireille D'Ornano, Jean-François Jalkh, Sylvie Goddyn Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion

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1. Underlines that 19,5 % of the total commitments in the draft budget for 2018 (2018 DB) are climate-related and that the Union budget trend would deliver only 18,8 % for the MFF period; stresses that every effort should be made to reach the20 % target;

1. Underlines that 19,5 % of the total commitments in the draft budget for 2018 (2018 DB) are climate-related and that the Union budget trend would deliver only 18,8 % for the MFF period; stresses that every effort should be made by all EU countries and not just net contributors to reach the 20% target, as all Member States are affected by the challenge of climate change; Or. fr

Amendment 2 Bas Eickhout Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Draft opinion

Amendment 1 a. Recalls that according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA) there is a serious risk that the 20% climate target in the Union Budget will not be achieved, whilst according to Commission figures, the share of funding dedicated to climate action has averaged only 17,6% over the period 2014 to 2016;shares ECA's view that the rate of climate funding would need to be increased to an average of 22% across the remaining years of the current programming period, i.e. for 2017 to 2020, to reach the overall target of 20% by the end of 2020;recalls that in March 2017, ECOFIN also called on Member States to spend a higher amount of the Union budget during the remaining current MFF period on climate financing, given the additional

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commitments entered into at the COP 21 in Paris; Or. en

Amendment 3 Bas Eickhout Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Draft opinion

Amendment 1 b. Reiterates that the achievement of goals laid out in the Europe 2020 strategy is dependent on climate and resource efficiency mainstreaming throughout all Union policies;the Union budget must also support the objectives of the Paris Agreement; Or. en

Amendment 4 Bas Eickhout Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) Draft opinion

Amendment 1 c. Believes that European-funded projects, including EFSI, should not have a negative impact on the transition to a circular, low-carbon economy;a comprehensive screening of the Union budget is therefore urgently needed in order to identify environmentally harmful spending and to develop, and commit to, a strategy to phase out such lending; Or. en

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2. Notes that 8,2 % of total commitments are related to reversing the decline in biodiversity; calls for sufficient resources to be allocated to the protection of biodiversity;

2. Welcomes the fact that 8,2 % of total commitments are related to reversing the decline in biodiversity; calls for sufficient resources to be allocated to tackle the factors that threaten biodiversity, for example the massive use of chemical pesticides, in particular neonicotinoids, the unlimited drive to maximise production imposed on farmers by the Common Agricultural Policy (Article 39 TFEU) and the seed monopoly scandal; Or. fr


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3. Notes the increase of EUR 29,1 million in commitments for LIFE (+5,9 %); regrets that LIFE represents only 0,3 %of the2018 DB;

3. Notes the increase of EUR 29,1 million in commitments for LIFE (+5,9 %)in a delicate budgetary context in view of the scheduled lossof theUnited Kingdom's net contribution to the European Union; Or. fr

Amendment 7 Karin Kadenbach, Julie Girling Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) Draft opinion

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intends to reallocate EUR 2 million of the funds available under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and EUR 1,5 million of the funds available under the LIFE programme to the European Solidarity Corps;calls on the Commission to ensure that the reallocation of funds from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and the LIFE programme to the European Solidarity Corps do not in any way diminish the effective functioning of those programmes, nor hamper or delay the various actions and initiatives foreseen on civil protection and on the environment, biodiversity protection and climate adaptation; Or. en


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4. Expresses concerns at the 13,1 % reduction in LIFE payments; warns of the problems that could result from a lack of payments;

4. Notes the 13,1 % reduction in LIFE payments; warns of the problems that could result from a lack of payments; recalls, however, that LIFE +, the European financial instrument for the environment, had been endowed with a total budget of EUR 2.1 billion for the period 2007-2013 and now has an overall budget of EUR 3.4 billion for the period 2014-2020; Or. fr

Amendment 9 Mireille D'Ornano, Jean-François Jalkh, Sylvie Goddyn Draft opinion Paragraph 5

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5. Takes note of the proposed EUR 66,4 million in commitments (+2,9 %) and EUR 55,9 million in payments (-3,1 %) for health; regrets that this is only 0,04 % of the 2018 DB and 1,5 % of heading 3 (in commitments);

5. Takes note of the proposed EUR 66,4 million in commitments (+2,9 %) and EUR 55,9 million in payments (-3,1 %) for health, which represents 0,04 % of the 2018 DB and 1,5 % of heading 3 (in commitments); in addition to the budgetary aspect, regrets that the Union is not at the forefront of health protection in that it does not promote ambitious regulation on endocrine disruptors (causing infertility, cancer and malformations) and on glyphosate (probably carcinogenic according to the IARC) and is constantly promoting transEuropean transport networks, even though they have an impact on health (noise pollution, degraded air quality); Or. fr


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5. Takes note of the proposed EUR 66,4 million in commitments (+2,9 %) and EUR 55,9 million in payments (-3,1 %) for health; regrets that this is only 0,04 % of the 2018 DB and 1,5 % of heading 3 (in commitments);

5. Takes note of the proposed EUR 66,4 million in commitments (+2,9 %) and EUR 55,9 million in payments (-3,1 %) for health; notes that this is only 0,04 % of the 2018 DB and 1,5 % of heading 3 (in commitments), which is normal since the protection and improvement of human health are Union competences which are intended only to support, coordinate or complement the action of Member States, since the latter retain most of the prerogatives in this field under Article 6 TFEU; Or. fr

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Mireille D'Ornano, Jean-François Jalkh, Sylvie Goddyn Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Draft opinion

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6. Takes note of the proposed EUR 286,7 million in commitments (+11,9 %) and EUR 248,4 million in payments (+5,9 %) for food and feed; regrets that this is only 0,18 % of the 2018 DB and 7% of heading 3 (in commitments);

6. Takes note of the proposed EUR 286,7 million in commitments (+11,9 %) and EUR 248,4 million in payments (+5,9 %) for food and feed; notes that this is only 0,18 % of the 2018 DB and 7% of heading 3 (in commitments); Or. fr


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7. Notes the increase in the commitments for the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (EUR 33,2 million, +7,2 %), which is a cornerstone of Union solidarity;

7. Notes the increase in the commitments for the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (EUR 33,2 million, +7,2 %), a successful example of interState cooperation in disasters such as earthquakes, floods or forest fires, outbreaks of Ebola fever or marine pollution emergencies; Or. fr

Amendment 13 Karin Kadenbach, Biljana Borzan, Nicola Caputo, Julie Girling Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Draft opinion

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8. Disapproves of staff reductions in EEA (-3 posts), ECHA (-2), ECDC (-2), EFSA (-4) and EMA (-5), which could negatively impact their work; highlights PE608.072v01-00

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that the tasks and duties of those agencies are growing and that they should receive adequate human and financial resources;

that the tasks and duties of those agencies are growing and that they should receive adequate human and financial resources; furthermore, is concerned that in the case of fee-funded agencies, like the EMA, the staff cuts imposed in recent years have meant a reduction in staff working on tasks that are actually funded by applicants' fees and not by the Union budget; this has been done without taking into consideration the extra workload created by increasing numbers of applications, nor the corresponding increase in income from fees paid by applicants for the services provided which could have allowed staff increases without any impact on the Union budget; Or. en

Amendment 14 Luke Ming Flanagan Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Draft opinion

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8. Disapproves of staff reductions in EEA (-3 posts), ECHA (-2), ECDC (-2), EFSA (-4) and EMA (-5), which could negatively impact their work; highlights that the tasks and duties of those agencies are growing and that they should receive adequate human and financial resources;

8. Strongly disapproves of staff reductions in EEA (-3 posts), ECHA (-2), ECDC (-2), EFSA (-4) and EMA (-5), which, given that the tasks and duties of those agencies are growing, will almost inevitably negatively impact their work; demands that they should receive adequate human and financial resources; Or. en

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8. Disapproves of staff reductions in EEA (-3 posts), ECHA (-2), ECDC (-2), EFSA (-4) and EMA (-5), which could negatively impact their work; highlights that the tasks and duties of those agencies are growing and that they should receive adequate human and financial resources;

8. Approves of staff reductions in EEA (-3 posts), ECHA (-2), ECDC (-2), EFSA (-4) and EMA (-5), which will promote the reorganisation of their work; highlights that the tasks and duties of those agencies are growing and that the use of their human and financial resources should be rationalised; Or. fr

Amendment 16 Adina-Ioana Vălean Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) Draft opinion

Amendment 8 a. Recalls in particular that the EEA helps the Union to make informed decisions about improving the environment, integrating environmental considerations into economic policies and moving towards sustainability, and that in the context of the 2030 Union climate and energy policy, the Commission has proposed new work for the EEA on the Governance of the Energy Union, without any corresponding increase in the establishment table; Or. en

Amendment 17 Karin Kadenbach, Biljana Borzan, Nicola Caputo, Julie Girling Draft opinion Paragraph 9 Draft opinion

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9. Notes that Brexit has no direct impact on the 2018 DB;

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9. Notes in particular that the EMA will be facing an increased workload and further budgetary needs in 2018 as a consequence of the decision of the UK to withdraw from the Union; calls on the 10/12

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Commission to make available additional staff and budget resources in 2018 to ensure that this agency can both continue to carry out its tasks effectively and launch all required activities in preparation for its relocation in 2019; proposes therefore that the EMA, in the spirit of sound financial management, be authorised to maintain a budgetary reserve to respond to unforeseen costs and unfavourable exchange rate fluctuations that may be incurred in 2018 or beyond; Or. en


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9. Notes that Brexit hasnodirect impact on the 2018 DB;

9. Notes that Brexit has not yet had a direct impact on the 2018 DB, but that its consequences should be anticipated, namely a shortfall of several billion euros annually once the UK has left the Union, since it is one of the net contributing countries; Or. fr


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10. Calls on the Commission to swiftly implement pilot projects and preparatory actions (PP-PAs);

10. Calls on the Commission to swiftly implement pilot projects (PPs), given that the relevant commitment appropriations can only be entered in the budget for two successive financial years, and preparatory actions (PAs) for which the relevant

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commitment appropriations can only be entered in the budget for a maximum of three successive financial years, while the legislative procedure must be completed before the expiry of the third financial year; Or. fr

Amendment 20 Tibor Szanyi Draft opinion Paragraph 10 Draft opinion

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10. Calls on the Commission to swiftly implement pilot projects and preparatory actions (PP-PAs);

10. Calls on the Commission to swiftly implement pilot projects and preparatory actions (PP-PAs) and calls on the Commission for continued support for ongoing and new pilot projects; Or. en

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