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V kriznih časih je proračun EU tisti, ki mora spodbuditi rast
Martin Schulz: "EU needs reasonable budget to boost Europe's growth at a time of austerity"
S temi besedami je predsednik Parlamenta Martin Schulz 22. marca odprl konferenco o dolgoročnem proračunskem okviru EU za obdobje 2014-2020.
These were the words with which the Parliament's president Martin Schulz opened the conference on the EU's long-term budget framework for 2014-2020 on 22 March.
Od nacionalnih proračunov k evropskemu davku
The conference, which was attended by 42 members of 21 different national parliaments, focused on the EU's budget for 2014-2020: how it should be financed and what it should be spent on.
Kar 75 odstotkov denarja v proračunu EU namreč pride iz nacionalnih proračunov, kar pomeni, da med državami članicami potekajo trda pogajanja o tem, koliko naj katera v evropski proračun prispeva in koliko naj iz njega dobi.
Today, about 75% of the EU budget comes from member state contributions based on their gross national income.
To je tudi razlog za izjeme in popravke, s katerimi si želijo države članice zagotoviti t.i. pravičen prihodek iz proračuna EU.
As a result negotiations on the EU budget centre on what each member states contributes and gets out of it.
Uvedbo davka načeloma podpira tudi Parlament.
In principle the Parliament supports both suggestions.
Danska premierka Helle Thorning-Schmidt je menila, da mora EU reformirati svoj proračun, saj se taka priložnost pojavi le redko: evropski proračunski okvir, ki postavlja meje prihodkom in odhodkom, se namreč sprejema za sedem let.
Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt added that it was important to get the budget reform right, as the opportunity to do so only arises every seven years.
Dober proračun bi po mnenju Thorning-Schmidtove moral namenjati sredstva za raziskave in razvoj, zeleno gospodarstvo in solidarnost z revnejšimi regijami.
She said that a good budget should focus on research and development, green policies and solidarity, especially with poorer regions.
Evropski proračun je proračun za vlaganja, ne pa za tekočo porabo ali bruseljske institucije, pa je poudaril predsednik Komisije Jose Manuel Barroso in dodal, da se rezultati teh vlaganj vidijo v mestih in regijah po vsej EU.
Jose Manuel Barroso , president of the European Commission, said the EU budget was an instrument for investment and not an investment for Brussels or the institutions.
Davek na finančne transakcije
The budget would be used to support projects in regions and cities all over the EU.
Komisar za proračun Janusz Lewandowski je razložil, da bi do leta 2020 davek na finančne transakcije v evropski proračun lahko prinesel 54 milijard evrov.
Budget commissioner Janusz Lewandowski said the financial transaction tax could halve member states' contributions by bringing in €54 billion for the EU budget, assuming that two-thirds of the income from the tax would go to the EU budget and one third to national budgets.
Sicer bi dve tretjini vsega pobranega davka šlo v proračun EU, ostalo pa v nacionalne proračune.
Andreas Mavroyiannis , Cyprus's deputy minister for European affairs, said the real questions were being obfuscated by talks on the dependency on national contributions and member states' insistence that net contributions are not excessive.
Andreas Mavroyiannis , pomočnik ciprskega ministra za evropske zadeve, je ob tem menil, da bi davek lahko proračunska pogajanja preusmeril iz osredotočanja na nacionalne prispevke.
Eva Kjer Hansen , chair of the Danish parliament's European affairs committee, warned that it was not clear how the financial transaction tax would affect growth and competitiveness and that it was unlikely that it would gain the necessary support from member states.
Eva Kjer Hansen, ki predseduje odboru za evropske zadeve danskega Parlamenta, pa je opozorila, da učinki uvedbe davka na finančne transakcije še niso znani.
Danish Liberal Democrat MEP Anne Jensen , one of the MEPs responsible for drafting the Parliament's position on the long-term budget, said the EP wanted to have a simple system without exemptions or rebates.
Lahko bi se npr. poslabšala konkurenčnost EU, zato ni verjetno, da bi države članice davek podprle, je menila.
It was not about higher net taxes, but about focusing on the quality of the expenditure side.
Poslanki Anne Jensen (ALDE, DK) in Pervenche Beres (S&D, FR) sta uvedbo davka podprli.
She said it was also important to cut national contributions.
Prva je menila, da bi to zmanjšalo odvisnost proračuna EU od nacionalnih prispevkov, druga pa je dejala, da davek obdavčuje tisti sektor, ki se je temu do sedaj izognil.
French Social-Democrat MEP Pervenche Berès said she supported the financial transaction tax as it taxes an area of activity that has thus far escaped taxation.
Program konference Kakšen bo dolgoročni finančni okvir EU za obdobje 2014-2020?
Parliament weighs up cost and benefits of taxing financial transactions
Resolucija o večletnem finančnem okviru EU Tiskovno sporočilo Komisije o davku na finančne transakcije
Taxation commissioner Algirdas Šemeta defended the Commission's proposal for an EU-wide tax on financial transaction in front of the EP's economic committee on 20 March 2012.
Davek na finančne transakcije bo okrepil notranji trg EU
The Commission claims the tax will deter risky trading and ensure the financial sector pays it fair share to get the EU out of the crisis.
Finančni sektor mora prispevati svoj delež k temu, da Evropska unija premaga gospodarsko krizo, hkrati pa je treba okrepiti notranji trg.
However, critics fear it could lead to firms taking their trade elsewhere.
Zaradi gospodarske krize so se države EU morale močno zadolžiti, zaradi česar je delež dolga v bruto nacionalnem proizvodu v zadnjih letih poskočil s 60 na 80 odstotkov.
Why the financial sector is being targeted Public debt in the EU has surged from below 60% of gross domestic product to 80% due to the financial crisis.
Del tega dolga je nastal tudi zaradi reševanja finančnega sektorja, ki je države stalo 4,6 milijarde evrov.
Member states had to spend €4.6 trillion to bail out the financial sector.
Ob tem velja tudi opozoriti, da finančni sektor uživa davčno olajšavo v višini 18 milijard evrov letno, saj so finančne storitve oproščene davka na dodano vrednost.
The financial sector also enjoys a tax advantage of about €18 billion per year because there is a value added tax exemption for financial services, according to the European Commission.
Obdavčila bi finančne transakcije med finančnimi institucijami, pri čemer pri bili posli z delnicami in obveznicami obdavčeni po 0,1-odstotni stopnji, posli z izvedenimi finančnimi instrumenti pa po 0,01-odstotni stopnji.
Shares and bonds would then be taxed at a rate of 0.1% and derivative contracts at a rate of 0.01%.
Davek naj bi letno prinesel 57 milijard evrov.
It is believed that this tax could raise up to €57 billion a year.
Ker so državljani nosili stroške reševanja finančnega sektorja, bi bi tak davek ustrezno povračilo, meni Komisija.
In addition it could help to discourage risky trading activities, which is believed to have contributed to the development of the current economic crisis.
Hkrati bi okrepil tudi notranji trg EU, saj bi naredil tvegane posle manj privlačne.
Together with reducing competitive, the tax could assist in defusing future crises.
Morebiten nov vir prihodka za proračun EU
Time for radical reform on EU revenues - Lamassoure
Komisija ob tem predlaga, da bi si prihodek od davka delili evropski in nacionalni proračuni, tako da bi davek prispeval tudi k znižanju nacionalnih prispevkov v evropski proračun.
During the conference on the future financing of the EU, Thursday and Friday in Brussels, MEPs and MPs discussed the future of EU "own resources", spending priorities for the future and how to get maximum value from every euro spent from the EU budget with representatives from governments, NGOs and the European Commission.
Grafika: davek na finančne transakcije Tiskovno sporočilo Kakšen bo dolgoročni finančni okvir EU za obdobje 2014-2020?
For that we need a solid EU budget....Every euro spent from the common budget lessens the burden on national budgets."
Obdavčitev finančnega sektorja - Evropska komisija
Division remains on proposals for own resources
Poslanci z različnimi mnenji o dolgoročnem finančnem okviru EU
MEPs and MPs from several national parliaments agreed on the need to overhaul the current system of resources, but differed on how to proceed.
Predsednik Komisije Josè Manuel Barroso poslancem predstavlja večletni finančni okvir EU za obdobje 2014-2020.
The Commission proposal to introduce new EU own income resources like a financial transaction tax (FTT) and a new VAT system, was generally welcomed, but many speakers raised doubts about how the proposal could be put into practice and others said any tax must be global not just at EU level.
Predlog dolgoročnega finančnega okvira Evropske unije za obdobje med leti 2014 in 2020, ki ga je nedavno predstavila Evropska komisija, je v Evropskem parlamentu danes naletel na različne odzive.
The current EU revenue system is "extremely complex and incomprehensible to EU citizens" and should be reformed "to increase citizens' interest in what they pay for" ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt said.
Medtem ko so nekateri poslanci obžalovali zamrznitev obsega proračuna kljub večjim pristojnostim EU, so drugi menili, da je v času krize to primeren ukrep.
Resources should be better prioritised," said Peder Lundquist, the Danish Deputy Secretary for the EU budget and multiannual financial framework (MFF).
Predsednik Evropske komisije Jose Manuel Barroso je razpravo odprl z zagotovilom, da proračun EU v obdobju 2014-2020 ne bo obsežnejši, ampak bolj učinkovit, saj bo usmerjen v spodbujanje gospodarske rasti in zaposlovanja.
Commission President José Manuel Barroso said the budget won't cost more but will be more effective by focusing on shared goals aimed at bringing growth and employment and directly linked to the EU's 2020 growth strategy.
Dolgoročni finančni okvir EU bo najpomembnejša in najbolj izzivov polna naloga poljskega predsedstva, pa je dejal poljski državni sekretar za evropske zadeve Mikolaj Dowgielewicz.
The next MFF is "the most important and most challenging task of the Polish presidency" Secretary of State for European affairs and economic policy Mikołaj Dowgielewicz said, promising that "the EP is going to be briefed and debriefed on every debate".
"Evropski parlament bomo obveščali o vseh razpravah v Svetu EU," je obljubil in dodal, da je poljsko predsedstvo predstavnike Parlamenta že povabilo na neformalno srečanje ministrov za evropske zadeve, ki bo potekalo julija na Poljskem.
The Polish presidency has invited EP representatives to participate in an informal meeting for European Affairs ministers in July in Poland, he added.
Podobno je menil tudi nemški socialdemokrat Martin Schulz, ki je države članice EU obtožil šizofrenega pristopa do proračuna EU.
It would be a new tax and it would not be for the ordinary man to pay, but for the financial institutions that profit massively from the EU."
"Mnoge države želijo, da EU olpravlja več nalog z manj denarja - to ne bo delovalo," je dejal in poudaril, da mora EU z močno večino podpreti Komisijo, če želi, da države sredstev ne zmanjšajo.
Martin Schulz , leader of the S&D group, accused many EU governments of a schizophrenic approach to budget negotiations.
"Ta razprava bo odločilna za prihodnost Evrope," je poudaril Schulz.
"Many member states want the EU to fulfil more European tasks with less money - that will not work!"
Portugalec Miguel Portas (GUE/NGL) je podvomil o tem, da so se evropski politiki res kaj naučili iz krize.
He called on Parliament to back the Commission with a huge majority to fend off countries who want to cut the budget.
Evropa potrebuje resnični proračun, če naj rešuje evropske težave, je opozoril in se zavzel za uvedbo davka na finančne transakcije.
"This debate will be decisive for the future of Europe," he said.
Tudi poslanec francoskih Zelenih Daniel Cohn-Bendit je kritiziral zamrznitev proračuna ter podprl idejo o uvedbi davka na finančne transakcije.
Miguel Portas for the GUE/NGL group said Europe needs a real budget to solve its problems and stressed the importance of a financial transaction tax, wondering why it took the Commission so long to back the idea.
"Samo če obdavčimo odstotek vseh davčnih transakcij, bi to prineslo 20 do 30 milijard evrov, davka pa ne bi plačevali navadni državljani, ampak finančne institucije, ki imajo od EU veliko koristi," je razložil.
Liberal leader Guy Verhofstadt was much more positive, saying that Mr Barroso had lived up to his promise of a bold and radical MFF based on own-resources.
Barroso je obljubil pogumen dolgoročni finančni okvir, ki bo temeljil na lastnih sredstvih, pa je opozoril belgijski poslanec Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE).
Now the main task will be to win public support in the face of "wrong arguments" from those against own resources, Mr Verhofstadt said.
Lastna sredstva niso novi davki, ampak način, ki državljanom omogoča neposreden nadzor nad proračunom EU, je dejal.
Own resources are not extra taxes, but a way for the public to have direct control over the EU budget, he said.
Temu je ugovarjal britanski konservativec Marin Callanan, češ da temu nobeden v EU ne verjame.
A claim disputed by Martin Callanan of the ECR, who said, "nobody believes you when you say that more European taxes will result in less contributions from Member States."
"Nihče ne verjame, da bo več evropskih davkov pomenilo manj prispevkov držav članic," je bil kritičen, rekoč, da predlagan finančni okvir predstavlja seznam želja evropske elite, ki je vsak dan bolj oddaljena od navadnih ljudi.
"This MFF proposal is yet another wish list by a European elite that every day becomes more and more distant from the concerns of ordinary people," Mr Callanan said.
Slednji je bil po njenem mnenju namenjen temu, da EU naredi najbolj konkurenčno gospodarstvo na svetu, kar se je po njenem mnenju izjalovilo.
"The previous MFF was supposed to make the EU the most competitive knowledge based economy in the world and look what happened with that...is this supposed to get us out of the current crisis."
Predlog večletnega finančnega načrta EU za obdobje 2014-2020 Zamrznitev proračuna 2014-2020 ni mogoča brez rezov že dogovorjenih politik Evropski proračun: za kaj gre? (multimedijska predstavitev)
Commission proposal: "A Budget for Europe 2020 The budget at a glance - new web tool Commission site explaining myths about the EU budget
Zamrznitev proračuna 2014-2020 ni mogoča brez rezov že dogovorjenih politik
2014-2020 budget freeze not possible unless agreed policies are slashed
Če bi želeli doseči vse cilje in ustrezno izvajati politike, ki so dogovorjene na evropski ravni, bi bilo namreč treba sredstva glede na leto 2013 povišati za najmanj 5 odstotkov.
If all the objectives and policies agreed for the EU are to be completed, a minimum increase of 5% is needed compared to the 2013 budget, says Parliament.
"Treba je nehati s slabo navado sprejemanja političnih obvez brez zadostnih finančnih sredstev.
"We have to put an end to this bad habit of entering into a political commitment without having enough funding to back this...
Zmanjševanje proračuna EU ni prava pot za nas, ki si želimo bolj konkurenčno Evropo," je v razpravi dejal poročevalec Salvador Garriga Polledo (ELS, ES), ki je bil v posebnem parlamentarnem odboru za politične izzive odgovoren za resolucijo o sedemletnem dolgoročnem proračunu (večletni finančni okvir Unije ali finančna perspektiva).
Reducing the EU budget is not a viable option for those of us who believe in a competitive Europe" said Salvador Garriga Polledo (EPP, ES), the MEP responsible for the report on the seven-year budget, known as the multiannual financial framework (MFF) or financial perspective.
Ko zahtevamo povečanje sredstev, tega ne počnemo zato, ker bi si izmišljali nove postavke, ampak zato, ker želimo realističen in izvedljiv proračun," je poudarila Jutta Haug (S&D, DE), predsednica posebnega odbora za politične izzive.
We just want a realistic and implementable budget", added Jutta Haug (S&D, DE), chair of Parliament's Special Committee on Policy Challenges, which had worked for a year to produce the report.
Končno poročilo odbora je Parlament v sredo sprejel s 468 glasovi za, 134 proti in 54 vzdržanimi glasovi.
The resolution embodying the committee's conclusions was adopted on Wednesday by 468 votes to 134, with 54 abstentions.
Povečanje za vsaj 5 odstotkov glede na referenčno leto bi pomenilo, da bi proračun EU znašal približno 1,11 odstotka skupnega BND vseh držav članic, namesto pričakovanih 1,06 odstotka BND v letu 2013.
An increase of at least 5% over the 2013 level - as they propose - would mean that the EU budget would be roughly 1.11% of the EU's total GNI, compared to the 1.06% expected for 2013.
Poslanci pozivajo države, ki zagovarjajo zamrznitev ali zmanjšanje dolgoročnega proračuna, naj se jasno opredelijo, katere od političnih prednostnih nalog ali projektov je mogoče povsem opustiti, kljub njihovi dokazani evropski dodani vrednosti.
MEPs urge the Member States who advocate a frozen or reduced long-term budget to state exactly which policy priorities they want to drop in order to make room for a budget cut.
Parlament opozarja, da bi proračunsko omejevanje lahko ogrozilo že dogovorjene spodbude za raziskave in inovacije s trenutnih 1,9 na 3 odstotke BDP, kakor tudi naložbe v infrastrukturo, zunanjo politiko in širitev Unije.
Parliament fears that budget restrictions could jeopardise the already agreed boost for research and innovation (from today's 1.9% of GDP to 3%) as well as investment in infrastructure, foreign policy and enlargement.
Sredstva za regionalno politiko in kmetijstvo bi lahko ostala na sedanji ravni.
Regional policy (cohesion and structural funds) and farm spending should remain at current levels, says the resolution.
Glede regij, kjer BNP na prebivalca dosega med 75 in 90 odstotkov povprečja EU pa poslanci pozivajo Komisijo, naj za naslednje proračunsko obdobje oblikuje vmesno kategorijo, da bi jim tako dodelila jasnejši položaj in s tem večjo varnost pri njihovem razvoju.
Regarding regions whose GDP per capita stands at between 75% and 90% of EU GDP, MEPs urge the Commission to establish an intermediary category for the next budget period to give these regions a clearer status and more security in their development.
Parlamentarci tudi menijo, da bi bilo treba povečati naložbe v energetsko infrastrukturo.
Furthermore, investment in energy infrastructure should go up.
Prav tako priznavajo, da bi lahko dodatne prihranke dosegli pri sredstvih za delovanje uprave EU, kot bi bil na primer en sam sedež Evropskega parlamenta.
Savings could possibly be made on EU administration, for instance, if the European Parliament were to have a single seat.
Nova sredstva in nič rabatov
New resources, no more rebates
Evropski poslanci so kritični do sedanjega sistema financiranja, ki je skoraj v celoti odvisen od prispevkov držav članic in je postal zelo zapleten.
MEPs criticise the current funding system, which relies almost entirely on national contributions and has become extremely complex.
Lizbonska pogodba predvideva, da se "proračun v celoti financira iz lastnih sredstev", medtem ko sedanji sistem nesorazmerno poudarja neto razlike med prihodki in odhodki držav članic in tako nasprotuje načelu solidarnosti EU ter slabi evropski skupni interes, v veliki meri pa tudi zanemarja evropsko dodano vrednost.
The EU Treaty says that the EU-budget "shall be financed wholly from own resources".
Sistem dejanskih lastnih sredstev bi bil pravičnejši, preglednejši in enostavnejši.
The current funding method places disproportionate emphasis on net balances between Member States, contradicts the principle of EU solidarity, dilutes the European common interest and largely ignores the advantages of financing policies at EU level, they argue.
Resolucija tudi poudarja, da uvedba novega sistema ne bi smela vplivati na velikost proračuna ali povečati skupnega davčnega bremena za državljane.
A system of real own resources would be "fairer, more transparent, simpler and equitable", say MEPs, whilst at the same time stressing that budget reform need not affect the size of the budget and would not increase the overall tax burden on citizens.
Poslanci zahtevajo tudi odpravo vseh rabatov, izjem in popravnih mehanizmov.
They also call for an end to the "rebates, exceptions and correction mechanisms" that have accumulated within the current system.
Eden izmed problemov sedanjega večletnega finančnega okvira je pomanjkanje prožnosti, ki je sicer možna v letnih proračunov.
One problem with the current MFF is the lack of flexibility it allows within annual budgets.
V primeru nepričakovanih dogodkov je zato težko ustrezno prilagoditi proračun.
If something new or unexpected comes up, it is hard to adapt the budget to accommodate it.
Parlament se zato zavzema, da bi se neporabljene rezerve ter zapadla in neporabljena sredstva (sredstva za prevzem obveznosti in za plačila) iz proračuna za določeno leto prenesla v naslednje leto ter tako predstavljala skupno rezervo večletnega finančnega okvira za različne.
MEPs would therefore like to see a "global MFF margin" to be created, consisting of unused margins, de-committed and unused appropriations from the previous year.
Parlament je prva evropska institucija, ki je oblikovala svoje stališče o naslednjem dolgoročnem proračunu.
Parliament is the first EU institution to set out its position on the next long-term budget.
Sedanja finančna perspektiva se sicer izteče leta 2013.
The current multi-annual financial framework ends in 2013.
Sprejeto besedilo bo na voljo tukaj (klik na 8.
more money for research and innovation (up to 3% of GDP 1.9%)
2011) Video posnetek razprave (klik na 8.
1c - Management of natural resources and sustainable development (including agriculture)
Jutta Haug o oblikovanju stališča Parlamenta o finančnem okviru EU 2014-2020
Jutta Haug: Defining an EP-position on the long term budget
O tem, kako poteka dela v odboru, smo se pogovarjali z njegovo predsednico Jutto Haug.
Ms Haug hopes to be able to present a clear EP position on the long term budget by the summer.
Burna razprava
A budget in line with EU 2020 targets
K poročilu o stališču Parlamenta v pogajanjih o finančnem okviru 2014-2020, ki ga pripravlja španski poslanec Salvador Garriga Poledo (EPP), je bilo vloženih že več kot 1000 dopolnil.
So far more than 1000 amendments have been tabled to the draft report, but Ms Haug is confident that the Parliament will be able to get a strong common position.
Haugova ob tem opozarja, da je treba stališče Parlamenta uskladiti s prednostnimi nalogami strategije EU2020, ki si prizadeva za pametno, vključujočo in vzdržno rast.
She stressed the importance of "streamlining the EP-position (in line with) the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy ” and thereby creating "smart, inclusive and sustainable" growth.
Haugova tudi meni, da bodo za reformo kohezijske in kmetijske politike potrebna sredstva.
There must be a fairer distribution among and within member states, for example when it comes to direct payments to farmers.
"Kohezijska politika se mora nadaljevati.
And the cohesion policy needs to be continued.
Za resnično evropske prihodke proračuna
New own resources system to strengthen European unity
Haugova opozarja, da se zaradi odvisnosti proračuna EU od prispevkov držav članic vse več časa in energije porabi za boje med neto vplačnicami in neto prejemnicami.
The "own resources" budget system (eg EU taxes and levies) has largely been replaced by national contributions, which has placed a "disproportionate emphasis" on the battle between net payers and net receivers in the Council, Ms Haug said.
Za finančni okvir nujno soglasje Parlamenta
Lisbon Treaty opens door to more EP influence
Vendar od sprejetja Lizbonske pogodbe lani velja, da se mora z finančnim okvirom strinjati tudi Parlament, če naj ta stopi v veljavo.
When the Council presented their results, we could only say yes or no," Ms Haug said.