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Elenco delle pubblicazioni del Think Tank del PE https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank Criteri di ricerca utilizzati per generare l''elenco : Ordina Mostra per data Autore "PARRY Matthew" 40 Risultati(i) Data di creazione : 19-05-2022
Russia's war on Ukraine: EU trade policy Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 13-05-2022 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri Riassunto The EU has joined partners at the World Trade Organization in imposing import and export bans and other trade restrictions to punish Russian and Belarussian elites and degrade Russia's military and industrial capacity. Now it is proposing to support Ukraine by temporarily scrapping all tariffs and quotas on Ukrainian imports. In sintesi EN Russia's war on Ukraine: US response Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 28-04-2022 Autore PARRY Matthew | SZCZEPANSKI Marcin Settore di intervento Affari esteri Riassunto The United States imposed a battery of sanctions and multilateral measures on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, while also providing Ukraine and its EU neighbours with military, economic and humanitarian aid. In sintesi EN Russia's war on Ukraine: International reactions Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 09-03-2022 Autore PARRY Matthew | ZAMFIR Ionel Settore di intervento Affari esteri Riassunto International condemnation of Moscow's war on Ukraine has reached far beyond Europe, as evidenced by overwhelming support for a United Nations (UN) resolution condemning the invasion. Several countries have gone further and joined the EU in adopting sanctions against Russia or sending military aid to Ukraine. In sintesi XL, EN Finland's National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Latest state of play Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 28-02-2022 Autore PARRY Matthew | TENHUNEN Susanna Settore di intervento Bilanci Riassunto Finland's €2 085 million National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) makes use of the grants component of the country's national allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), with no contribution from the loan component. The share of the NRRP equals 0.9 % of Finland's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 and represents a total of 0.3 % of the entire RRF. In this respect, Finland's plan is relatively big compared to Member States of comparable population size and economy, such as Denmark (€1 500 million in grants). Finland has allocated 50.4 % of its national plan to the green transition, in the service of its ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, while digital expenditure accounts for 27.1 % of the overall resources in the plan. Thus, Finland exceeds the minimum allocations required by the RRF Regulation, which are 37 % for the green transition and 20 % for digital transformation. The Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland presents the NRRP and is financed by the Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery instrument. Finland received its first payment of about €271 million in pre-financing, representing 13 % of its plan, on 21 January 2022; the next payments, in six instalments, will depend on progress in implementing the plan. The total amount of grants under the RRF is subject to revision in June 2022, which might affect the final amount allocated to Finland. In addition to the RRF, Finland's plan draws on other EU funding instruments, such as the Connecting Europe Facility, to finance a cross-border electricity transmission project in partnership with Sweden in support of the green transition RRF pillar; the Digital Europe and Horizon Europe programmes, to support initiatives under the digitalisation pillar; and the European Social Fund and European Regional Development Fund for the economic cohesion pillar. The European Parliament, which was a major advocate for the creation of a common EU recovery instrument, participates in interinstitutional fora for cooperation and discussion on its implementation and scrutinises the work of the European Commission. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Briefing EN, FI 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 1
Canada's Parliament and other political institutions Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 24-02-2022 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri Riassunto The contemporary federal state of Canada was formed in 1867, when the Province of Canada merged through confederation with two other British colonies in North America, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Canada's 1867 constitution sets out the rules by which the country is governed and divides government responsibilities into three separate branches: parliament, executive and judiciary. In addition to being a federation, Canada is also a representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth, who resides in the United Kingdom (UK), is Canada's head of state. Canada's system of government is modelled on the UK's Westminster system. Canada's federal parliament, made up of the Queen and the two houses of Parliament, is both the legislature and the source of executive power: in the tradition of 'responsible government', government ministers are responsible and accountable to parliament, and must answer to it for their actions. There are three levels of government within Canada: federal, provincial and territorial, and the local levels. Under Canada's federal system, the powers of government are divided between the federal level and the 10 provincial governments, with federal responsibility for the three territories de facto devolved to them. The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court in the judicial system. Canada's political system as a federal constitutional monarchy and its Westminster-style democracy resembles that of Australia. Accordingly, this briefing is similar in structure to the February 2020 EPRS briefing 'Australia's Parliament and other political institutions'. Briefing EN Australia's strategic view of the Indo Pacific Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 08-02-2022 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri Riassunto Australia, which is bordered to its west by the Indian Ocean and to the east by the Pacific Ocean, and lies in close proximity to members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to its north, can be described as a central Indo-Pacific state. Since 2012, the idea of the Indo-Pacific has become a point of reference for Australian governments to define the country's foreign and security policy interests. Throughout the post-war period, Australia has sought to meet its conventional security needs primarily by way of its mutual defence pact with the United States (US), the 1951 Australia, New Zealand and United States Security Treaty (ANZUS), as well as the 'Five Eyes' signals intelligence sharing agreement with the US, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and New Zealand. In turn, the latter is underpinned by the 1946 United Kingdom-United States of America Agreement (UKUSA). In terms of its trade interests, however, Australia has looked increasingly to markets in Asia and proportionally less to traditional Western allies. As China has risen and grown more assertive, setting up a strategic rivalry with the US and its regional partners, Australia has begun to find it harder to insulate its commercial interests from regional geopolitical tensions. The recently forged 'AUKUS' security and technology partnership with the US and the UK reflects both the pace of geopolitical change in the Indo-Pacific and the enduring centrality of the US to Australia's defence strategy. Having initially determined that the lack of a domestic civil nuclear industry precluded the use of superior nuclear propulsion technology in Australia's submarine fleet, the current government has re-assessed its security strategy and re- calibrated its defence procurement arrangements, with potentially far-reaching diplomatic implications. Briefing EN Futuro delle relazioni UE-USA Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 30-09-2021 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri Riassunto Nel dicembre 2020 la Commissione europea e l'alto rappresentante/vicepresidente (AR/VP) hanno pubblicato un’agenda ambiziosa per la cooperazione transatlantica con la nuova amministrazione statunitense di Joe Biden e Kamala Harris. A ciò ha fatto seguito un vertice UE-USA il 15 giugno 2021, che ha segnato l’avvio di nuove forme di collaborazione UE-USA. Tuttavia, da questo momento gli sviluppi inattesi in materia di politica estera hanno sollevato interrogativi sul futuro del partenariato. Per la tornata di ottobre I sono previsti un dibattito e una votazione del Parlamento su una relazione in materia. In sintesi ES, DE, EN, FR, IT, PL 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 2
China's compliance with selected fields of international law Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data09-09-2021 AutorePARRY Matthew Settore di interventoAffari esteri Parole chiave accordo commerciale | Cina | Corea del Nord | diritto internazionale | diritto internazionale dei diritti umani | disarmo | Filippine | Hong Kong | Organizzazione mondiale del commercio | politica in materia di cambiamenti climatici | questione del Mar cinese meridionale | sanzione internazionale Riassunto China has ratified numerous legally binding international agreements. Like other countries, it has a strong incentive to commit itself in this way: international agreements are a means of binding other treaty parties; strengthening international standing; creating a favourable legal framework for trade and investment; and, such as with the 1984 Sino-British Declaration on Hong Kong, settling territorial questions. At the same time, China has been careful to avoid making commitments in two areas in particular: questions of national security and sovereignty, where it recalls a history of mistreatment by outside powers; and human rights, where its political and cultural traditions differ considerably from those of Western democracies. China has often included reservations precluding international arbitration in the international agreements that it has ratified. One notable exception to this rule is China's membership of the WTO and conclusion of trade and investment agreements, where arbitration is such a core part of the system as to be unavoidable. To the extent that China is accused of breaching its international commitments, these tend to concern its perceived national security interests and territorial sovereignty, as in the case of the governance of Hong Kong, and maritime and territorial rights in the South China Sea. In other areas, such as human rights and climate change agreements, China is typically careful to limit its commitments so that it does not formally breach them. Briefing EN Bilateral trade: EU-US Explainer Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 28-07-2021 Autore PARRY Matthew Autore esterno European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington DC Settore di intervento Commercio internazionale Riassunto The EU and the US are each other's biggest economic partners, but have not yet been able to conclude a free trade agreement. Politically sensitive bilateral trade issues include US access to EU agricultural markets, EU access to US public procurement markets, data privacy regulations, climate policies, and taxation and regulation of major − chiefly American − digital service providers in the EU market. In sintesi EN Harnessing the new momentum in transatlantic relations: Potential areas for common action during the Biden presidency Tipo di pubblicazione Analisi approfondita Data 10-06-2021 Autore ANGHEL Suzana Elena | BAKOWSKI Piotr | FERNANDES MEENAKSHI | JENSEN LISELOTTE | LATICI Tania | PARRY Matthew | SZCZEPANSKI Marcin Settore di intervento Affari esteri | Ambiente | Commercio internazionale | Democrazia UE | Governance globale | Sanità pubblica | Sicurezza e difesa | Spazio di libertà, sicurezza e giustizia Parole chiave cambiamento climatico | economia verde | estremismo | politica estera e di sicurezza comune | politica sanitaria | relazione | relazione commerciale | relazione multilaterale | relazioni transatlantiche | Stati Uniti | Stato di diritto | trasformazione tecnologica Riassunto The transatlantic relationship has been witnessing a significant injection of renewed enthusiasm and policy activity since Joe Biden became President of the United States in January 2021. This paper focuses on three important issues on the rapidly evolving transatlantic policy agenda, exploring their potential for generating, in effect, new 'common global goods' during the Biden presidency. First, it looks at pathways towards developing some kind of 'transatlantic green deal', taking climate action, trade and climate diplomacy in the round. Second, it analyses the comparative fabrics of US and European societies through the triple lens of violent extremism, the rule of law and technological disruption. Third, the prospects for 'crisis-proofing' the transatlantic space for the future are examined by looking at defence, health security and multilateralism. The paper also explores some potential avenues for closer transatlantic parliamentary cooperation, building on the already strong relationship between the European Parliament and the US Congress. Analisi approfondita DE, EN, FR Multimedia Climate diplomacy: pooling transatlantic resources EU-USA: a transatlantic technology alliance EU-USA: a transatlantic climate alliance 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 3
The emerging contours of President Biden's foreign policy Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data03-06-2021 AutorePARRY Matthew Settore di interventoAffari esteri Parole chiave Capo di Stato | Cina | disputa commerciale | incontro al vertice | politica commerciale | politica estera | relazione | relazioni transatlantiche | Russia | Stati Uniti Riassunto In mid-June 2021, United States (US) President Joe Biden is due to visit Europe for his first overseas trip since taking office in January. He will attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit from 11 to 13 June in Cornwall (United Kingdom), a NATO leaders' summit in Brussels on 14 June, followed by an EU-US summit on 15 June, and, on 16 June, a summit in Geneva (Switzerland) with Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Biden's arrival in Europe will mark almost five months in office, providing an opportunity to take stock of his foreign policy record thus far. As the Democratic candidate in the November 2020 US presidential election, Biden promised that if elected he would pursue a 'foreign policy for the middle class'. He argued that strengthening the majority of citizens' financial security, investing in US industrial capacity, and countering destabilising inequities at home, would allow a more socially and economically cohesive US to compete with and confront rivals on the world stage. He also argued that his administration's most pressing domestic challenges – including overcoming the coronavirus pandemic, and adapting to and mitigating the impact of climate change on the US – would require international cooperation. The Biden Administration's policy papers, positions and statements identify two broad priorities that guide its foreign policy: first, 'building back better' on a global scale, in pursuit of the same imperative at home. Second, working with allies to counter the threats to US interests posed by authoritarian rivals such as China and Russia, while working tactically with those same rivals where theirs and US interests overlap. Biden's early foreign policy moves have fulfilled promises to reverse Trump Administration policies in key areas, such as by re-entering the Paris Agreement, re-affirming the importance of the transatlantic partnership and other traditional alliances, and engaging diplomatically with rivals. However, elements of the previous administration's policies remain, in particular some of its trade policy priorities. Briefing EN Chinese counter-sanctions on EU targets Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 19-05-2021 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri Parole chiave Cina | diritti umani | disinformazione | investimento | misura restrittiva dell'UE | negoziato di accordi (UE) | sanzione economica | sanzione internazionale | sovranità nazionale Riassunto On 22 March 2021, the People's Republic of China (PRC) announced sanctions on 10 individuals and 4 entities in the EU, including Members of the European Parliament and of the Council's Political and Security Committee, that it said 'severely harm China's sovereignty and interests and maliciously spread lies and disinformation'. It described the sanctions as a response to EU sanctions imposed the same day on a Chinese entity and individuals accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang (PRC). The dispute comes at a sensitive time in EU-China relations, raising questions about approval of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), a proposed EU-China bilateral investment treaty. In sintesi EN President Biden's climate summit Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 03-05-2021 Autore JENSEN LISELOTTE | PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri | Ambiente Riassunto On 22 and 23 April 2021, United States (US) President Joe Biden convened a virtual summit of 40 world leaders in a bid to galvanise global efforts to address the climate crisis. There he announced new targets of cutting US net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 'between 26 and 28 %' by 2025, and by 'between 50 and 52 %' by 2030, compared with 2005 levels. Biden also announced initiatives to help developing countries decarbonise, and encouraged other countries to match US ambition. The summit, one of a number of events leading up to the (delayed) 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow (United Kingdom) in November 2021, prompted several other countries to pledge new targets. The EU has welcomed the new US targets, but questions remain about their level of ambition and feasibility. In sintesi EN 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 4
After the storming of the US Capitol: A second impeachment trial of President Trump? Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data20-01-2021 AutorePARRY Matthew Settore di interventoAffari esteri Parole chiave agitazione politica | camera eletta con voto diretto | Capo di Stato | costituzione | diritto costituzionale | diritto di manifestare | elezioni presidenziali | licenziamento | risultato elettorale | Stati Uniti Riassunto At 13.00 EST on 6 January 2021, the 117th United States Congress and US Vice-President Mike Pence assembled in the Capitol Building, seat of the US Congress in Washington, DC, to tally the electoral votes certified by the 50 states and the District of Columbia, thereby declaring Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, respectively, US President-elect and Vice-President-elect. The ceremony was interrupted when an angry mob, seemingly encouraged by President Donald Trump in a speech earlier that day, broke into the Capitol and forced the Vice-President and Members of Congress to shelter in fear for their lives, while the intruders clashed with Capitol security and vandalised and stole property. Later that day, the combined forces of the police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Guard were able to evict the protesters and secure the building, allowing the Vice-President and Congress to re assemble and complete the ceremony. The invasion of the Capitol, a symbol of US democracy, has had dramatic political consequences. Trump has now been impeached by the House of Representatives for the second time − the only US President in history to be so. Democratic Party leaders had already appealed, the day after the intrusion, to Vice President Pence to use the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the US Constitution to replace Trump against his will before the end of his term on 20 January. The US Senate appears set to conduct an impeachment trial after Trump leaves office, but it is not certain that it has the authority to do so, or what the trial's legal or political outcome will be. This Briefing considers some of the options that Congress had to deprive President Trump of power immediately after 6 January, and the options that remain after Joe Biden becomes President on 20 January 2021. Briefing EN The role of the Electoral College in US presidential elections Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 04-11-2020 Autore AUERSPERGER-MATIC Andrej | PARRY Matthew Autore esterno European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington DC Settore di intervento Affari esteri Parole chiave elezioni presidenziali | sistema elettorale | Stati Uniti Riassunto The President and Vice-President of the United States of America are not elected directly by US voters, but rather by the Electoral College, a representative body composed of 538 electors chosen by voters in parallel contests in each of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia. This body emerged during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as a compromise designed to ensure the continuing pre-eminence of the states in the US federal system, as well as to temper what were seen then as potentially dangerous democratic passions. At first, state legislatures chose the electors, and it was only in the 19th century that state authorities began to appoint electors on the basis of the result of a popular vote. The operation of the Electoral College and the process by which it chooses a presidential 'ticket' has attracted growing attention in recent decades, on account of an increasingly polarised US political landscape and a changing electoral map. The existence of the Electoral College poses a number of basic questions about the fairness of the electoral process and popular representation in the United States. Moreover, there are many questions about how precisely the Electoral College process should be carried out, in order for it to be considered legitimate, especially as regards the behaviour of electors and their political parties during the election period. Two elections in the past two decades – those of 2000 and 2016 – have resulted in the victory of a candidate who received fewer votes nationwide than their opponent. Calls for the abolition of the institution and the introduction of direct election of the President by all citizens have become more frequent. Polls show a consistent majority in favour of this change, although this majority has narrowed and opinion has become more polarised along partisan lines as evidence has emerged of a structural advantage in the Electoral College for the Republican Party candidate. Nevertheless, this institution has endured for over two centuries of republican government, and a number of arguments are put forward in its defence. US public opinion is also more divided on the detail of proposed alternatives. Briefing EN 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 5
Understanding US Presidential elections Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 16-10-2020 Autore CIRLIG Carmen-Cristina | PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri Parole chiave campagna elettorale | elezioni presidenziali | sistema elettorale | Stati Uniti Riassunto In August 2020, the two major political parties in the United States (US), the Democrats and the Republicans, formally nominated their respective candidates for the 59th US presidential election, which takes place on Tuesday, 3 November 2020. An initially crowded field of contenders in the Democratic primaries developed into a two-horse race between former US Vice-President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders, with Biden declared the Democratic nominee on 18 August. He will now contest the presidential election against the Republican candidate, who faced no significant primary challenge, the incumbent US President, Donald Trump. The US President is simultaneously head of state, head of government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Presidential elections are therefore a hugely important part of American political life. Although millions of Americans vote in presidential elections every four years, the President is not, in fact, directly elected by the people. Citizens elect the members of the Electoral College, who then cast their votes for the President and Vice-President. While key elements of the presidential election are spelled out in the US Constitution, other aspects have been shaped by state laws, national party rules and state party rules. This explains why presidential campaigns have evolved over time, from the days when presidential candidates were nominated in the House of Representatives by the 'king caucus', to an almost exclusively party-dominated ‘convention’ system, and finally to the modern system of nominations based very largely on primary elections, introduced progressively to increase the participation of party supporters in the selection process. A number of additional developments have also played an important role in shaping today's presidential elections, notably political party efforts to limit 'front-loading' of primaries; the organisation of the Electoral College system and the changes to the campaign financing system. A previous version of this Briefing, written by Carmen-Cristina Cîrlig and Micaela Del Monte, was published in 2016. Briefing EN United States Congress: Facts and Figures Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 14-02-2020 Autore PARRY Matthew | SABBATI Giulio Settore di intervento Affari esteri Parole chiave analisi comparativa | bicameralismo | Stati Uniti Riassunto The Congress is the legislative branch of the US system of government and is divided into two chambers: the House of Representatives (lower chamber) and the Senate (upper chamber). The formal powers of the Congress are set out in Article 1 of the US Constitution, and include making laws, collecting revenue, borrowing and spending money, declaring war, making treaties with foreign nations, and overseeing the executive branch. Elections to the US Congress occur in November every second year, with the Congress convening the following January. The current, 116th, Congress was elected in November 2018 and was convened in January 2019. The US has a long-standing two- party system, which means that nearly all members of Congress belong to either the Republican or Democratic parties, while independent members (if any) generally align or sit with one of the two main parties. At the most recent simultaneous US Congressional and Presidential elections, back in November 2016, the Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress, as well as winning the White House. However, the Democrats gained a majority in the House of Representatives at the November 2018 mid-term elections. This EPRS Briefing is designed to provide key facts and figures about the US Congress as an institution, including relevant comparisons with the European Parliament (EP). The back page contains a map showing the location of the various Congressional buildings on Capitol Hill, home to the Congress in Washington DC. Briefing EN 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 6
EU policies – Delivering for citizens: Future financing of EU policies Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data28-06-2019 AutorePARRY Matthew Settore di interventoBilanci | Controllo dei bilanci Parole chiave bilancio dell'UE | diffusione di informazioni sull'UE | finanziamento dell'UE | politica dell'UE | quadro finanziario pluriennale | sintesi di testi | spesa dell'UE Riassunto The principle of subsidiarity means that the European Union (EU) should act where it can do so more effectively than its constituent Member States individually, and this also holds true in the area of public finance – the EU's budget together with off-budget tools for financing EU policies. At €165.8 billion in 2019 – or approximately 1 % of Member States' collective gross national income (GNI) – the EU budget is a great deal smaller in relative terms than EU national governments' budgets. It serves mainly as a vehicle for investment, particularly in the areas of rural and regional development, industrial research and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and political and economic development in neighbouring countries. These policies are designed to yield European public goods, with benefits that go beyond the national borders of individual EU countries. The Commission calculates that they do so for less than the cost of one cup of coffee a day per citizen. During the 2014-2019 parliamentary term, the EU was buffeted by challenges to its capacity to act, including financially, by geopolitical instability in the wider region, the migration and refugee crisis, and unresolved questions about the future of the euro, linked to the legacy of the economic, financial and sovereign debt crises. However, the EU also saw several notable achievements. These include the update to the financial rules governing the use of EU funds, simplifying the rules and strengthening the focus on performance and results; the creation of a European Public Prosecutor's Office to help address the roughly 0.35 % of the EU budget at risk of fraud; a mid-term revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF), enhancing its flexibility to provide for a more responsive EU; the development of proposals for new sources of revenue in time for negotiations on the post-2020 MFF; and policy innovation in the field of financial engineering, helping EU finance go further by leveraging private investment. The 2019 elections mark a turning point in the future financing of EU policies, since the new Parliament will be responsible for concluding negotiations on the next multiannual spending plan. The Commission has proposed a 2021-2027 MFF totalling 1.11 % of the post-Brexit EU-27's GNI, and new sources of EU revenue to reduce the burden on national treasuries and forge a clearer link between revenue and policies. It also proposes to consolidate progress made in the last term with regard to budgetary flexibility, financial integrity and the rule of law, and in encouraging private investment in Europe. This is an update of an earlier briefing issued prior to the 2019 European elections. Briefing DE, EN, FR Multimedia Future financing EU policies 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework and new own resources: Analysis of the Commission's proposal Tipo di pubblicazione Analisi approfondita Data26-07-2018 AutorePARRY Matthew | SAPALA Magdalena Settore di interventoBilanci Parole chiave bilancio generale (UE) | finanziamento del bilancio dell'UE | Fondo strutturale | gestione finanziaria | impegno delle spese | innovazione | mercato unico | politica ambientale dell'UE | politica di bilancio | politica migratoria dell'UE | procedura di bilancio | proposta (UE) | relazioni bilaterali | risorse proprie | sicurezza europea Riassunto The process of negotiating a new seven-year financial plan for the EU has now begun formally with the Commission's publication of proposals for a 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), and for a new system of own resources providing the revenue to pay for it. This analysis presents the proposed new MFF and own resources and compares them to the status quo, as well as to the European Parliament's priorities as expressed in plenary resolutions adopted in spring 2018. Analisi approfondita DE, EN, FR Extending the European Investment Bank's External Lending Mandate to Iran Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 15-06-2018 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri | Bilanci Parole chiave Banca europea per gli investimenti | Iran | prestito BEI | sanzione economica | Stati Uniti Riassunto The European Commission adopted two delegated decisions designed to counter the effects of United States (US) extraterritorial sanctions against Iran on 6 June 2018. One of the decisions updates Regulation (EC) 2271/96, known as the Blocking Regulation, to prohibit EU companies from complying with the US sanctions against companies investing in, or transacting business with, Iran. The second decision (C(2018) 3730 final) – the subject of this 'At a glance' note – brings Iran within the remit of the European Investment Bank's (EIB) External Lending Mandate (ELM), by adding it to the list of countries outside the EU that are eligible for EIB lending. Both decisions are part of the EU's efforts to protect the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) from the repercussions of the unilateral US withdrawal. The JCPOA was agreed between Iran and the E3/EU+3 – France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the EU plus China, Russia and the USA – in 2015, and is designed to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme. In sintesi EN 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 7
Guarantee Fund for External Action and EIB external lending mandate Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data16-05-2018 AutoreDOBREVA Alina | PARRY Matthew Settore di interventoAdozione della legislazione da parte del PE e del Consiglio | Bilanci | Questioni finanziarie e bancarie Parole chiave automazione del sistema bancario | cooperazione di polizia (UE) | cooperazione giudiziaria in materia penale (UE) | falsificazione di monete | frode | moneta elettronica | pagamento | Parlamento europeo | procedura legislativa ordinaria | protezione del consumatore | ripartizione del finanziamento dell'UE Riassunto In response to a sharp increase in the number of people trying to migrate to Europe illegally, and as part of the mid- term review of the European Investment Bank's external lending mandate (ELM), the Commission proposed an external investment plan to tackle the root causes of migration from countries neighbouring the European Union, consisting of a European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and quantitative and qualitative changes to the ELM. These changes entailed two legislative proposals. A compromise package was agreed in trilogue between Council and Parliament, and adopted at first reading during the February I 2018 plenary session. Both acts entered into force on 8 April 2018. Second edition. The ‘EU Legislation in Progress’ briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Briefing EN Post-2020 MFF and own resources: Ahead of the Commission's proposal Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data27-04-2018 AutorePARRY Matthew | SAPALA Magdalena Settore di interventoBilanci Parole chiave bilancio generale (UE) | finanziamento del bilancio dell'UE | gestione finanziaria | impegno delle spese | procedura di bilancio | recesso dall'UE | Regno Unito Riassunto On 2 May, the Commission is expected to publish proposals for a new multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the European Union for the years after 2020, as well as for a new system of own resources (OR) to provide the EU with the means to finance its annual budgets. The following day the proposals are to be presented to the Parliament's Committee on Budgets (BUDG).The proposals are being published as a package, and will be followed by a series of further legislative proposals for individual spending programmes to appear later in May and in June. The next MFF and OR system will set the EU's priorities and determine much of its scope for action for a period of at least five years. The proposals are an opportunity for the Commission to respond to a set of longstanding issues concerning how the EU finances its priorities, and to new issues arising from a political landscape that has changed profoundly since 2013, when the EU last negotiated its multiannual budget plan. Chief among these are the twin pressures affecting both the revenue and spending sides of the budget: the loss of a major net contributor country in the departure from the EU of the United Kingdom; and growing pressure to respond to new challenges mainly linked to the refugee and migration crisis that erupted after the current MFF was put in place, as well as ongoing issues resulting from the financial and sovereign debt crises. The Commission's proposals for a new MFF and OR will also respond to the question of how big the EU budget should be. Currently subject to a political cap of 1 % of the EU's GNI, the EU budget is modest in comparison with the government budgets of the EU's Member States. Nevertheless, negotiations over whether to increase this cap will be politically fraught in a context where some Member States are under pressure to reduce national budget deficits. Other issues at stake in the negotiations are the flexibility, conditionalities, structure and duration of the next MFF, and the sensitive question of whether to increase the EU's financial autonomy by endowing it with new and significant own resources. Briefing EN Riforma del sistema delle risorse proprie dell’Unione europea Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 06-03-2018 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Bilanci Parole chiave bilancio generale (UE) | gestione finanziaria | politica di bilancio | procedura di bilancio | quadro finanziario pluriennale | risorse proprie Riassunto Nel mese di maggio 2018 la Commissione europea presenterà un pacchetto legislativo sulle cosiddette «risorse proprie», le fonti di entrate per il bilancio dell’UE, per il periodo dopo il 2020, insieme a proposte per un nuovo quadro finanziario pluriennale (QFP). Il Parlamento europeo ha da tempo sottolineato le carenze dell’attuale sistema delle risorse proprie e, in anticipazione delle proposte della Commissione, la commissione per i bilanci ha elaborato una relazione di iniziativa sulle priorità del Parlamento europeo. Tale relazione è all’ordine del giorno della sessione plenaria di marzo. In sintesi ES, DE, EN, FR, IT, PL 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 8
European Fund for Strategic Investments – EFSI 2.0 Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 15-02-2018 Autore DELIVORIAS Angelos | PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Bilanci | Problemi economici e monetari | Questioni finanziarie e bancarie Parole chiave Banca europea per gli investimenti | finanziamento | fondo (UE) | Fondo europeo per gli investimenti strategici | funzionamento istituzionale | infrastruttura dei trasporti | innovazione | investimenti dell'UE | piccole e medie imprese | progetto d'investimento | proposta (UE) | strategia di crescita dell'UE Riassunto On 14 September 2016, the Commission proposed an extension of the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) until end-2020, and the introduction of technical enhancements for that fund and the European Investment Advisory Hub. Under the new regulation, (EFSI 2.0), steps are taken to increase support for small-scale projects; Parliament can send a (non-voting) expert to EFSI’s steering board, and EFSI’s scoreboard will be publicly available after a project is signed. The increase in the financial allocation needed to deliver the higher investment targeted will come from an increase in the EU budget guarantee from €16 billion to €26 billion, and an increase in the EIB contribution from €5 billion to €7.5 billion. However, the provisioning rate for the guarantee is reduced to 35 %, giving a total contribution from the EU budget of €9.1 billion, compared to an initial contribution of €8 billion. Parliament managed to reduce the share of this increased contribution financed via redeployments from the Connecting Europe Facility programme, by instead drawing more heavily on EFSI-assigned revenues and investment reflows. The agreed text was adopted on 12 December 2017. Briefing EN FEIS – Proroga della durata ("FEIS 2.0") Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 05-12-2017 Autore DELIVORIAS Angelos | PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Bilanci | Problemi economici e monetari | Questioni finanziarie e bancarie Parole chiave Banca europea per gli investimenti | bilancio dell'UE | finanziamento dell'impresa | Fondo europeo per gli investimenti | Fondo europeo per gli investimenti strategici | garanzia degli investimenti | investimenti dell'UE | meccanismo di finanziamento dell'UE | piccole e medie imprese | progetto d'investimento | trasparenza del processo decisionale | valutazione di progetto Riassunto Il 14 settembre 2016 la Commissione ha proposto di prorogare la durata del Fondo europeo per gli investimenti strategici (FEIS) fino al 31 dicembre 2020, con conseguenti cambiamenti in termini di governance e capacità finanziaria. L'accordo raggiunto in sede di trilogo sarà votato durante la tornata di dicembre. In sintesi ES, DE, EN, FR, IT, PL Development Cooperation Instrument Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 13-10-2017 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Bilanci Parole chiave aiuto all'estero | aiuto allo sviluppo | assistenza preadesione | cooperazione internazionale | democratizzazione | diritti umani | paese in via di sviluppo | povertà | statistica | strumento finanziario dell'UE Riassunto The Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) is the main financial instrument in the EU budget for funding aid to developing countries, and as such complements the European Development Fund, which is outside the EU budget. The primary objective of the DCI is to alleviate poverty, but it also contributes to other international priorities of the EU such as the UN's post-2015 Development Agenda; sustainable economic, social and environmental development; and the promotion of democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights. Briefing EN ITER Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 26-09-2017 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Bilanci | Energia Parole chiave accordo internazionale | attuazione congiunta | contributo degli Stati membri | cooperazione internazionale | esecuzione di progetto | finanziamento dell'UE | fusione nucleare | progetto di ricerca | reattore nucleare | recesso dall'UE | Regno Unito | ricerca nucleare | Stato membro UE Riassunto The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project is a major global collaborative scientific experiment aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of nuclear fusion as an unlimited and relatively clean source of energy. The EU Member States participate by virtue of their membership of Euratom. Work on the site in France (Cadarache) began in 2007, but since then the expected final cost and year of completion have been revised upwards a number of times. It is now hoped that 'first plasma', the point at which the ITER device is deemed operational, will be achieved by 2025. Briefing EN 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 9
How the EU budget is spent: Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data14-07-2017 AutorePARRY Matthew Settore di interventoBilanci | Questioni finanziarie e bancarie Parole chiave disattivazione di centrale | impegno delle spese | mantenimento della pace | paesi terzi | quadro finanziario pluriennale | reattore nucleare | ricerca nucleare | sicurezza nucleare | trattati europei Riassunto The EU's Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC) was created to help promote a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection, and safeguards for nuclear material outside the EU. It does this by funding peer support for, and technical assistance to, third countries that are managing or in the process of developing nuclear power. EU cooperation in the field of nuclear energy dates back to the EU's post-war beginnings, but financial assistance to non- EU countries only began in the 1990s, with the TACIS programme to help the countries that emerged from the former Soviet Union to manage their nuclear legacy. Briefing EN Partnership Instrument Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data19-04-2017 AutorePARRY Matthew Settore di interventoAffari esteri | Bilanci Parole chiave accesso al mercato | base giuridica | cambiamento climatico | commercio equo | gestione delle acque | povertà | ruolo internazionale dell'UE | scambio di quote di emissione | strumento finanziario dell'UE | sviluppo sostenibile | valutazione dell'aiuto Riassunto The EU's Partnership Instrument (PI) is a foreign policy tool established under the current Multiannual Financial Framework to fund strategic cooperation with third countries on 'issues of global concern', and pursue EU objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy related to sustainability, trade and innovation, and EU public diplomacy. While all third countries are eligible for PI-funded cooperation, the instrument is especially aimed at middle and upper-income countries that are current or potential strategic partners to the EU. Briefing EN Nuclear decommissioning assistance Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data05-04-2017 AutorePARRY Matthew | SGUEO Gianluca Settore di interventoBilanci | Energia Parole chiave incidente nucleare | paesi terzi | politica ambientale | reattore nucleare | ripartizione del finanziamento dell'UE | scorie radioattive | sicurezza nucleare | Stato membro UE Riassunto Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the EU launched several nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes (NDAP) to help Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Slovakia safely close and dismantle their early Soviet-designed reactors while acceding to the EU. The NDAPs provide financial assistance for decommissioning, dismantling and waste management projects; energy-sector projects aimed at mitigating the consequences of reactor shutdowns; and projects addressing the socio-economic consequences of decommissioning. The European Commission estimates that between 1999 and 2020, financial support for the NDAP programmes will total approximately €3.8 billion. Briefing EN European Neighbourhood Instrument Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data 24-10-2016 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Affari esteri | Bilanci Riassunto The European Neighbourhood Instrument funds EU efforts to cooperate with and promote development in 16 countries and territories on its eastern and southern frontiers, as part of a European Neighbourhood Policy. The EU hopes that by incentivising reform and economic integration in the EU market, these countries will become more democratic, more prosperous and more stable. As a substitute for pre-accession investment in countries with little or no prospect of accession, auditors and analysts say the policy has had mixed success. Briefing EN 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 10
Public expectations and EU policies - Agriculture Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data30-06-2016 AutoreDOBREVA Alina | MCELDOWNEY James | PARRY Matthew Settore di interventoAgricoltura e sviluppo rurale Parole chiave agricoltura sostenibile | base giuridica | bilancio dell'UE | politica agricola comune | prezzo dei prodotti agricoli | situazione dell'Unione europea | sondaggio di opinione | sostegno agricolo | spesa agricola | sviluppo rurale Riassunto The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is one of the EU's oldest policies, although it has been the subject of various reforms over the years. For more than five decades it has provided Europe with a secure food supply and a living countryside. There is thus a high level of public awareness of the support the EU provides to farmers, though a much lower proportion of the population know the details. Half of EU citizens would like to see stronger EU intervention in agriculture, although levels of support differ among Member States. Following the most recent CAP reforms in 2013, to which the European Parliament made a strong contribution, important changes were made to the CAP. These included a new system of direct payments whose basic component is support for farmers' income, as well as greater flexibility given to Member States. The budgetary resources devoted to the CAP have been reduced. The mid-term review planned for 2017 will offer an opportunity to review a range of policy implementation issues. The role of the European Parliament as co-legislator is significant in this process and in any future decisions on a post 2020 CAP. Briefing EN Public expectations and EU policies - Health and social security Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data30-06-2016 AutoreDOBREVA Alina | EATOCK David | MILOTAY Nora | PARRY Matthew | SCHOLZ Nicole Settore di interventoPolitica sociale | Sanità pubblica Parole chiave bilancio dell'UE | competenza dell'UE | diritti del malato | equilibrio tra vita professionale e vita privata | esperimento sull'uomo | finanziamento dell'UE | integrazione sociale | legislazione sanitaria | parità di trattamento | politica sociale europea | programma dell'UE | sicurezza sociale | situazione dell'Unione europea | sondaggio di opinione | sorveglianza dei medicinali Riassunto Almost two thirds of EU citizens would like to see more EU engagement in the areas of health and social security. The EU's main role in these policies is to support and complement the activities of Member States, and it can encourage cooperation and best practice. EU health policy aims to foster good health, protect citizens from health threats and support dynamic health systems. Social policy promotes social cohesion equality as well as solidarity through adequate, accessible and financially sustainable social protection systems and social inclusion policies. The EU encourages national pension reforms to ensure they are both adequate and sustainable. In the EU budget, the Health Programme 2014-2020 is the only programme specifically created for this policy area, but other programmes contribute in part to health objectives. EU spending on social security is tied to labour market measures. Briefing EN Japan's national budget: Procedure and the public debt burden Tipo di pubblicazioneBriefing Data 25-02-2016 Autore D'AMBROGIO Enrico | PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Bilanci Parole chiavebilancio dello Stato | debito pubblico | esecuzione del bilancio | Giappone | politica di bilancio | procedura di bilancio | riforma istituzionale | rilancio economico | situazione economica Riassunto Japan's budget is compiled by its Ministry of Finance based on estimates from other ministries and guidance from the Cabinet, before being approved by the Diet. In Japan's parliamentary system, the executive is drawn from the majority in the House of Representatives, the Diet's lower house, which generally prevails in budgetary matters over the upper House of Councillors. However, bills for what are known as 'special deficit-financing bonds' require the approval of the House of Councillors, which can delay the budgetary procedure if that house is dominated by the opposition. Budget-makers are formally constrained by the 1947 Public Finance Act (PFA), Article 4 of which stipulates that the government may only issue 'construction bonds' to finance investment in infrastructure, as opposed to covering ongoing social security spending. This constraint is belied by two major, and interlinked, fiscal challenges facing Japan: the increasing share of social transfers in the budget, which is connected to the ageing of the population and a structural decline in Japan's economic capacity; and an ever-growing gross national debt that, at 246% of GDP, in relative terms already dwarfs that of any other G7 nation. Almost every year since 1975, governments have circumvented the strictures of the PFA by enacting a law empowering them to issue special deficit-financing bonds, which have since grown to make up the lion's share of the national debt. The current government, led by Shinzō Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, has set out a plan to arrest the growth in the debt pile by 2020. Briefing EN 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 11
How the EU budget is spent: Health Programme Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data09-12-2015 AutorePARRY Matthew | SCHOLZ Nicole Settore di interventoBilanci | Sanità pubblica Parole chiave contratto pubblico | progetto di ricerca | programma dell'UE | programma quadro di ricerca e sviluppo | ricerca medica | sanità pubblica | valutazione di progetto Riassunto The European Union's third Health Programme for 2014-2020 is designed to complement, support and add value to the policies of the Member States to improve the health of EU citizens and reduce health inequalities, whilst respecting national autonomy in delivering health services and medical care. Its €449 million seven-year budget represents a substantial increase on the €321.5 million financial envelope for the 2008-2013 Health Programme. Briefing EN Creative Europe Programme Tipo di pubblicazioneBriefing Data 14-09-2015 Autore PARRY Matthew | PASIKOWSKA-SCHNASS Magdalena Settore di intervento Bilanci | Cultura | Industria Parole chiaveeditoria | finanziamento dell'impresa | finanziamento dell'UE | industria degli audiovisivi | politica culturale | politica dell'audiovisivo | produzione audiovisiva | programma audiovisivo | programma dell'UE | valutazione di progetto Riassunto Creative Europe, which brings together under one roof three different culture and media-related programmes from the previous 2007-13 funding period, is designed to support the activities of the cultural and audiovisual sectors in participating countries, and generate synergies between the two sectors. Its €1.46 billion budget represents a 9% increase on the total spent in the various sub-programmes in 2007-13. Of this envelope, 31% is earmarked for culture, 56% for media and 13% for the cross-sectoral strand, including a Guarantee Facility to be launched in 2016. Briefing EN Connecting Europe Facility Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data01-09-2015 AutorePAPE Marketa | PARRY Matthew | WILSON Alex Benjamin Settore di interventoBilanci | Energia | Trasporti Parole chiave innovazione | mobilità sostenibile | partenariato pubblico-privato | progetto di interesse comune | rete di trasmissione | rete di trasporti | rete energetica | rete transeuropea | sistema di trasporto intelligente | strategia di crescita dell'UE | strumento finanziario dell'UE | sviluppo sostenibile | telematica Riassunto The European Commission estimates that some €970 billion should be invested in trans-European transport, telecommunications and energy network infrastructure by 2020 if Europe is to reach its full potential in terms of growth and cohesion. The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is designed to contribute to this objective, through a mix of grants, procurement, financial instruments and project support. Briefing EN How the EU budget is spent: EU Civil Protection Mechanism Tipo di pubblicazione Briefing Data21-05-2015 AutorePARRY Matthew Settore di interventoBilanci Parole chiave Agenzia europea per la sicurezza marittima | aiuto ai sinistrati | base giuridica | bilancio generale (UE) | coordinamento degli aiuti | ECHO | finanziamento dell'UE | prevenzione dei rischi ambientali | protezione civile | ruolo internazionale dell'UE | sistema di informazione | struttura istituzionale | valutazione dell'aiuto Riassunto The European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism supports and coordinates the deployment of participating countries' in-kind assistance (teams, experts and equipment) to countries requesting international assistance in the event of a major natural or man-made disaster. It comprises a European Emergency Response Capacity (EERC), made up of pre-prepared 'modules' pooling civil defence capacity made available on a voluntary basis by its members, and an Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), monitoring disasters and organising the deployment of modules. The EERC responds to requests from both inside the EU and beyond its borders, where assistance can go together with humanitarian aid. Briefing EN 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 12
Making the US federal budget: Process and hazards Tipo di pubblicazioneBriefing Data 10-03-2015 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Bilanci Parole chiavebilancio dello Stato | competenza del parlamento | debito pubblico | politica di bilancio | procedura di bilancio | procedura parlamentare | separazione dei poteri | Stati Uniti Riassunto The federal budget makes up roughly half of all public spending in the US, with the rest spent at state and local level. The United States (US) Congress, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate, is responsible for passing the legislation that constitutes the budget, but the President also plays an important role, both in launching the process through a formal budget proposal and in bringing it to an end by signing appropriations, revenue and entitlement bills into law. While the budget process is formally set out in legislation, budget-making in practice can be quite different. The Constitution grants the 'power of the purse' to Congress, but it is ultimately the President who signs bills into law. This de facto division of powers between President and Congress, and within Congress between the House of Representatives and the Senate, poses specific challenges – not least when the House, the Senate and the Presidency are controlled by different parties. These challenges have been conspicuous in recent years, as lawmakers have struggled to follow the prescribed timetable, necessitating other procedures and stopgap measures to maintain funding for vital government functions. In addition, in response to mounting government debt and political deadlock, attempts have been made to bind future legislatures, by locking in budget cuts in a process known as 'sequestration'. At times the key players have been unable to reach agreement, cutting off funding from parts of the government and putting the US at risk of a sovereign default. Briefing EN Relazione 2013 sulla tutela degli interessi finanziari dell'Unione europea – Lotta contro la frode Tipo di pubblicazione In sintesi Data 02-03-2015 Autore PARRY Matthew Settore di intervento Controllo dei bilanci Parole chiave competenza del PE | controllo di bilancio | corruzione | evasione fiscale | frode | frode a danno dell'UE | frode fiscale | relazione d'attività | traffico illecito Riassunto Nel 2013 gli Stati membri dell'Unione europea hanno segnalato frodi accertate o presunte ai danni del bilancio dell'UE per un importo pari a 309,1 milioni di EUR. Sebbene l'incidenza finanziaria sia inferiore ai 392,6 milioni di EUR del 2012, il numero dei casi è aumentato. In sintesi ES, DE, EN, FR, IT, PL 19-05-2022 Fonte : © Unione europea, 2022 - PE 13
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