Activities of Petr JEŽEK related to 2018/2046(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the increase (+6.7%) of commitment appropriation for Heading III (Security & Citizenship) from 3.49 billion euros in 2018 to 3.73 billion euros in 2019; highlights that this increase requires to top- up the ceiling of Heading III by more than 25% to supplement it by 927.5 million euros in 2019 ( +10% compared to 2018); notes that this is the fifth year in a row that the flexibility instrument is invoked to support actions that are under implementations since 2015; invitwelcomes, therefore, the Commission, as part’s proposal ofn the new post -2020 MFF, to establish a permanent and sustainable mechanism forwhich increases financing for migration and security actions and to only rely on flexibility mechanisms for financing true unforeseen crises;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the rebalancing of commitment appropriations between ISF and AMIF in favour of the latter following outcome of the mid-term review of the two programs and as a result of the continued pressure on the migration front; welcomfurther notes the very significant increase of AMIF commitment appropriations by 401.7 million euros (+56%) in order to finance the new Dublin legislation (assuming it is adopted by the end of 2018) and an envelope of 175 million euros requested for Greece following notably, the end of the Emergency Humanitarian Support instrument on 1 January 2019;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets the decrease in appropriations for the Internal Security Fund (ISF) by €191.5m for 2019; takes the view that any increase of allocations to the AMIF should be matched by an increase in funding for border control and tackling cross border crime;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the establishment of a budget of 4.9 million euros for the EPPO which will prosecute cross-border crime; regrets however that Eurojust is the only JHA agency facing budgetary cuts in 2019, involving a counter-productive reduction of commitment appropriations for the Justice Program by -2.5funding for the Justice Program will be reduced by 2.5 million euros (5.4%); further regrets the reduction in Eurojust's budget of 1 million euros (-5.4%)2.7%) in 2019; expresses its concern that such a reduction iss are untenable given the operational growth and the political priorities in security and justice; calls on the Commission to provide Eurojust with a budget for 2019 that is at least at the same level than in 2018 (€38.6 million), while providing Eurojust with a total of 217 posts for 2019; points out as well in this context that the current Commission proposal for the funding of Eurojust in the next 2021- 2027 MFF is insufficient as it corresponds to a cut of 15% on an annual basis compared to 2018;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. underlines Europol´s increasing role in combating terrorism and organized crime, as well as in strengthening cross- border cooperation in the field of law enforcement; deeply regrets that the draft EU budget for 2019 put forward by the Commission implies a reduction of 21 million EUR and 38 temporary agent posts, compared to the proposal for 2019 agreed by the Member States in the Europol Management Board; calls for appropriate funding adjusted to the Agency´s needs;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. stresses that the proposed 2019 budget does not meet the levels required by Europol´s role in fighting trans-border serious crime, including money laundering and cybercrime and in preventing and fighting terrorism; this even represents a substantial reduction compared to the budget currently being implemented; is concerned that insufficient budgeting has led to the de- prioritization of important operational technological initiatives and activities; asks for financial allocations of 143,3 million EUR, in line with the Agency´s draft budget for 2019 endorsed by the Member States and the Commission in the Management Board;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the increase (16%) of EDPS administrative expenditure to cover its new responsibilities for the Secretariat of the European Data Protection Board, its additional needs in relation with the new data protection rules in the EU institutions and for the monitoring and ensuring compliance with the data protection rules of ex-third pillar agencies; regrets that the Budget of FRA was not increased as the agency is expected to be confronted to new tasks and responsibilities in 2019 as fundamental rights aremain under an ongoing pressure;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the very significant increase from 10 billion euros in 2018 to 11.38 billion euros in 2019 (+13.1%) of commitment appropriations as well as of payment appropriations (17,0%) for heading IV (Global Europe); welcomes the proposed full use for 2019 of the unallocated margin under heading IV, as well as 1 116,2 million euros from the Global margin for commitments in order to reinforce Humanitarian Aid and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) for the pledges made at the 2018 Syria conference; notes that 1.45 billion euros are budgeted in the EU budget to finance the “Facility for Refugees in Turkey II” (FRT II) and that 560 million euros are budgeted for addressing the Syrian Crisis; stresses the very steep increase of EU contribution of the EU budget to the FRT II; calls on the Commission to effectively monitor the proper allocation and implementation of this contribution in view of the ongoing deterioration in fundamental rights and freedoms, the rule of law and the lack of judicial independence in Turkey.