Activities of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2020/2045(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (continuation of debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas, according to the Commission, FRT aims to coordinate existing EU financing instruments so they are mobilised in a coherent and joint up manner to address refugees' needs;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the need to create such trust funds is partly a consequence of the EU budget being structurally underfinanced in several areas and lacking possibilities to finance unexpected needs;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on the need to ensure that the objectives of the FRT are fully consistent with the EU’s general principles, and legal commitments laid down in the EU Treaties as well as with EU policies and objectives, including democracy, the rule of law, and human rights;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need to make sure strict monitoring exercises and audits are carried out to ensure compliance with the Financial Regulation and control and access for the ECA, OLAF, EPPO and the European Parliament as audit authority; invites the Commission to scale up reporting on the FRT and asks it to ensure that these funds specifically target refugee projects and are not used for any other purposes;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the actions under each strand of the FRT will be higher, more sustainable and will achieve more value for money if they are part of an integrated approach;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with appreciation the efforts and measures taken by the EU and its Member States to support refugees and host communities in Turkey; regrets, however, the general public’s lack of knowledge about these actions. and their objectives;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that efforts must be made to monitor and enforce EU values and norms in the area of support to refugees, which would foster trust in the EU on the basis of its ability to deliver on its aims.