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6 Amendments of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2022/0212(BUD)

Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the purpose of European cooperation in security and defence matters is to make Europe and its citizens safer and reduce costs by creating synergies; highlights that the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) has been deeply impacted by Russia’s war; notes that the European Peace Facility (EPF) has enabled an unprecedented support from EU Member States, including weapons, amounting to EUR 2 billion by the end of May 2022, but regrets that this is off-budget which does not allow for parliamentary scrutiny;
2022/07/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the granting of EU candidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and European perspective to Georgia, and calls for substantial support to these Eastern partners to continue to implement the Association Agreements and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements (DCFTAs) and to participate in selected EU initiatives;
2022/07/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for continued and substantial support for civil society organisations in the Eastern Partnership countries, in particular those advocating and defending the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community, for civil society organisations in Belarus and abroad providing assistance to persecuted persons and political prisoners, for Ukrainian organisations which have been forced to restructure their activities as a result of Russia’s war of aggression, and which will have to acquire the skills necessary for Ukraine's reconstruction, for organisations contributing to the fight against corruption, and for an independent media which helps to expose disinformation and propaganda;
2022/07/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for additional support for actions to promote fundamental rights, human rights and democracy, in particular to promote gender equality and to ensure women's and girls' access to education, public life and the labour market, and calls for tangible results to be achieved in terms of providing educational opportunities for girls and women in Afghanistan;
2022/07/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for increased funding for humanitarian aid to alleviate food shortages, especially in Afghanistan, where half of the population is facing severe hunger;
2022/07/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes the possibility of radioactive accidents emanating from the unsafe Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant in Astravyets, and from Russia’s military actions against Ukrainian nuclear power installations, and urges appropriate EU and its Member States preparation to face such danger;
2022/07/27
Committee: AFET