4 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an ambitious 2021 budget that will enable the EU to rise to the external policy challenges, fulfil its objectives and strive towards the goal of achieving strategic autonomy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. EUnderlines the strategic importance of enlargement policy in the Western Balkans and of its neighbourhood policy; emphasises the need to increase the funding for the Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood in order to support political and economic reforms, with a focus on the most committed partners;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the new EFI architecture should enhance coherence, accountability, transparency, efficiency and democratic oversight; emphasises the need for a greater role for the European Parliament in the strategic steering of the new instruments; expects to be involved from an early stage in the (pre- )programming of the new instruments;
Amendment 42 #
7. Urges the Commission to present a differentiated budget nomenclature for the new external financing instruments, notably by including at least one budget line for each third country receiving significant amounts of EU assistance; stresses that in the context of a more streamlined set of instruments, the budget structure needs to be sufficiently detailed and transparent to allow Parliament to carry out its budgetary functions effectively and fulfil its oversight role.