6 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes that the majority of external action spending is concentrated under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-Global Europe) and Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) and insists on supporting agreed priorities under those external financing instruments, including those decided during the NDICI-Global Europe high level geopolitical dialogue; calls for a more ambitious budget in the human rights components of the instrument, in order to address the increasing challenges to human rights in the world, which face unprecedented pressure further compounded by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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4. Emphasises the need to increase funding for Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support reforms, support all the sustainability objectives of the Green Deal, including the energy transition, and recovery from the COVID- 19 crisis and its long-term economic consequences;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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4 a. Believes that to ensure cross- cutting implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security agenda, the EU and its bodies should mainstream YPS in policymaking, programming, funding, and monitoring; calls for the creation and opening up of existing dedicated funding instruments for YPS initiatives that are flexible and accessible to all youth, including those who face multiple forms of marginalisation;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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5. Welcomes stronger conditionality related to democracy, human rights and rule of law under the modernised IPA III; calls on dedicated budget lines for Turkey under IPA III, which should support Turkish civil societyintroducing more stringent conditionalities and monitoring mechanisms to prevent and sanction abuse, support Turkish civil society and prevent misuse of EU funds by the Turkish government;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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6. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy globally continues to be of core interest for external actions of the Union; the European Union external actions; calls for increased funding for Electoral Observation Missions and stresses their fundamental role as strong deterrents to electoral fraud and violence while also contributing in improving future elections, fostering peace and development and supporting democracy;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
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7. Highlights the importance of building a strong common security and defence policy) and enhancing cooperation in defence and security matters through the European Defence Fund, a key contributor to the Union’s strategic autonomy and technological sovereignty;