5 Amendments of Laura FERRARA related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, in light of the unprecedented migratory emergency, the current ceilings of the MFF 2014-2020 – in particular heading 3 – have proven to be too tight; recalls that the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) is already virtually exhausted; recalls that the available MFF flexibility mechanisms have already been extensively used and that this will greatly reduce the degree of financial flexibility available in forthcoming financial years;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deems substantial additional financial resources at EU level to be necessary to address humanitarian challenges, develop a new Common European Asylum System, support resettlement and relocation programmes, foster integration and prevent discrimination, racism and xenophobia;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the establishment of an instrument for the provision of humanitarian assistance in the EU, in particular with a view to addressing the mass influx of migrants and refugees; questions, nonetheless, the choice of Article 122(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as a legal basis for the establishment of the new instrument, given the lack of provision for the proper involvement of Parliament; voices concern at the Commission's intention to fund the instrument under heading 3 of the MFF, and in particular the AMIF fund, which is already being heavily used and is underfunded; calls on the Commission to look for other ways of funding this instrument from the EU budget, so as not to adversely affect the measures and programmes funded under the AMIF;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Commission recently signed a Common Understanding with Member States on a three-EU recently concluded an agreement with Turkey on a six- billion-euro Ffacility for Rrefugees in Turkey, which came into force on 20 March 2016 and is to run until the end of 2018; expresses concern about the establishment of financial instruments outside the EU budget as they threaten its unicity; stresses that these funds shouldParliament was not consulted at any stage during the adoption process; regards the approach used as a circumvention of the budget procedure, which requires the full involvement of Parliament; stresses that the agreement places the forthcoming negotiations on the 2017 budget in jeopardy by creating a fait accompli that there is no realistic chance of challenging; believes that the urgent need to address the refugee crisis is no justification for disrupting the institutional balance and freezing Parliament out; stresses, furthermore, that the funding the EU will be providing to Turkey must be used to provide direct support to refugees and host communities; calls on the Commission to establish a mechanism to monitor the use of these funds;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expects the migratory emergency to continue due to sustained political instability and conflict in many regions and the lack of legal means of access to the EU; considers that a genuine MFF revision is essential by the end of 2016 at the latest; requests an updated estimation of budgetary needs to respond to the challenges expected until the end of the MFF; calls for additional flexibility in the MFFstresses that the MFF review in 2016 provides an opportunity to make necessary adjustments to funding levels and calls for additional flexibility in the MFF and an ability to address situations that were not foreseen at the time of its adoption.