Activities of Bodil VALERO related to 2017/2052(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the next MFF: preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020
Amendments (14)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that there is no direct link between migration and terrorism in Europe; asks for increased funding to fight against the phenomenon of radicalisation leading to violent extremism within the EU; considers that this can be achieved by promoting integration and fighting against discrimination, racism and xenophobia;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the different EU funds and highlights that actions in the field of security and migration should not only be covered by dedicated, yet limited, instruments, such as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) or the Internal Security Fund (ISF), but should also be included by design in more generic future instruments such as the European Social Fund (ESF), the Cohesion Fund or Security Union Fund (corresponding to the European Agenda on Security); recommends that all Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies should have access to these funds to strengthen their operational capabilities; considers it necessary that all ESI Funds be continued post-2020, and stresses that certain funds, such as the ESF, should significantly address the issue of programmes for combating radicalisation, marginalisation, hate crime and xenophobia;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. considers that, as regards AMIF, priority should be given to projects supporting asylum seekers and integration of migrants and refugees; acknowledges the positive contribution of regional and local authorities as well as civil society organisations in that regard, and asks for the EU and the Member States to support their actions including by granting them direct access to AMIF;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses the significant role played by civil society organisations in saving the lives of migrants and asylum seekers at the external borders as well as in safeguarding, promoting and implementing their rights; calls for more financial support to strengthen the activities of civil society;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the possible extension of the use of EU trust funds for financing humanitarian support actions inside the Union1 should require that 100 % of these funds be included in the EU budgetiterates its concerns about the establishment of ad-hoc instruments outside the Union budget, like trust funds, that do neither preserve the unicity and universality of the EU Budget nor improve its transparency and readability; recalls that EU trust funds should only support actions outside the Union; recalls that Parliament should be able to exercise its powers of scrutiny not only over the creation of such EU trust funds, but also over their entire disbursement; _________________ 1 As proposed by the Commission during the mid-term revision of the current MFF.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. deplores the increasing EU financial support to third countries such as Libya or Turkey to prevent migration, despite concerns related to the human rights situation in those third countries;
Amendment 24 #
5 b. Recalls that, for the proper functioning of the Security Union, the focus of financial instruments should be on improving current policies and existing systems instead of creating new systems or databases which might not be necessary or proportionate;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
a. regrets the insufficient provision of resources to law enforcement agencies, such as Europol, Eurojust and Cepol, under the current MFF and calls for resource programming in line with political expectations and agencies’ operational demands, including the need for technological and technical support, as well as training;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
a a. Calls for increased funding to be allocated to the creation of additional Joint Investigation Teams in order to increase cooperation and information exchange in cross-border investigations;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
b. stresses the importance of the work performed by the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) on a number of existing and new systems in the area of freedom, security and justice; calls for the allocation of adequate financial and human resources in order to ensure the continuation of this work, as well as for the smooth implementation and management of the Entry-Exit System, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS-TCN) and upcoming actions within the New European Interoperability Framework, taking into consideration their multi-annual nature;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
c. recalls the Union’s commitment to fighting poverty and social exclusion, as part of the Europe 2020 growth strategy, as well as the need for a better understanding of and response to the phenomena of radicalisation, the growing marginalisation of some groups, hate speech and hate- crime; underlines the role of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in relation to these matters; calls for additional human resources to be allocated to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights; regrets that the Agency’s mandate still limits its role in support of fundamental rights; underlines that the Agency should be able to offer opinions on legislative proposals on its own initiative and that its remit should extend to all areas of rights protected under the Charter, including, for instance, issues of police and judicial cooperation;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point d
Paragraph 6 – point d
d. calls for adequate resources for the consolidation of the new mandate of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of theestablishment of an EU Search and Rescue Fund intended to support Member States ofin the European Union (FRONTEX) andir obligations underl ines that its new tasks, competences and activities will require ongoing funding in the post-2020 financial frameworkternational maritime law to render assistance to persons in distress, notably in search and rescue situations;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
d a. Calls for additional human resources to be allocated to the EASO in order to support an enhanced mandate to transform EASO into a fully-fledged Agency which is capable of providing the necessary operational and technical assistance to the Member States;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
e a. calls for the allocation of proper resources to the European Data Protection Supervisor to ensure a smooth functioning of the secretariat of the European Data Protection Board, in view of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation;