4 Amendments of Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS related to 2016/2036(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the budget allocations decided for 2016 remain at the same level as 2015 and that, with an additional EUR 5 million in security measures approved for the EUCAP Sahel-Mali mission and EUR 10 million for EUBAM Libya, the margin available at the end of March was EUR 170 million; is amazed to note that out of a total of EUR 100 million for the civilian mission in Libya, only EUR 40 million has been committed so far; expresses its concern at the shortage of resources available in view of the commitments which will have to be met throughout 2016, with an additional budget of EUR 169 million envisaged just to continue those missions ending in 2016;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, apart from the militaryEUNAVFOR MED's Operation Sophia which, with a budget of less than EUR 12 missllion against traffickers in the Mediterranean, has saved the lives of over 13 000 migrants at sea and whose mandate will have to be extended and readjusted when it comes to an end in July 2016, and measures to reinforce the management of migration by EUCAP Sahel Niger, the contribution of the CSDP civilian missions to the European response to the migration crisis has been very limited and has not been part of a real strategy;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the growing security challenges confronting both the EU and its Member States, so as to address them decisively in view of the review of the multiannual financial framework which will begin at the end of 2016;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges the Member States, in the interests of not jeopardising what EU action has achieved or depriving it of its credibility and visibility, to meet and not hold up commitments made concerning their contributions to the trust funds established by the EU precisely because of the lack of budgetary funds; recalls that the European Parliament, as part of the budgetary authority, is responsible for protecting and defending the EU's financial interests.