9 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for ato revision ofe the MFF to deliver a more powerful, flexible and sustainable response to the current crisihumanitarian challenges in 2017 and requests simplification of the financial regulation and procedures, as well as the verification of how European funds are spent;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recalls that the fair and transparent distribution of funding between the different objectives of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund was a priority for Parliament during negotiations leading to the adoption of that fund; calls on the Commission accordingly to increase the number of budget lines under the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund to facilitate a better readability and transparency of how the financial resources allocated to the different objectives and thus to those budgetary lines will be spent; calls, in particular, on the Commission to separate expenditure on enhancing fair return strategies from expenditure on legal migration and promoting the effective integration of third-country nationals in all future draft budgets as proposed in the LIBE opinion for the 2015 Budget 1a _________________ 1a §12 of EP budget opinion 2015
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Believes responsible authorities should ensure more transparency throughout the application process. The calls for proposals should be widely disseminated and easily accessible. At Member State level, local and regional technical bodies could play an active role in this dissemination as well as provide support in the application process. Each year, the following information should be publicized by the Commission as regards the selected projects and programmes: names and nature of all projects supported (avoiding generic titles that do not reflect the actual content like "capacity-building"), the year of funding, the duration of the project, the amount of EU contribution, the policy priority it addresses, the overall number of applicants for the call, the evaluation criteria and the remaining amount of the EU contribution that has not been allocated.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reiterates its call for specific funding to be allocated to tackle growing antisemitism, islamophobia, afrophobia and antiromism in Member States; calls in particular for the Union to support projects aiming at the empowerment of women and girls from the communities concerned, as proposed in the LIBE opinion for the 2016 Budget 1a. _________________ 1a §12 of EP budget opinion 2016
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Believes that a coherent European response to search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean must be independent from border management and control missions, and designed as a stand-alone mission; Reiterates its call for a more long-term approach to search and rescue operations, necessary also through a new budget line for an EU Search and Rescue Fund as proposed in the LIBE opinion for the 2016 Budget 1a _________________ 1a §4 and §8 of EP budget opinion 2016
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls for EU development funds and humanitarian aid not be linked to partner countries' capacity and/or willingness to collaborate in migration control e.g. through readmission clauses
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Believes that civil society, including Non-Governmental Organisations, plays a significant role in safeguarding, promoting and implementing migrants' rights. Hence, such NGOs should be supported in playing their role as watchdogs and promoters of fundamental rights as direct service providers and innovators in developing new tools and building capacities of various stakeholders. Therefore, effective partnership principles for civil society organisations should be established, securing their involvement in preparation, planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of funding at both national and EU levels. Such principles should be mandatory.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6 g. Believes funds used for the reception and integration of migrants and asylum seekers should be exempt from EU deficit rules as provided for in the EU Stability and Growth Pact