Activities of Gérard DEPREZ related to 2016/2118(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2017 PDF (362 KB) DOC (60 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2017
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NotWelcomes the moCommission's proposal for an additional EUR 1,8 billisation in the Draft Budget 2017on to tackle the humanitarian and migratory challenges in the Union, above the amount initially programmed for 2017; stresses, however, that the Commission proposes to finance part of this reinforcement through the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin for an amount of EUR 1 164,4 million in commitment appropriations over and above the commitment ceiling of heading 3;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the mobilisationCommission proposal in the Draft Budget 2017 ofto mobilise the Contingency Margin for an amount of EUR 1 164,4 million in commitment appropriations over and above the commitment ceiling of heading 3 in order to respond to the additional funding needs arising from the migration, refugee and security crisis given the exhaustion of the margin available under heading 3 and the Flexibility Instrument for 2017;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that additional financial needs are likely to arise in relationShares the Commission's view that the financial needs linked to the migration, refugee and internal security criseis in 2017 and recalls that no more margin is available under the ceiling of heading 3 while the Flexibility Instrument has already been used up in its entirety for 2017will significantly exceed the funding available under heading 3; therefore, requests the Commission to clarify if and how additional funds could be possibly mobilised using the Contingency Margin to respond to possible additional financial needs for heading 3 during the course of 2017;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that additional financial needs are likely to arise in relation to the migration, refugee and internal security crisescurrent humanitarian and migratory challenges faced in 2017 and recalls that no more margin is available under the ceiling of heading 3 while the Flexibility Instrument has already been used up in its entirety for 2017; therefore, requests the Commission to clarify if and how additional funds could be possibly mobilised using the Contingency Margin to respond to possible additional financial needs for heading 3 during the course of 2017;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the proposals of the Commission to mobilisereinforce heading 3 with an additional EUR 2,55 billion under heading 3 over the period 2018-2020 as part of the MFF mid- term review/revision to provide sufficient resources for the necessary reinforcement of Europol and the newly created European Border and Coast Guard as well as to take account of recent Commission proposals in the area of security and migration; recalls that immediate response is needed to the security, migration and refugee crises and considers it important that full transparency of payments and regular monitoring/reporting of the expenditure are ensured by all actors involved.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the proposals of the Commission to mobilise an additional EUR 2,55 billion under heading 3 over the period 2018-2020 as part of the MFF mid- term review/revision; recalls that immediate response is needed to the security, migration and refugee crises and considers it important that full transparency of payments and regular monitoring/reporting of the expenditure are ensured by allrent humanitarian and migratory challenges; considers that all recent budgetary decisions to secure fresh appropriations in the field have actually shown the need for a revision of the ceiling of heading 3; regrets that the Commission did not use the opportunity of the MFF mid-term revision to adjust the ceiling actcors involveddingly.