Activities of Tiemo WÖLKEN related to 2023/2129(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 – Section III, Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (2)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is satisfied with the work carried out by the five decentralised agencies which are under its remit, which carry out technical, scientific or managerial tasks that help the Union institutions elaborate and implement policies in the area of environment, climate action, public health and food safety, as well as with the way in which those agencies' budgets are implemented; stresses that, given the scale of current and upcoming challenges, sufficient and continuous funding must be guaranteed for the agencies and the Commission Directorates-General ('DG') working in the areas of environment, climate action, public health and food safety;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Strongly regrets the Commission's decision to renew the approval of the active substance glyphosate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011; notes that the Commission failed to properly consider the toxicity of co-formulants as provided by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and confirmed by the Blaise ruling (C-616/17); is concerned that the Commission failed to properly assess the effect of glyphosate on biodiversity, including aquatic life and bees; recalls that the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) identified several data gaps on information which is mandatory to assess, including on the consumer dietary risk assessment in relation to toxic residues on food, and the genotoxicity of impurities produced in the glyphosate production process; recalls that EFSA acknowledges that the current pesticide approval procedures are insufficient to assess the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease; believes that the Commission should have protected the European citizens and the environment on the basis of this scientific information, using the obligation and the legal possibilities that Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 gives to ensure a high level of protection of health and the environment.