5 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Insists that the budget for the Common Foreign and Security Policy should focus on priority areas, both geographically and thematically, and on areas where EU action can bring most added value;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights globally continues to be of core interest for external actions of the Union; highlights that the EU should strictly refrain from budget support as a modality to provide assistance in countries that grossly fail to meet international standards in the field of human rights and democracy, or that fail to demonstrate their commitment to fighting corruption; highlights the importance of election observation missions, notably by local civil society groups, and calls for an appropriate level of funding;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for further funding for strategic communication actions to counter malicious interference, including foreign disinformation, espionage, and propaganda, which are increasingly used to undermine the democratic order in the Union and in countries in the Union’s vicinity; calls for the European External Action Service (EEAS) to further strengthen its capacities to counter disinformation, hybrid warfare, propaganda and espionage, including the creation of dedicated StratCom Task Forces on interference emanating from China and the Middle East, in particular from Iran, and providing them with further necessary financial and human resources;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Stresses the need to improve the visibility and communication concerning EU aid and Union financing in third countries, particularly candidate and partner countries; calls upon the Commission to put greater focus on dissemination of the successfully implemented projects, and their positive impact and benefits in order to strengthen the impact of funding and enhance EU public diplomacy;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Welcomes the statement of the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, on the Commission’s firm commitment to fighting anti-semitism and engaging with the Palestinian Authority and the UNRWA to promote quality education for Palestinian children and ensure full adherence to UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, co- existence, and non-violence in Palestinian textbooks; agrees with the stance that the conditionality of EU financial assistance in the educational sector needs to be duly considered; insists that the Commission must guarantee that no Union funds are allocated or linked to any form of terrorism and/or religious and political radicalisation;