Activities of Christine ANDERSON related to 2020/2140(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (8)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is worried about reported instances ofCan comprehend that potential beneficiaries of Union funding under the Erasmus+ programme beingare obliged to follow national rules that are not in line with Union principles; stresses that the Commission should monitor the situation closely and take appropriate action if necessary, as sovereign nation-states are autonomous in their decision-making, the Union should respect national sovereignty and no authoritarian rules should be imposed on nation-states from above;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is one of the values on which the European Union is founded and the Union is committed to promote gender mainstreaming in all of its actions as enshrined in Article 8 TFEU;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Continues to be extremely concerned by the apparevident lack of transparency and accountability in the arrangements for the provision by the Commission of financial support to Euronews and the insufficient monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; vehemently urges the Commission to increase transparency in respect of the budget for multimedia activities and to unambiguously improve accountability for expenditure;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that women’s rights and a gender equality perspective should be integrated and ensured into all policy areas; reiterates therefore its call for the implementation of gender budgeting at all stages of the budgetary process;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that gender equality and mainstreaming has been introduced as one of the horizontal principles for Union funds in the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027, stipulating that gender equality and gender mainstreaming will now be prioritised in the MFF;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to seek greater savings in every area, in view of the crisis caused by the corona emergency measures and the major economic fallout to be expected, thereby providing sufficient leeway to reduce contributions from the Member States and thus free up additional funding that they can use to help their citizens and business communities more effectively than would be possible through redistribution via Brussels;