Activities of Alexandr VONDRA related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023-all sections
Amendments (3)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission REPowerEU Plan to accelerate the green transition and to increase the Union’s energy independence; highlights that accelerating the implementation of the European Green Deal willhas the potential to reduce the Union dependency from third countries in some sectors, but underlines as well that there is a severe risk that some vital sectors will leave the Union and thus make the Union more dependent on third countries;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that Russia's illegitimate and unjustifiable war against Ukraine has made the world substantially more insecure and has presented the Union with new challenges; it is important to address all those challenges, including gaining independence from Russia, especially when it comes to our energy supply, but it is also important not to underestimate other challenges; the Union must, therefore, work together to guarantee security of supply and affordability of energy; in addition, it is important to keep, especially in these times, the promise of the European Green Deal in mind, according to which no one will be left behind; the Union budget should, therefore, reflect the need to combat energy and transport poverty;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reminds the importance of taking due account of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding public health and affordable and accessible care services; in this regard calls for increasing the level of support to the European Health Union in addition to the EU4Health Programme in the 2023 Union budget; calls for a specific action on mental health within the framework of the EU4Health Programme in order to tackle the mental health problems of the population and particularly those derived from the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that sufficient resources should be allocated for increasing investments in research and development in the area of health;