Activities of Bogdan RZOŃCA related to 2023/0264(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)
2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text (debate)
Shadow reports (2)
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024
REPORT on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure
Amendments (9)
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the key role cohesion policy plays in delivering on EU policy priorities and boosting the EU economy by contributing to fair and sustainable growth and development, promoting economic and social convergence between countries and regions, supporting the green and digital transitions, and fostering innovation and employment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to accelerate implementation of cohesion policy; notes that the amount of payments proposed by the Commission for 2024 is much lower than the forecasts provided by the Member States; is of the opinion that this poses a threat to the accumulation of payments in the years 2025 - 2027; stresses that it is necessary to adopt traditional mechanisms to modify the amount of payments in shared management programmes during the financial year to ensure the possibility of rapid reaction in the event of an expected acceleration of the implementation of cohesion policy projects;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Reiterates its concern about the negative impact of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on global food security and affordability and about farmers’ ability to withstand inflationary pressure and increased input prices; underlines the challenge for European farmers to cope with competition from Ukrainian agricultural products flowing into the EU; calls on the Commission to propose appropriate solutions that support European farmers without blocking the transit of Ukrainian crops to third countries; emphasises the need to help new and young farmers as a structural solution and thereby ensure the sustainability of the sector and generational renewal; proposes, therefore, to increase income support to young farmers by EUR 40 million above DB;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Underlines that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, armed conflicts and instability in neighbouring regions, as well as poverty and underlying trends in economic development, demographic changes, globalisation in transport and communications continue to push people to come to the Union for refuge, in search of a better life or to reunite with close family members, placing significant pressure on programmes and agencies under Heading 4; recalls, in that regard, its view that financing under the Heading should be increased by EUR 250 million in 2024, in line with its MFF interim report; in this context, strongly condemns the use of the difficult situation of refugees to launch hybrid attacks and put pressure on the borders of Member States, in particular those bordering Russia and Belarus; is of the opinion that such attacks should be opposed in solidarity and consistently, without allowing third countries to instrumentalise refugees and use them to exert political pressure;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that the war has vastly increased pressure on asylum systems in the Member States and that the Union must provide longer-term support to the host Member States to facilitate the reception and integration of refugees from Ukraine, face the recent migration trends via the Mediterranean route and anticipate the financial implications of a timely agreement on the Pact on Asylum and Migration (AMIF); decides, therefore, to reinforce the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund by EUR 110 million above DB in 2024 given AMIF’s positive contribution in providing immediate support to refugees; underlines that AMIF must play a key role in contributing to countering irregular migration and strengthening the effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries for migrants with no right to stay in the EU;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that the war has vastly increased pressure on asylum systems in the Member States and that the Union must provide longer-term support to the host Member States to facilitate the reception and integration of refugees from Ukraine, face the recent migration trends via the Mediterranean route and anticipate the financial implications of a timely agreement on the Pact on Asylum and Migration (AMIF); is also of the opinion that Member States hosting Ukrainian refugees should receive additional financial support; decides, therefore, to reinforce the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund by EUR 110 million above DB in 2024 given AMIF’s positive contribution in providing immediate support to refugees;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Stresses that effective and fair management and protection of the Union’s external borders are key to ensuring the security of the Union, guaranteeing the smooth and efficient implementation of the Union’s migration and asylum policy and preserving the free movement of people within the Union and the proper functioning of the Schengen area; stresses, moreover, the need to better prevent irregular migration to protect vulnerable people from smuggling and trafficking networks and address the instrumentalisation of migrants as part of hybrid attacks; considers it necessary to provide adequate financing in relation to ongoing migration challenges due to the current situation in Ukraine and the possible development of the refugee crisis; underlines the vital role that the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) plays in that regard; notes that the Commission proposes to reinforce the BMVI above financial programming levels in the DB, though points out that this ‘reinforcement’ only partially offsets repeated redeployments from the BMVI to finance revised agency mandates; proposes to increase appropriations for the BMVI by EUR 60 million above DB, including to support Romania and Bulgaria in their preparations for accession to the Schengen area;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Highlights the need for a further increase in appropriations and staff for eu- LISA to ensure that the agency can implement critical internal security and border management projects; underlines the need for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to have the requisite resources to carry out its operational activities effectivelyprotect EU citizens by supporting the Member States in managing the EU's external borders and tackling cross-border crime and decides, therefore, to restore the DB for the agency;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Notes the importance of ‘military mobility’ in enabling Member States to provide rapid support in the context of the war; stresses that moving military and humanitarian aid cargo across borders remains a challenge and that timely provision of military support to Ukraine largely depends on the infrastructure capacity; emphasises the urgent need to adapt the EU’s transport corridors and logistic hubs and infrastructure for heavy and large-scale military transport in support of our partners in EU’s unstable neighbourhood and as a vital part of any crisis management on our own soil; underlines that the programme is heavily oversubscribed, has substantial absorption capacity and will be fully committed by the end of 2023; decides, therefore, to increase appropriations for ‘military mobility’ by EUR 45 million above DB;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Stresses the importance of the Southern Neighbourhood line in supporting political, economic and social reforms in the region, in providing assistance to refugees, in particular Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and in enabling support along the southern migration routes; proposes, therefore, to increase appropriations for the line by EUR 650 million above DB, including to ensure predictable funding for UNWRA;