2 Amendments of Sabrina PIGNEDOLI related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the proposal to increase the appropriations of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% while leaving the number of statutory staff unchanged; in particular, it is concerned by the lack of increase of human resources for Europol, which will undermine Europol’s development and operational activities in 2021; reminds that the Agency is requested to provide increased operational support to Member States and, upon request, has recently launched new initiatives such as the European Financial and Economic Crime Centre and the Innovation Lab which require additional funding; expects Agency’s tasks to be further extended in 2021 with the upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 000 should be provided to the Agency in line with its request; requests to add further 63 posts to the Agency establishment plan;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the crucial role played by Europol to ensure the security of EU citizens and the support to national law enforcement authorities in fighting ever evolving security threats; notes the impact of the COVID 19 crisis on the European organised crime landscape and the surge of criminal activities in specific areas, such as child sexual abuse online and goods counterfeiting. Underlines that post-COVID economic recovery efforts calls for the highest level of vigilance to prevent and fight criminal infiltrations in the legal economy; believes that, as part of an EU coordinated approach, the EU agencies and bodies, such as Europol, EPPO, Eurojsut and OLAF, can contribute to combat organised crime activates and potential fraud of the EU recovery budget.