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5 Amendments of Thierry MARIANI related to 2019/2028(BUD)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern the decrease of over EUR 1 billWelcomes the reduction inof commitment appropriations founder Heading 4 (Global Europe), which would result in a budget for external action lower than during any of the three preceding years; believes that inaims to decrease by EUR 193.24 appropriations requested in the DB 2020 on a number of specific budget lines, including operational expenditure, namely related to the Development Cooperation Instrument (- EUR 70.00 million), humanitarian aid (- EUR 50.00 million), the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (- EUR 31.00 million), the cEurrent international context, the EU needs to assume more, not less responsibility and that it must be endowed with the necessary financial resourceopean Neighbourhood Instrument (- EUR 23.00 million), the Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries (-EUR 8.28 million), the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (-EUR 4.60 million), the EU Aid Volunteers initiative (- EUR 1.07 million) and actions fin order to be able to do so; calls for the margin of over EUR 200 million in Heading 4 to be allocatedanced under the prerogatives of the Commission and specific competences conferred to the Commission (-EUR 5.29 million);
2062/01/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a further increase in funding for the Western Balkan countries under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II) is needed; in this regard, disapproves ofWelcomes the proposed reduction of the funds dedicated to supporting political reforms and alignment with the acquis in the Western Balkans and asks for a substantial increase instead; calls for an end to the political enlargement of the European Union, whether this is in relation to the Western Balkans or Turkey;
2062/01/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the allocations for Turkey remain at a reduced levelnevertheless remain in place and believes that this is justified by the serious and persistent deficits in the areas of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Turkey; welcomes the increased focus on support for civil society and the continuing shift toward direct management and encourages the Commission to further expedite this rebalancinginsists that funding for Turkey be permanently suspended; calls for the definitive end to the accession process of Turkey to the European Union;
2062/01/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. CRecalls for reversing the proposed budget cuts for the countries in the Southern Neighbourhood under the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI); reiterates that contributions from ENIthat contributions from the European Neighbourhood Instrument to the Syria pledge and the EU Trust Fund for Africa must not come at the expshould provide a response to the challensge of the ENI core priorities and calls for these additional commitments to be fully offset by reinforcementmigration that the European Union has been facing for years; calls, therefore, for greater transparency and better instruments to evaluate the impact of these funds in real terms; notes that it is particularly useful to reflect on the effectiveness of the funds in question, since the problem of migration is a priority for all European countries;
2062/01/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its view that the funding of the administrative and operating expenditures of the European Defence Agency and of permanent structured cooperation from the Union budget is the only option under the Treaties.deleted
2062/01/08
Committee: AFET