Activities of Francisco GUERREIRO related to 2023/2029(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls its long-standing position that the Heading 6 ceiling is insufficient to allow the Union to achieve its ambitions and strategic goals on the global stage; stresses, in particular, the need for the EU budget to make a tangible contribution to the reconstruction in Ukraine as well as to the most demanding global challenges such as climate change and extreme poverty; underlines its view that the Heading 6 and in particular Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) needs to be understood not only as a budgetary expenditure, but as an investment instrument; calls, therefore, on the Commission to present an ambitious revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) with sufficient funding for Heading 6, since the current financial programming is insufficient for the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and forDICI, that will better reflect the geopolitical ambitions of the European Union and its global commitments;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the MFF revision to refine the nomenclature of the NDICI – Global Europe in order to allow the budgetary authority to exercise its scrutiny powers, particularly as regards the neighbourhood budgetary lines, and to reflect better our strategic approach; highlights in this regard the need for a stronger focus on climate action, including the flexibility for financing outside the multiannual indicative programs and a full budgetization of international commitments, in particular the Loss and Damage Fund;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its full commitment to support Ukraine and calls for a clarification of the role of NDICI in this respect; believes that the volumes aimed at mitigating the impact of the war and the food crisis stemming from it need to be increased in light of the EU’s global responsibility in fighting hunger; is of the opinion that budgetary guarantees provided from the NDICI for the MFA+ provided to Ukraine in 2022 should be moved over and above the ceiling given the nature of the expenditure, and also to create availabilities for unforeseen challenges;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to provide detailed figures on the implementation of the horizontal objectives, in particular on climate and migration, migration, positive contribution towards halting biodiversity loss and gender mainstreaming; recalls that the Commission must respect the horizontal targets as defined in Regulation (EU) 2021/9471 as well as Article 15 of the Inter-institutional Agreement; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 (OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Commission’s use of the emerging challenges and priorities cushion does not respect the spirit of Article 17, in particular as concerns the financing of new legislative initiatives; regrets the pre-allocation of 60 % of funds for the remaining cushion without considering future anticipated needs not yet taken into account, such as the Syrian refugee package; calls onasks the Commission to inform Parliament in detail ahead of each mobilisation of the cushion funds and to take its observations into account, in line with Recital 71 of the regulation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the monitoring of the stability of the investment framework provided for by the NDICI (European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus and the External Action Guarantee) given the current geopolitical and economic instability and to ensure that its purpose is maintained as provided for in the regulation; calls on the Commission to provide the budgetary authority with quarterly updates, including on the use and amounts of budgetary guarantees; as well as the estimated provisioning and future forecasts as well as the state of play as regards the climate and biodiversity targets and the contribution of the NDICI to promote gender equality.