Activities of Nils UŠAKOVS
Plenary speeches (23)
Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 23 April 2020 - New MFF, own resources and Recovery plan (debate)
Draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union (continuation of debate)
Situation in Belarus - Situation in Lebanon - Situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny (debate)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 – all sections (debate)
Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)
European Semester: annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 – European Semester: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 (debate)
System of own resources of the European Union – Own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste and certain aspects of the GNI-based own resource – Collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (debate)
Guidelines for the 2022 Budget – Section III (debate)
The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law (debate)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections (debate)
The revision of the Financial Regulation in view of the entry into force of the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (debate)
2022 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
Russian aggression against Ukraine (continuation of debate)
Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III (debate)
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (debate)
Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)
Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
Presentation by the Council of its position on the draft general budget - 2024 financial year (debate)
Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)
2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text (debate)
Reports (6)
REPORT on the revision of the Financial Regulation in view of the entry into force of the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union
REPORT on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2024
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast)
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
Shadow reports (10)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Belgium – EGF/2019/001 BE/Carrefour)
REPORT on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2021
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Croatia and Poland in relation to a natural disaster and to provide for the payment of advances to Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain in relation to a public health emergency
REPORT on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2022
RECOMMENDATION on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2003/76/EC establishing the measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2003/77/EC laying down multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the ECSC in liquidation and, on completion of the liquidation, the Assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
REPORT on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2023
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023
REPORT on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2022 of the European Union for the financial year 2022 – Additional measures to address the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine, Union Civil Protection Mechanism reinforcement, Reduction in payment appropriations and update of revenues, Other adjustments and technical updates
Opinions (4)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union
OPINION Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
Shadow opinions (6)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
OPINION on economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union
Opinion on the Commission proposal on fees and charges payable to the European Medicines Agency, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 and Regulation (EU) 658/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse.
Institutional motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law
Oral questions (1)
The outcome of the European Year of Youth
Written questions (3)
Support for municipalities severely affected by the energy crisis
Support for municipalities severely affected by the energy crisis
The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area
Amendments (109)
Amendment 5 #
2023/2182(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasizes the weaknesses of 16 EU agencies in various aspects of budgetary management and management and control systems concerning deficiencies in data quality and completeness, expenditure implemented without the proper delegation of power of an authorising officer, absence of adequate ex-post/ex-ante checks, and weaknesses in management of grants and commitments;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2182(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that EU agencies shall proactively contribute to national and Union efforts while carrying out their tasks in full cooperation with Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, and Member States, avoiding any duplication of work, promoting synergy and complementarity; further calls on the agencies, where and when appropriate, to achieve financial savings by cooperating closely with other Union institutions, agencies and bodies, especially those that have their seat in the same Member State;
Amendment 12 #
2023/2182(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines that it is essential that the EU agencies act impartially, demonstrate integrity and establish high professional standards in particular with regard to senior representatives of an agency, which shall not undermine its integrity during or after their term of office; reminds that there should never be any legitimate reason to suspect that decisions might be influenced by interests conflicting with the role of an agency as a body serving the Union as a whole or by private interests or affiliations of any member of the Management Board which would create, or have the potential to create, a conflict with the proper performance of the official duties of the person concerned;
Amendment 1 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’) has declared the transactions underlying the annual accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) for the financial year 2022 to be legal and regular in all material respects; notes that its accounting system was not validated for the second year in a row;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Acknowledges that the Central Mediterranean remains the main migratory route into the EU; is aware of the insufficient resources and procedures of the EU and Member States that must contribute to saving lives, in line also with the Search and Rescue Convention and at the same time, does not lead to disembarkation of migrants in unsafe ports;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Frontex is the largest EU agency which received more significant budget increases in the last years, in line with its new responsibilities; recalls that EU contributed EUR 788 million in 2023 in comparison to EUR 704 million in 2022; acknowledges that due to unclear legal basis and established practice contributions from Schengen associated countries were calculated around 7% than they should be; recalls that Frontex has been strengthened in terms of staff and technical equipment with its new mandate in 2019; notes that in view of the complex geopolitical situation highlighted by unprovoked Russian aggression in Ukraine, the importance of Frontex in supporting Member States increased significantly and efforts must continue in terms of human and material resources;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes that Frontex implemented 99,4% of its 2022 budget demonstrating the efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls put in place and the significant improvements made in the budget management; notes that public procurement rules need to be better implemented to avoid cases of irregularities in the implementation of procurement contracts;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes that in 2022 the Frontex went through significant managerial changes, including a new fundamental rights officer (FRO), a new chair of its Management Board, three new deputy executive directors and a new executive director; notes the establishment of action plans with national authorities to right the wrongs of the past and present, and to engage in Structured Dialogue, bringing the Fundamental Rights Officers on both sides to the table further welcomes steps taken by Frontex to undergo a transition process and to improve the management culture and promote staff well-being;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Expresses concerns about the remaining outstanding legal cases and criticism on the agency´s involvement in human rights violations, particularly pushbacks at the EU’s external borders, which does not comply with its own regulations;
Amendment 40 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with satisfaction thatthat following the recommendations for an effective border agency compliant with fundamental rights in order to improve accountability, regularity, and legality of all Frontex activities additional 22 Fundamental Rights Monitors (FROMs) were externally recruited, exceeding the obligation of 40 FROMs required by Article 110(6) of the Regulation; welcomes that the Fundamental Rights Office conducted 1 183 deployment days visiting 50 countries which is a substantial increase in comparison to the previous year; further appreciates that the monitors took place in in 37 return missions contributing to the full compliance of the activities with the legal framework in place;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Is concerned about the Agency’s activities involving increased processing and sharing of personal data, which do not comply with Regulation 2018/1725 following the opinions issued by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS); calls on the Agency to report to the discharge authority on the progress on this matter;
Amendment 4 #
2023/2171(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with satisfaction FRA’s assistance in identifying trend in the fields of anti-discrimination, artificial intelligence, its contribution to better law making and implementation by providing legislative and policy advice on matters such as children, victims’ rights, combatting terrorism, anti-racism, anti- semitism, ethnic minorities, LGBTIQ people and other vulnerable groups and data protection; recognizes the quick reaction of FRA to the Russian invasion of Ukraine including being one of the first EU agencies at the border, monitoring the situation, preparing a report, two bulletins, online survey;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2171(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the FRA's continuous initiatives to foster synergies across EU agencies’ work in a number of fields, including data protection and gender- based violence, ensuring fundamental rights compliances; notes with appreciation the close cooperation with the European Border Coast Agency (Frontex), namely co-chairing the Frontex Consultative Forum and attending as fundamental rights expert at the Frontex Management Board meetings; notes its continuous results in the area of asylum and migration, with regular overviews and guidance to Member States of migration-related fundamental rights concerns; welcomes the delivery of training sessions to CEPOL, Frontex and eu-LISA on fundamental rights and the use of IT systems in the area of borders and security; appreciates the participation in the work in the field of security with Europol; welcomes the cooperation with EIGE to prepare for fieldwork for the Violence against Women Survey II;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2169(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges that Europol continued to work closely with eu-LISA on establishing automated checks of travel application data from the European Travel Information & Authorisation System (ETIAS) against Europol data; notes that entry into operation of the ETIAS was postponed to November 2023 by the decision of the Council; appreciates that Europol expanded its cooperation with EPPO in 2022 whereas by the end of the year it supported 21 major EPPO operations in the area of tax fraud;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2139(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that EPPO is an independent body of the EU, established through the concept of enhanced cooperation in criminal matters responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the Union; notes that 22 different EU Member States participate in EPPO whereas; regrets that Hungary, Poland and Sweden have decided not to join the EPPO and Denmark and Ireland have an opt-out from the area of freedom, security and justice; calls on the Commission to engage in an active dialogue with non- participating Member States to support the adoption of cooperation agreements that effectively facilitate the execution of the EPPO’s activities;
Amendment 6 #
2023/2139(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that effective cooperation with relevant stakeholders; welcomes the conclusion of several working arrangements with authorities from third countries notably the Ukraine, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, Georgia and North Macedonia and considers that including non-participating states authorities is pivotal; welcomesnotes the finalisation of the negotiations on a working arrangement at the technical level with the Danish and Polish authorities; acknowledges differences in legal regimes and difficulties arising in negotiations of working arrangement in Ireland; welcomes the commitment by the Irish authorities to review their working arrangement with the EPPO; welcomes the commitment by the Irish authorities to review their working arrangement with the EPPO; is concerned about the systematic lack of cooperation by Poland during 2021-22 which has a direct negative impact on the EPPO’s capacity to protect the EU budget by means of criminal investigations and prosecutions;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2138(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes that in 2022, the Supervisor met or surpassed the targets set out in eight out of nine key performance indicators (KPIs); notes that the internal indicator on the occupancy rate of establishment plan is lower than the target 2022; acknowledges the shortage of skilled professionals and that the Supervisor is facing challenges in attracting specialists with the necessary expertise in specific domains and encourages the Supervisor to examine useful strategies to increase visibility of its vacancies;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the actions by DG HOME to support Member States in improving the return process particularly bycreate partnerships against human trafficking networks to support Member States in carrying out relocations and other transfer mechanisms and in improving quick and efficient asylum and return procedures, like those linking the EU visa policy to cooperation on readmission; welcomes the operational partnerships to fight migrant smuggling with Morocco, Niger, and the Western Balkans; is concerned of particularly low levels of returns of irregular migrants across the EU and associated security risks; calls on the Commission to continue working towards strategy for more effective returns and extend its operational partnerships with third countries; and to promoting integration policies for legally residing non-EU nationals;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to inform non-national Union citizens upon registration in their Member State of residence about their electoral rights and the electoral procedures regarding European and municipal elections, and to offer them the possibility to immediately register as a voter; considers that Members States should extend the right to participate in municipal and European elections to the holders of non-citizen's passports, issued by member states to citizens who possess no citizenship of any other state and are also known as aliens in particular member states.
Amendment 1 #
2023/0367(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes notes of the adjustments proposed by the Commission in relation to heading 7; highlights the fact that Union institutions require the necessary resources to be able to meet their legal and contractual obligations and fulfil their mandate; welcomes the efforts made by the Institutions to cover almost all the amounts required on account of the higher salary update rate through redeployments and the postponement of non-obligatory investments; takes note of the small increase required with respect to pension expenditure and the amount required by the European Schools to cover the cost of high energy prices;
Amendment 38 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The Agency should proactively contribute to national and Union efforts while carrying out its tasks in full cooperation with Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, and Member States, avoiding any duplication of work, promoting synergy and complementarity and thus achieving coordination and fiscal savings.
Amendment 39 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) With regard to the prevention and management of conflicts of interest, it is essential that the Agency acts impartially, demonstrates integrity and establishes high professional standards. There should never be any legitimate reason to suspect that decisions might be influenced by interests conflicting with the role of the Agency as a body serving the Union as a whole or by private interests or affiliations of any member of the Management Board which would create, or have the potential to create, a conflict with the proper performance of the official duties of the person concerned. The Management Board should therefore adopt and make publicly available comprehensive rules on conflicts of interests, giving due consideration to the recommendations of the European Ombudsman. Those arrangements should ensure in particular that senior representatives of the Agency do not undermine its integrity during or after their term of office.
Amendment 40 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Agency should be properly resourced to carry out its tasks and granted an autonomous budget. It should be mainly financed by a contribution from the general budget of the Union. The contribution from the Union budget should be drawn exclusively from unallocated margins under the relevant heading of the multiannual financial framework and/or through the mobilisation of the relevant special instruments. The Union budgetary procedure should be applicable to the Union contribution and to any other subsidies chargeable to the general budget of the Union. The auditing of accounts should be undertaken by the Court of Auditors of the Union.
Amendment 44 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
All Management Board members shall be appointed on the basis of their degree of relevant experience and expertise in the areas referred to in Article 2. The Member States and the Commission shall each strive for a balanced representation between men and womenpay due attention to gender balance on the Management Board. One of the four professionals shall be a representative of the Permanent Cooperation Framework of accident investigation bodies in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2009/18/EC.
Amendment 45 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State and the Commission shall, the European Parliament and the Commission shall, while paying due attention to gender balance, appoint their members of the Management Board as well as an alternate who will represent the member in his or her absence.
Amendment 48 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) adopt and make publicly available the rules for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest in respect of its members and publish annually on its website the declaration of interests of the Management Board members;
Amendment 49 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) adopt and make publicly available its rules of procedure;
Amendment 62 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to achieve financial savings, the Agency shall cooperate closely with other Union institutions, agencies and bodies, especially those that have their seat in the same Member State.
Amendment 68 #
2023/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. The translation services required for the functioning of the Agency shall be provided by the Translation Centre of the Bodies of the European Union or other translation service providers in accordance with the procurement rules and within the limits established by the relevant financial rules.
Amendment 24 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Criteria to be taken into account in order to contribute to the decision making process for choosing the EU Customs Authority seat should be the assurance that Authority can be set up on site upon the entry into force of this Regulation, the accessibility of the location and the existence of adequate education facilities for the children of staff members as well as appropriate access to the labour market, social security and medical care for both children and spouses of staff members. In view of the cooperative nature of most of the EU Customs Authority activities, and in particular the close connection that will exist between the IT systems that the Commission will maintain during the transitional period, while the EU Customs authority will build and operate the EU Customs Data Hub, it should be in a place that allows such close cooperation with the Commission, the authorities of the Union regions most relevant for international trade, and relevant Union and international bodies (for example the World Customs Organisation for facilitating practical cross fertilisation on specific subjects). Furthermore, the geographical spread of EU institutions, bodies and agencies should be taken into consideration. Considering these criteria, the EU Customs Authority should be located at […].
Amendment 25 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55 a) The Authority should proactively contribute to national and Union efforts while carrying out its tasks in full cooperation with Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, and Member States, avoiding any duplication of work, promoting synergy and complementarity. In order to achieve financial savings, the Authority should, where and when appropriate, cooperate closely with other Union institutions, agencies and bodies, especially those that have their seat in the same Member State.
Amendment 27 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)
Recital 56 a (new)
(56 a) With regard to the prevention and management of conflicts of interest, it is essential that the Authority acts impartially, demonstrates integrity and establishes high professional standards. There should never be any legitimate reason to suspect that decisions might be influenced by interests conflicting with the role of the Authority as a body serving the Union as a whole or by private interests or affiliations of any member of the Management Board which would create, or have the potential to create, a conflict with the proper performance of the official duties of the person concerned. The Management Board should therefore adopt and make publicly available comprehensive rules on conflicts of interests, giving due consideration to the recommendations of the European Ombudsman. Those arrangements should ensure in particular that senior representatives of the Authority do not undermine its integrity during or after their term of office.
Amendment 30 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64 a (new)
Recital 64 a (new)
(64 a) The financial proceeds resulting from the enforcement of Union regulations should accrue to the Union budget, as an own resource or as other revenue. The minimum harmonisation of non-criminal sanctions as well as the increasing role of the EU in the enforcement of the Union Customs Code should be considered in this context. The proceeds of such sanctions should constitute an EU own resource alongisde customs duties.
Amendment 37 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – paragraph 4
Article 212 – paragraph 4
4. Members of the Management Board and their alternates shall be appointed in the light of their knowledge in the field of customs, taking into account relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. All parties represented in the Management Board shall make efforts to limit turnover of their representatives, in order to ensure continuity of its work. All parties shall aim to achievensure a gender- balanced representation on the Management Board.
Amendment 43 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) adopt and make publicly available the rules for the prevention and management of conflicts of interests in respect of its members; and shall publish annually on its website the declaration of interests of the management board members;
Amendment 44 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 215 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) adopt itsand make publicly available the rules of procedure;
Amendment 56 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 237 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 237 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where exceptional circumstances so require, the Executive Director may decide to establish a local offices in another Member States for the purposes of carrying out the EU Customs Authority's tasks in a more, efficient, effective and coherent manner.
Amendment 57 #
2023/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 254 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 254 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Proceeds resulting from the enforcement of non-criminal sanctions shall be established as an own resource in accordance with Article 311(3) TFEU.
Amendment 1 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the report A9- 0230/2022 of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control adopted on 8.9.2022, endorsed at Parliament’s part-session of 12 to 15 September 2022;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas, borrowing on capital markets has been a long-standing feature of Union budget operations to the extent that both the Commission and Parliament called for its inclusion in the budget in the 1970s and 1980s, well before the creation of the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism, the temporary support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) or NGEU;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls paragraph 32 of the interinstitutional agreement of 16 December 2020, which refers to the use of the single data-mining and risk-scoring tool to be made available by the Commission “with a view to a generalised application by Member States”; agrees with the Commission’s understanding1a that this must mean that there should be a progressive transition towards a compulsory use and cannot be interpreted as meaning that the use of the tool will remain voluntary; recalls that access to this tool is limited for audit and control purposes, thus, safeguarding the right to protection of personal data; _________________ 1a Replies to the questions of the Council’s Budget Committee on the proposal for a recast of the Financial Regulation of 16 September; e.g. reply to question 8
Amendment 111 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the recast of the Financial Regulation of 16 May2022 as a suitable starting point for the creation of an interoperable digital system for audit and control purposes; notes that the Commission proposes that the system should facilitate risk assessments for the purposes of selection, award, financial management, monitoring, investigation, control and audit that will contribute to effective prevention, detection, correction and follow-up of fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest, double funding and other irregularities; underlines that the functionalities of this system must go beyond the Commission’s proposal to include the tracking and tracing back oft he distribution of EU funds across beneficiaries and their beneficial owners across Member States and all EU funds; underlines therefore the need for a possibility to aggregate data on beneficiaries and their beneficial owners across Member States and EU funds into one total amount per beneficiary, beneficial owner and natural person; stresses the need to provide additional funds to finance the implementation of this interoperable digital system;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Notes that the Commission proposed these changes to take effect for all management modes from the post- 2027 MFF; underlines, however, that a more ambitious transition is feasible and desirable; notes in this regard that the CAP regulation 2021/21161a foresees that the Commission shall by 2025 present a report which assesses the use of the single data-mining tool and its interoperability with a view to its generalised use by Member States; is therefore of the opinion that the proposed changes to the Financial Regulation concerning the interoperable digital system should also take effect from 2025; _________________ 1a REGULATION (EU) 2021/2116 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
Amendment 113 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Reiterates its position that transparency on the distribution of EU funds needs to be improved and information be made more easily accessible for the public; welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the recast of the Financial Regulation in this regard to improve the Financial Transparency System; emphasises that data can only be published in line with data protection rules and the standing jurisprudence of the CJEU; is of the opinion that all publishable information should be combined in one website to overcome the current fragmentation of information;
Amendment 210 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that Heading 7 spending must be set at a level that guarantees that the EU has an effective and efficient administration; calls for the swift adoption of the targeted revision of the Financial Regulation proposed by the Commission in relation to the handling of default interest for the late repayment of cancelled or reduced competition fines, so as to avoid pressure on spending under Heading 7; points out that the Parliament has decided on its position and stands ready to negotiate; encourages the Council to treat this proposal with priority and enter into negotiations with the Parliament;
Amendment 284 #
2022/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Underlines that Union funding must be conditional on respect for and enforcement of the applicable working and employment standards under relevant national and EU law; insists, in this respect, that all programmes and activities funded under the MFF should be designed and implemented in compliance with Article 9 of the TFEU and the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that in accordance with the horizontal principles of cohesion policy, the Member States and the Commission should ensure respect for fundamental rights and compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; that gender equality and the integration of a gender perspective are taken into account and promoted; and that they take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout the lifecycle of programmes;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the significant delay in cohesion policy implementation for the 2021-2027 period; urges the Commission and the Member States to speed up the adoption of partnership agreements and operational programmes and that it should be followed by an accelerated implementation to catch-up the delays; stresses that the prolonged under- implementation of cohesion funds could lead to an abnormal backlog in payments in the second part of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), putting additional pressure on payments during the negotiations on the post-2027 MFF;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RegretsTakes note that the time-limited nature of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) has prompted Member States to prioritise the implementation of the national recovery and resilience plans and is concerned that it could affect the speed of implementation cohesion policy; highlights the need to ensure complementarities and synergies between cohesion policy, the RRF and other policy instruments, to ensure maximum impact;
Amendment 13 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to the proposal of 22 April 2022 for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (COM(2022)0184),
Amendment 15 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
— having regard to the report A9- 0230/2022 of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control adopted on 8.9.2022, endorsed at Parliament’s part-session of 12 to 15 September 2022,
Amendment 159 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52 a. Underlines that for all institutions, bodies and agencies of the Union (EUBAs), the last years revealed the extent of the gap between their preparedness to cyber threats and the rise in frequency and intensity of those; believes all EUBAs should be granted with the appropriate means and staff to recover from this gap both internally and in the context of inter-institutional cooperation;
Amendment 160 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 b (new)
Paragraph 52 b (new)
52 b. Calls for the swift adoption of the targeted revision of the Financial Regulation proposed by the Commission in relation to the handling of default interest for the late repayment of cancelled or reduced competition fines, so as to avoid pressure on spending under Heading 7;
Amendment 163 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55 a. Considers that in times where EU citizens face dramatic rises on their daily life cost, the Union institutions should demonstrate solidarity, notably in relation with energy consumption; advocates that the European Parliament, as their sole directly elected representation body at the Union level, should lead by example in this perspective; believes that the total amount of heated or cooled square meters of the Union buildings correspond to those of a middle size city, and that as such, it should provide the efforts these cities are considering at the moment; requests the Bureau to seek and find ways to make further savings in the EP budget, and trigger the launch of an exchange of good practices between governing bodies of EU institutions in revising their multi annual spending strategies, for instance in the field of Building projects where the Commission considers combining its buying and renovating plans with the selling of a wide range of its offices buildings, taking stock of the lessons learnt in terms of new ways of working, developed throughout the peak periods of the pandemic; considers that the EU institutions should inspire their energy consumption policies from those of local authorities surrounding its facilities, like Brussels region to limit in time outside and inside public buildings lightening;
Amendment 165 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 b (new)
Paragraph 55 b (new)
55 b. Welcomes the recent initiatives taken to ensure energy savings regarding the temperature level in the offices facilities; calls for further detailing these initiatives so as to allow users to fine tune themselves this temperature in the offices and meeting rooms, while remaining in the frame initially designed to perform savings;
Amendment 167 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Asks for sufficient needmeans to be provided to the article 3 2 3 — Support for democracy and capacity-building for the parliaments of third countries in order for the European Parliament to contribute efficiently to the organisation of the third edition of the high-level conference of the Global Campus of Human Rights, if needed and possible including by way of a transfer request from the EP Administration during the budget execution year;
Amendment 173 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 – point c
Paragraph 58 – point c
(c) notes the support given to the Democracy Support and Coordination Group and its Lead Members in carrying out democracy support activities; welcomes the enhanced activities and calls for continuing support on communication with the citizens by providing information also in the languages of linguistic minorities, regions and communities where appropriate and fighting disinformation with special emphasis on the new priority countries;
Amendment 176 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 – point f
Paragraph 58 – point f
(f) askrecalls the Bureau to make known its decision on the future of the Spaak building in Brusselshat proper information and consultation with BUDG committee before adopting any major decision on building related issues is needed due to their important budgetary implications; asks the Bureau to explore savings opportunities and to totally reconsider the project on the future of the Spaak building in Brussels and to oppose the acquisition of Osmose building in Strasbourg;
Amendment 178 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 58 – point g a (new)
(g a) Reiterates, in the context of the actually ongoing revision procedure of the General implementing provisions concerning reimbursement of mission and duty travel expenses and the Internal rules governing missions and duty travel by officials and other servants of the European Parliament, the will of the Plenary expressed on several occasions to regarding the amount of the allowances paid to the Accredited Parliamentary Assistants (APAs) for the missions they carry out between the three places of work of Parliament with a view to ensuring that the Bureau align it at the level of allowance systems for civil servants and other agents;
Amendment 180 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 58 – point g b (new)
(g b) Calls again on the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau to revise respectively the Implementing provisions governing the work of delegations and missions outside the European Union and the "Committee missions outside the three places of work" decision; underlines that such a revision should consider the possibility for APAs, subject to certain conditions, to accompany Members on official Parliament delegations and missions, striking the right balance between the high added value for MEPs and the environmental and logistical and budgetary constraints;
Amendment 117 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure synchronisation with the timeline for the adoption of the statement of estimates, the working document on the building policyies of the Commissionall Union institutions, bodies and agencies should be attached to the draft budget.
Amendment 129 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 254 a (new)
Recital 254 a (new)
(254 a)For the sake of budgetary planning full transparency, any postponed building investment project, planned to be financed by means of transfers throughout the implementation year of budgetary expenditures from lines in the case of unexpected underconsumption of lines, should be listed in the estimates of revenues and expenditures of the institutions to allow such transfers.
Amendment 153 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 158 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Any transfer addressed in this article with the aim of financing in part or in total a Union building project can only happen for projects presented in the working documents accompanying the draft budget of the year concerned except for urgently needed projects for EEAS to relocate staff in safe zones in conflict areas.
Amendment 209 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) as regards appropriations for administration, a working document presenting administrative expenditure to be implemented by the Commission under its section of the budget and a working document on the Commission’sUnion institutions', bodies' and agencies' building policy as referred to in Article 271(1) ;
Amendment 213 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Service-level agreement revisions, and the subsequent changes in the financial obligations of the institutions involved towards each other, shall intervene before these institutions transmit their estimates of revenues and expenditures to the Commission, if the changes relate to appropriations of the year of these estimates;
Amendment 239 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 139 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has created an entity in a different jurisdiction with the intent to circumvent fiscal, social or any other legal obligations including those related to working rights, employment and labour conditions, in the jurisdiction of its registered office, central administration or principal place of business;
Amendment 285 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 271 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 271 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) for each building, the expenditure and surface area, broken down by offices purpose and other purposes, covered by the appropriations of the corresponding budget lines. The expenditure shall include the costs of the fitting-out of buildings but not the other charges;
Amendment 286 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 271 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 271 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the expected evolution of the global programming of surface area and locations for the coming years with a description of the building projects in planning phase which are already identified as well as the foreseeable evolutions of the surrounding real estate market that may impact the initially expected cost, the security conditions or the perspective of the widening of the scale of the building project;
Amendment 287 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 271 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 271 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the explained coherence between the points (a) to (c) of this paragraph with the evolution of the use by staff of the teleworking provisions provided by their institutions;
Amendment 288 #
2022/0162(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 271 – paragraph 2
Article 271 – paragraph 2
2. For any building project likely to have significant financial implications for the budget, the Union institution concerned shall inform the European Parliament and the Council as early as possible, and in any case before any prospecting of the local market takes place, in the case of building contracts, or before invitations to tender are issued, in the case of building works, about the building surface area required, the demonstrated reasons underlying this requirement and the provisional planning.
Amendment 1 #
2022/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046
Article 108 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Repayments under point (a) of the first subparagraph shall be made within 60 days of the cancellation or reduction of the fine, other penalty or sanction. On the expiry of that time limit, the creditor shall be entitled to interest in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 116(5).
Amendment 28 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 29 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. CERT-EU tasks and activities, including services provided by CERT-EU pursuant to Article 12(2), (3), (4), (6), and Article 13(1) to Union institutions, bodies and agencies financed from the heading of the multiannual financial framework dedicated to European public administration, shall be funded through a distinct budget line of the Commission budget. CERT-EU earmarked posts shall be detailed in a footnote to the Commission establishment plan. The posts that are temporarily assigned shall be kept in the establishment plan of the donor institution during the temporary assignment, signalled with a footnote.
Amendment 39 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The processing of personal data carried out under this Regulation shall be subject to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council and guarantee a high level of public safety and ensure the exchange, collection and retention of personal data is limited to what is strictly necessary for a legitimate purpose and hereby secures the protection of privacy rights.
Amendment 42 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. To enable CERT-EU to coordinate vulnerability management and incident response, it may request Union institutions, bodies and agencies to provide it with information from their respective IT system inventories that is relevant for the CERT-EU support. The requested institution, body or agency shall transmit the requested information, and any subsequent updates thereto, without undue delay. Any sharing of data between CERT-EU and Union institutions, bodies and agencies shall follow the principles of clear safeguards for specific use-cases, use mutual legal assistance treaties and other agreements to ensure a higher level of protection for rights when processing requests for cross-border access to data.
Amendment 45 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Union institutions, bodies and agencies may voluntarily provide CERT- EU with information on cyber threats and incidents, moreover request further technical assistance and advise by CERT- EU to combat cybersecurity incidents and attacks. CERT-EU may prioritise the processing of mandatory notifications over voluntary notifications, unless there is a duly justified and urgent need on voluntary requests by Union institutions, bodies and agencies.
Amendment 39 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) While progress has been made towards more consistent rules for the protection of European Union classified information (‘EUCI’) and non-classified information, the interoperability of the relevant systems remains limited, preventing a seamless transfer of information between the different Union institutions and bodies. Interinstitutional cooperation and trust is key to protecting, in an efficient and effective manner, the Information security environment of the Union. Further efforts should therefore be made to enable an interinstitutional approach based on increased synergies to the sharing of EUCI and sensitive non- classified information, with common categories of information and common key handling principles. A baseline should also be envisaged to simplify procedures for sharing EUCI and sensitive non-classified information between Union institutions and bodies and with Member States.
Amendment 46 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 55 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) This Regulation should ensure that any limitation of the right to the protection of personal data and privacy is necessary and proportionate and respect the essence of the right in accordance with Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 56 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) All information security measures involving processing of personal data should be compliant with the relevant Union data protection and privacy law. Union institutions and bodies should provide relevant technical and organisational safeguards to ensure compliance in an accountable, transparent and justified manner.
Amendment 60 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Coordination Group’s work needs the support of experts in different areas of information security: categorisation and marking, communication and information systems, accreditation, physical security and sharing EUCI and exchanging classified information. In order to reduce administrative burden and prevent duplication of effort across the Union institutions and bodies, thematic sub- groups should be therefore established. Moreover, where needed, the Coordination Group should be able to set up other subgroups with specific tasks.
Amendment 35 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Specialist support should offer victims support tailored to their specific needs, and irrespective of any official complaint. Such services could be provided in addition to, or as an integrated part of, general victim support services, which may call on existing entities providing specialist support. Specialist support may be provided by national authorities, victims’ support organisations, or other non- governmental organisations. They should be granted sufficient human and financial resources and, where the services are provided by non-governmental organisations, Member States should ensure that they receive appropriate funand the Union, for instance through the Rights and Values programme and its DAPHNE strand, should ensure that they receive appropriate funds. Member States should ensure that all victims belonging to vulnerable groups or communities receive tailor-made support based on their needs, with special attention to linguistic needs and potential past or present discrimination experiences of certain communities. Support should be provided as offline and online services according to specific needs.
Amendment 44 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Policies to adequately tackle violence against women and domestic violence can only be formulated on the basis of comprehensive and comparable disaggregated data. In order to effectively monitor developments in the Member States and fill the gaps of comparable data, Member States should regularly conduct surveys using the harmonised methodology of the Commission (Eurostat) to gather data and transmit these data to the Commission (Eurostat) and the European Institute of Gender Equality. For the purpose of the analysis of the aggregated data, both Eurostat and EIGE should be reinforced adequately.
Amendment 45 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64 a (new)
Recital 64 a (new)
(64 a) The relevant agencies, in particular the European Institute for Gender Equality, should be provided with the necessary human and financial resources to fulfil the objectives, tasks and responsibilities assigned to it under this directive financed by a contribution from the general budget of the Union, with the necessary appropriations drawn exclusively from unallocated margins under the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial Framework and/or through the mobilisation of the relevant special instruments and not depriving the Right and Values programme of any appropriations agreed for policy purpose under the actual Multiannual Financial Framework.
Amendment 52 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Specialist support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be offered in-person and shall be easily accessible, including to all victims including victims belonging to linguistic minorities and communities, and include online or through other adequate means, such as information and communication technologies, tailored to the needs of victims of violence against women and domestic violence. The support shall be provided also in languages of linguistic minorities, regions and communities within the different Member States.
Amendment 74 #
2021/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the clear link between respect for the rule of law and the efficient implementation of the Union budget in accordance with the principles of sound financial management: economy, efficiency and effectiveness; , as laid down in the Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union1a; _________________ 1aRegulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU)No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, OJL 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1–222.
Amendment 159 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 53 – point b a (new)
b a) Calls again on the Conference of Presidents to revise the Implementing provisions governing the work of delegations and missions outside the European Union; underlines that such a revision should consider the possibility for APAs, subject to certain conditions, to accompany Members on official Parliament Delegations and Missions;
Amendment 174 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point l
Paragraph 53 – point l
l) rRegrets that the Bureau refuses to implement the will of the Plenary expressed on numerous occasions to take action for the full alignment of the allowances rates of officials, other civil servants and APAs in respect of duty travel between Parliament’s three places of work; reiterates its calls on the Bureau to address this issue to remedy that inequality without any further delay and to take the necessary measures to remedy that inequality as soon as possibleimmediate action with regard to the revision of the applicable Rules which is necessary to change the legal framework;
Amendment 175 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 53 – point l a (new)
l a) Regrets that the Bureau refuses to implement the will of the Plenary expressed on several occasions to grant a high level of protection to APAs reporting on breaches of Union law asper Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on whistleblower protection, similar to the level of protection granted to APAs who are victims of harassment; invites the Bureau to define clear and legally certain standards regarding in which cases whistleblower protection can be granted, including for APAs, and to publish those standards;
Amendment 179 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 53 – point p a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Asserts that the Recovery and Resilience Facility is reshaping the European Semester process; underlines that the two processes should be fully coordinated towards building resilience and supporting the recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis;maximising synergies between common policies and strategic guidance at EU level and implementation at national level, as well as building resilience and strong social structures, strengthening gender equality and the gender mainstreaming of all public interventions and supporting the recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis by making use of the NGEU in an efficiently and targeted manner:
Amendment 33 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the limited size of the EU budget, together with its expenditure driven nature and being subject to the principle of equilibrium, means that its redistribution and stabilisation functions are also very limited; stresses that it is all the more important to take full advantage of all possibilities under the multiannual financial framework (MFF), the NGEU and the own resources system to support national recovery, social justice, and environmental, economic, social and inclusive resilience. ; while also strengthening the EU budget with a broader portfolio of own resources;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2244(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses how the social tracking methodology to be developed for the Recovery and Resilience Funds can play a key role to improve the European Semester in order to better incorporate social and environmental issues on an equal footing to fiscal coordination, by for example paying more attention to aggressive tax planning, poverty reduction, gender equality, social justice, social cohesion and upward convergence;
Amendment 87 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) Support actions aimed at providing education, training and accessibility to information on new care models, digital transformation, tools and services;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that Parliament’s key functions are to co-legislate with Council, to decide on the Union budget, to represent citizens and to scrutinise the work of other Union institutions; considers as well that newly decided special committees or sub- committees should not have as a consequence the decrease of staff in the other committees;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that significant savings as compared to the proposal of the Secretary- General are required to bring closer the rise of this proposal to the expected general inflation rate for 2021 and that all efforts to strive for the more efficient and transparent use of public money are strongly encouraged; recommends for that purpose that adequate attention should be paid to the cost of projects, not only by the members of Committee on Budgets at the time of deciding the annual budget with the Parliament’s Bureau, but also by the latest, at the time of deciding on the launch of projects;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2214(BUD)
7 a. Highlights in this respect that requests voted by the plenary of the Parliament should be implemented as a matter of principle, without delay;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Underlines that the European Parliament should be fully capable of properly participate in the process of the Conference on the Future of Europe, and commits therefore to come up with the potentially needed reinforcements during the annual budgetary procedure for 2021 or in the course of the budget 2021 execution through the transfer procedure;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that DG TRAD is aiming to develop a tool that is able to automatically transcribe and translate parliamentary multilingual debates in real time, so that all citizens have equal access to information in their language; asks that a financial analysis be carried out on the total cost of the whole projecthighlights that the effectiveness and added value of such tools have to be ensured and proven in advance in all 24 official languages; asks that a financial analysis be carried out on the total cost of the whole project; considers therefore that the means dedicated to multilingualism, namely translation and interpretation, should not be reduced, as long as no reduction in workload is performed;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls for the protection of the environment and the saving of resources; recalls its request to make greater use of videoconferencing, including with external participants through the use of wide spread software and other technologies, in particular by rationalising the missions of staff between the different workplaces; welcomes the notice of the Questors of 18 February 2020 to encourage members and political group secretariats to apply the trunk-sharing policy with the aim of decreasing the number of lorries needed for Strasbourg missions thereby helping to reduce Parliament’s carbon footprint;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Reminds its call to the Bureau to work on a technical solution to allow Members to exercise their right to vote while benefiting from their maternity, paternity or, sickness leave; or cases of force majeure;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recalls its request regarding the amount of the allowances paid to the APAs for the missions they carry out between the three places of work of the Parliament with a view to ensuring that the Bureau intervenes to fully harmonisealign it to the level of the allowance systems for civil servants, and other agents and APAs;
Amendment 117 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Asks the Bureau to propose extending the status of APAs to local assistants in the interests of administrative simplification; asks for clarification on the criteria taken into account to establish the table of remuneration for local assistants and requests a thorough analysis of these to assess their up to date character;
Amendment 120 #
2019/2214(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Calls again on the Conference of Presidents to revise the Implementing provisions governing the work of delegations and missions outside the European Union; underlines that such a revision should consider the possibility for APAs, subject to certain conditions, to accompany Members on official Parliament Delegations and Missions;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2114(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that the design of the coordinated package of personalised services should also anticipate emerging labour market developments, with a special focus on the shift towards a source-efficient and sustainable economy;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2114(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 4 #
2019/2114(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that globalisation represents a challenge for the Union; considers, moreover, that tackling youth and other unemployment involves the creation of opportunities of re-skilling and up-skilling in the European companies; believeexpects that Carrefour Belgium shouldwill ensure the necessary high-quality social dialogue with its workers during this process;
Amendment 5 #
2019/2114(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes that the co-ordinated package of personalised services was drawn up by Belgium in consultation with the social partners, in particular with trade unions, vocational counsellors and social workers, in order to reconsider various redeployment solutions adapted to the needs of the redundant workers;