Activities of Younous OMARJEE related to 2020/2045(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
Amendments (8)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on the need to ensure as a priority that the objectives of the FRT are consistent with the EU’s general principles, policies and objectives, including democracy, the rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Takes notes of the Special report 27/2018 on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, where the Court concluded that the Facility could have been more effective, and that it could achieve more value for money;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes the Court evaluation that the Facility did not fully achieve its objective of coordinating the response effectively; considers that there is still room for improvement in terms of efficiency of humanitarian projects, and this after almost three years after the Special report was published;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to better address refugees’ needs for municipal infrastructure and socio-economic support, in order to improve the streamlining and complementarity of the assistance provided to them; regrets that disagreement with Turkey on how to address these needs meant that the support in the above- mentioned areas was insufficiently covered[1]; [1] ECA Special report 27/2018 on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need to make sure strict monitoring exercises and audits are carried out to ensure compliance with the Financial Regulation; invites the Commission to scale up reporting on the FRT and asks it to ensure that these funds specifically target refugee projects and are not used for any other purposes; in this sense insists that the Turkish authorities grant implementing partners full access to the data on eligible beneficiaries, in order to improve the accountability and efficiency of the monitoring framework of these flagship projects[2]; [2] ECA Special report 27/2018 on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to implement a strategy for the transition from humanitarian to development assistance, whose goal is to reduce and ultimately to eradicate poverty, and to improve the efficiency of cash assistance projects;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with appreciation the efforts and measures taken by the EU and its Member States to support refugees in Turkey; regrets, however, the general public’s lack of knowledge about these actions.