110 Amendments of Julien SANCHEZ
Amendment 4 #
2024/0275(COD)
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Parliament has repeatedly called for more resources for the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) in view of the increasing number and intensity of natural disasters and the need to speed-up procedures so that support reaches Member States and regions hit by natural disasters more quickly; notes that the RESTORE proposal provides additional assistance and further flexibility to Member States affected by natural disasters for their cohesion policy programmes 2021-2027 to respond to such disasters; regrets that cohesion policy is again used as an emergency response tool and maintains that this approach risks undermining its longer-term policy and investment objectives and is a symptom of a lack of flexibility and crisis response capacity in the EU budget; calls for the RESTORE proposal to explicitly include a commitment to allocate a significant portion of the funds to support the creation or renovation of infrastructure for natural disaster risk prevention, which would help mitigate the impact of future disasters and consequently reduce the costs required for repairs;
Amendment 14 #
2024/0275(COD)
Paragraph 9
9. Fears that a broad definition of ‘natural disaster’ could lead to more than estimated programme amendments, thus potentially triggering higher than estimated payment needs that have not yet been factored in for the coming years; recalls the need for a more precise definition of the concept of ‘natural disaster’ to avoid ambiguous interpretations and to ensure that RESTORE resources are allocated exclusively to genuine emergencies and to supporting the creation or renovation of infrastructures for natural disaster risk prevention; calls on the Commission to revise this definition to prevent any misuse or improper reallocation of funds;
Amendment 17 #
2024/0275(COD)
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance to prevent double financing and calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that support under RESTORE is in addition to support under Union programmes, including the EUSF; calls on the Commission to establish strict monitoring mechanisms to ensure the exclusive use of funds, limit redundancy in financing, and strengthen transparency;
Amendment 18 #
2024/0274(COD)
Paragraph 11a (new)
11a. Calls for the immediate cessation of negotiations and the abandonment of the association agreement between the European Union and MERCOSUR; strongly denounces the unacceptable risks posed by this draft agreement, as it would allow the massive importation of low-cost agricultural products produced under practices that blatantly disregard the strict environmental, social, and health standards imposed on European producers; underlines that this agreement would create additional unfair competition for European farmers and livestock producers on several products, exposing them to imports derived from farming and cultivation practices that fail to comply with European sanitary and environmental standards; warns of the risk of European farms being weakened or even driven out of business by the influx of meat and other agricultural products from MERCOSUR that do not meet European standards; insists that Europe must not become an open market for food products that fail to meet the sustainability and safety requirements we impose on our own producers, especially given that major public health concerns cannot be ignored;
Amendment 52 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 53 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States and Moldova, shouldmust ensure the compliance, coherence, consistency and complementarity, increased transparency and accountability in the delivery of assistance, including by implementing appropriate internal control systems and anti-fraud policies. The support under the Facility should be made available under the preconditions that Moldova upholds and respects effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi- party parliamentary system, free and fair elections, pluralistic media, an independent judiciary and the rule of law, and to guarantee respect for all human rights obligations, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Amendment 54 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 57 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Decisions on the release referred to in Article 19(3) for the support in the form of loans shouldmust be adopted in the period from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2029. This final date includes the time necessary for the Commission to evaluate the successful fulfilment of the payment conditions concerned and to adopt the subsequent release decision.
Amendment 58 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to maximise the leverage of Union financial support to attract additional investment, and to ensure Union control over the expenditure, the investments supporting the Reform Agenda should be implemented through the NIP. At least 25% of the loan amount released to Moldova should be made available by Moldova to investment projects approved under the NIP. This is in addition to the non-repayable support provided by the Union for these projects.
Amendment 59 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A Facility Agreement should be concluded with Moldova to set up the principles of the financial cooperation between the Union and Moldova, and to specify the necessary mechanisms related to the control, supervision, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and audit of Union funding under the Facility, rules on taxes, duties and charges and measures to prevent, detect, investigate and correct irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest. Consequently, a loan agreement should also be concluded with Moldova setting out specific provisions for the management and implementation of funding provided in the forms of loans. Both the Facility Agreement and the loan agreement shouldmust be transmitted to the European Parliament and to the Council, upon request.
Amendment 60 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The implementation of the Facility shouldmust be underpinned by a coherent and prioritised set of targeted reforms and investment-related priorities in Moldova (the ‘Reform Agenda’), providing a framework for boosting inclusive sustainable socio-economic growth, clearly articulated and aligned with Union accession requirements and the fundamentals of the enlargement process. The Reform Agenda will serve as an overarching framework to achieve the objectives of the Facility. The Reform Agenda shouldmust be prepared in close consultation with relevant stakeholders, including social partners and civil society organisations and their input should be reflected. Disbursement of Union support shouldmust be conditional on compliance with the payment conditions and on measurable progress in the implementation of reforms set out in the Reform Agenda assessed and formally approved by the Commission. The release of funds should be structured accordingly, reflecting the objectives of the Facility.
Amendment 61 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The Reform Agenda shouldmust include targeted reform measures and priority investment areas, along with payment conditions in the form of measurable qualitative and quantitative steps that indicate satisfactory progress or completion of those measures, and a timetable for the implementation of those measures. The Reform Agenda should also include a preliminary list of planned investment projects intended for implementation under NIP. Those steps should be planned to be implemented for no later than 31 December 2027, although it should be possible for the overall completion of the measures, to which such steps refer, to extend beyond 2027 but not later than 31 December 2028. The Reform Agenda shouldmust include an explanation of Moldova’s system to effectively prevent, detect and correct irregularities, corruption, including high-level corruption, fraud and conflicts of interest, when using the funds provided under the Facility, and the arrangements to avoid double funding from the Facility and other Union programmes as well as other donors.
Amendment 62 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Measures under the Reform Agenda shouldmust contribute to improving an efficient public financial management and control system, money laundering, tax avoidance, tax evasion, fraud and organised crime and to an effective system of State aid control, with the aim of ensuring fair conditions for all undertakings.
Amendment 63 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The Reform Agenda shouldmust contain a description of such systems as well as specific steps related to Chapter 32 in order to support Moldova in bringing its audit and controls requirements in line with Union standards. In the event that a request for the release of funds includes a step related to Chapter 32, referred to in Article 19(2), the Commission may not adopt a decision authorizing the release of funds unless it assesses such step positively.
Amendment 65 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) The Facility Agreement shouldmust also include indicators for assessing progress towards the achievement of general and specific objectives of the Facility set out in this Regulation. Those indicators shouldmust be based on internationally agreed indicators. Indicators shouldmust also, to the extent possible, be coherent with the key performance indicators included in Commission Implementing Decision approving the Reform Agendas for the Western Balkans under Regulation (EU) 2024/1449 and in the EFSD+ Results Measurement Framework. The indicators shouldmust be relevant, accepted, credible, easy, and robust.
Amendment 66 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The Commission shouldmust assess the Reform Agenda based on the list of criteria set out in this Regulation. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to approve the Reform Agenda. The Commission will duly take into account Council decision 2010/427/EU (11) and the role of the European External Action Service (EEAS), where appropriate.
Amendment 68 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 71 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The Facility Agreement should provide the obligation for Moldova to ensure the collection of, and access to data in compliance with Union data protection principles and with applicable data protection rules, adequate data on persons and entities receiving funding, including beneficial ownership information, for the implementation of the Reform Agenda. Financial support for the Reform Agenda should be possible inmay only take the form of a loan. In the context of Moldova’s financing needs, it is appropriate to organise the financial assistance under the diversified funding strategy provided for in Article 224of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and established as a single funding method therein, which is expected to enhance the liquidity of Union bonds and the attractiveness and cost-effectiveness of Union issuance.
Amendment 73 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 76 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission shouldmust provide, upon request of the European Parliament in the framework of the discharge procedure, detailed information about the implementation of the Union budget under the Facility, in particular as regards audits carried out, including weaknesses identified and corrective measures taken, and as regards projects approved under NIP, including where applicable the amount of Moldova’s co-financing as well as other sources of contributions including from other Union financing instruments.
Amendment 79 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States and Moldova, shouldmust ensure the compliance, coherence, consistency and complementarity, increased transparency and accountability in the delivery of assistance, including by implementing appropriate internal control systems and anti-fraud policies. The support under the Facility should be made available under the preconditions that Moldova upholds and respects effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi- party parliamentary system, free and fair elections, pluralistic media, an independent judiciary and the rule of law, and to guarantee respect for all human rights obligations, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Amendment 79 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In the interest of transparency and accountability, Moldova shouldmust publish data on final recipients receiving amounts of funding exceeding the equivalent of EUR 510 000 cumulatively during the implementation of reforms and investments under this Facility.
Amendment 80 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 81 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) The Commission shouldmust ensure that the financial interests of the Union are effectively protected under the Facility. Considering the long track record of financial assistance provided to Moldova also under indirect management and taking into account its gradual alignment with the Unions internal control standards and practices, the Commission should rely to a great extent on the operation of Moldova’s internal control and fraud prevention systems. In particular, the Commission and OLAF and, where applicable, the EPPO should be informed of all suspected cases of irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest affecting the implementation of funds under the Facility without delay.
Amendment 82 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Decisions on the release referred to in Article 19(3) for the support in the form of loans shouldmust be adopted in the period from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2029. This final date includes the time necessary for the Commission to evaluate the successful fulfilment of the payment conditions concerned and to adopt the subsequent release decision.
Amendment 83 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to maximise the leverage of Union financial support to attract additional investment, and to ensure Union control over the expenditure, the investments supporting the Reform Agenda should be implemented through the NIP. At least 25% of the loan amount released to Moldova should be made available by Moldova to investment projects approved under the NIP. This is in addition to the non-repayable support provided by the Union for these projects.
Amendment 83 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Furthermore, Moldova shouldmust report the irregularities including fraud which have been the subject of a primary administrative or judicial finding, without delay, to the Commission, and to competent entities such as the European Parliament, and keep it informed of the progress of administrative and legal proceedings. With the objective of alignment to good practices in Member States, this reporting should be done by electronic means, using the Irregularity Management System, established by the Commission.
Amendment 84 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Moldova shouldmust establish a monitoring system feeding into a semi- annual report on the fulfilment of its Reform Agenda’s payment conditions accompanying the semi-annual request for the release of funds. Moldova shouldmust collect and provide access to data and information allowing the prevention, detection and correction of irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest, in relation to the measures supported by the Facility.
Amendment 85 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A Facility Agreement should be concluded with Moldova to set up the principles of the financial cooperation between the Union and Moldova, and to specify the necessary mechanisms related to the control, supervision, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and audit of Union funding under the Facility, rules on taxes, duties and charges and measures to prevent, detect, investigate and correct irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest. Consequently, a loan agreement should also be concluded with Moldova setting out specific provisions for the management and implementation of funding provided in the forms of loans. Both the Facility Agreement and the loan agreement shouldmust be transmitted to the European Parliament and to the Council, upon request.
Amendment 85 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) The Commission shouldmust ensure that clear monitoring and independent evaluation mechanisms are in place in order to provide effective accountability and transparency in implementing the Union budget, and to ensure effective assessment of progress towards the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 86 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The Commission shouldmust provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on progress towards the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 87 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) The Commission shouldmust carry out an evaluation of the Facility upon its completion.
Amendment 88 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 90 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The implementation of the Facility shouldmust be underpinned by a coherent and prioritised set of targeted reforms and investment-related priorities in Moldova (the ‘Reform Agenda’), providing a framework for boosting inclusive sustainable socio-economic growth, clearly articulated and aligned with Union accession requirements and the fundamentals of the enlargement process. The Reform Agenda will serve as an overarching framework to achieve the objectives of the Facility. The Reform Agenda shouldmust be prepared in close consultation with relevant stakeholders, including social partners and civil society organisations and their input should be reflected. Disbursement of Union support shouldmust be conditional on compliance with the payment conditions and on measurable progress in the implementation of reforms set out in the Reform Agenda assessed and formally approved by the Commission. The release of funds should be structured accordingly, reflecting the objectives of the Facility.
Amendment 91 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The Reform Agenda shouldmust include targeted reform measures and priority investment areas, along with payment conditions in the form of measurable qualitative and quantitative steps that indicate satisfactory progress or completion of those measures, and a timetable for the implementation of those measures. The Reform Agenda should also include a preliminary list of planned investment projects intended for implementation under NIP. Those steps should be planned to be implemented for no later than 31 December 2027, although it should be possible for the overall completion of the measures, to which such steps refer, to extend beyond 2027 but not later than 31 December 2028. The Reform Agenda shouldmust include an explanation of Moldova’s system to effectively prevent, detect and correct irregularities, corruption, including high-level corruption, fraud and conflicts of interest, when using the funds provided under the Facility, and the arrangements to avoid double funding from the Facility and other Union programmes as well as other donors.
Amendment 91 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Activities under the Facility shall mainstream and promote democracy, human rights and gender equality, progressively align with the social, climate and environmental standards of the Union, mainstream climate change mitigation and adaptation, where relevant, disaster risk reduction, environmental protection and biodiversity conservation, including through, where appropriate, environmental impact assessments, and shall support progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. Those activities shall avoid stranded assets, and shall be guided by the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and of ‘leaving no one behind’, as well as by the sustainability mainstreaming approach underpinning the European Green Deal. At least 37 % of the non-repayable financial support, including provisioning, provided to investment projects approved under the Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP) should account to climate objectives.
Amendment 92 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Measures under the Reform Agenda shouldmust contribute to improving an efficient public financial management and control system, money laundering, tax avoidance, tax evasion, fraud and organised crime and to an effective system of State aid control, with the aim of ensuring fair conditions for all undertakings.
Amendment 93 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The Reform Agenda shouldmust contain a description of such systems as well as specific steps related to Chapter 32 in order to support Moldova in bringing its audit and controls requirements in line with Union standards. In the event that a request for the release of funds includes a step related to Chapter 32, referred to in Article 19(2), the Commission may not adopt a decision authorizing the release of funds unless it assesses such step positively.
Amendment 94 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) The Facility Agreement shouldmust also include indicators for assessing progress towards the achievement of general and specific objectives of the Facility set out in this Regulation. Those indicators shouldmust be based on internationally agreed indicators. Indicators shouldmust also, to the extent possible, be coherent with the key performance indicators included in Commission Implementing Decision approving the Reform Agendas for the Western Balkans under Regulation (EU) 2024/1449 and in the EFSD+ Results Measurement Framework. The indicators shouldmust be relevant, accepted, credible, easy, and robust.
Amendment 95 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The Commission shouldmust assess the Reform Agenda based on the list of criteria set out in this Regulation. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to approve the Reform Agenda. The Commission will duly take into account Council decision 2010/427/EU (11) and the role of the European External Action Service (EEAS), where appropriate.
Amendment 96 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Facility shall be supported with resources from the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe amounting to EUR 420 million and a maximum amount of EUR 1 500 million in loans. The amount for loans shall not constitute part of the amount of the External Action Guarantee within the meaning of Article 31(4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947.
Amendment 97 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 97 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 99 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The Facility Agreement should provide the obligation for Moldova to ensure the collection of, and access to data in compliance with Union data protection principles and with applicable data protection rules, adequate data on persons and entities receiving funding, including beneficial ownership information, for the implementation of the Reform Agenda. Financial support for the Reform Agenda should be possible inmay only take the form of a loan. In the context of Moldova’s financing needs, it is appropriate to organise the financial assistance under the diversified funding strategy provided for in Article 224of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and established as a single funding method therein, which is expected to enhance the liquidity of Union bonds and the attractiveness and cost-effectiveness of Union issuance.
Amendment 99 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The release of the Union’s assistance shall be managed by the Commission in a manner consistent with the key principles and objectives of reforms set out in the Reform Agenda. AllThe funds lent, with the exception of complementary support referred to in paragraph 2, and resources referred to in paragraph 5, shall be provided in twice- yearly instalments based on the completion of the necessary reforms in the specified timelines as agreed in the reform agenda and agreed in the Commission Implementing Decision.
Amendment 101 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Amendment 105 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission shouldmust provide, upon request of the European Parliament in the framework of the discharge procedure, detailed information about the implementation of the Union budget under the Facility, in particular as regards audits carried out, including weaknesses identified and corrective measures taken, and as regards projects approved under NIP, including where applicable the amount of Moldova’s co-financing as well as other sources of contributions including from other Union financing instruments.
Amendment 108 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In the interest of transparency and accountability, Moldova shouldmust publish data on final recipients receiving amounts of funding exceeding the equivalent of EUR 510 000 cumulatively during the implementation of reforms and investments under this Facility.
Amendment 110 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) The Commission shouldmust ensure that the financial interests of the Union are effectively protected under the Facility. Considering the long track record of financial assistance provided to Moldova also under indirect management and taking into account its gradual alignment with the Unions internal control standards and practices, the Commission should rely to a great extent on the operation of Moldova’s internal control and fraud prevention systems. In particular, the Commission and OLAF and, where applicable, the EPPO should be informed of all suspected cases of irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest affecting the implementation of funds under the Facility without delay.
Amendment 111 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Furthermore, Moldova shouldmust report the irregularities including fraud which have been the subject of a primary administrative or judicial finding, without delay, to the Commission, and to competent entities such as the European Parliament, and keep it informed of the progress of administrative and legal proceedings. With the objective of alignment to good practices in Member States, this reporting should be done by electronic means, using the Irregularity Management System, established by the Commission.
Amendment 111 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the breakdown by instalment of financing between loan support and non- repayableof loan support;
Amendment 112 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Moldova shouldmust establish a monitoring system feeding into a semi- annual report on the fulfilment of its Reform Agenda’s payment conditions accompanying the semi-annual request for the release of funds. Moldova shouldmust collect and provide access to data and information allowing the prevention, detection and correction of irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest, in relation to the measures supported by the Facility.
Amendment 113 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) The Commission shouldmust ensure that clear monitoring and independent evaluation mechanisms are in place in order to provide effective accountability and transparency in implementing the Union budget, and to ensure effective assessment of progress towards the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 115 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 116 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The Commission shouldmust provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on progress towards the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 116 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 117 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) The Commission shouldmust carry out an evaluation of the Facility upon its completion.
Amendment 121 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Following satisfactory fulfilment of payment conditions, the Commission will adopt a decision authorising a release of funds, as referred to in Article 19(3). This decision shall, in accordance with Article 6(1), set the amount of funds to be made available in the form of non-repayable support provided by the Union for projects approved under the NIP, and the amount of financial assistance in the form of loan support to be released to Moldova. This decision shall also set out, in accordance with the ratio set in the Facility Agreement as referred to in Article 8(5)(c), the share of this loan support to be made available by Moldova as co-financing for projects approved under the NIP.
Amendment 122 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 124 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission concludes that Moldova has not taken the necessary measures within a period of 12 months from the initial negative assessment referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission shall reduce the amount of the non- repayable financial support and of the loan proportionately to the part corresponding to the relevant payment conditions. During the first year of implementation, a deadline of 24 months shall apply, calculated from the initial negative assessment referred to in paragraph 4. Moldova may present its observations within two months from the communication to them of the Commission’s conclusions.
Amendment 125 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission may reduce the amount of the non-repayable financial support and recover from Moldova, including by offsetting, any amount spent to achieve the objectives of the Facility, or to reduce the amount of the loan to be disbursed to Moldova or request early repayment of the loan in accordance with the loan agreement, in the event of funds unduly paid, identified cases of, or serious concerns in relation to, irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest affecting the financial interests of the Union that have not been corrected by Moldova, or of a reversal of qualitative or quantitative steps or in cases it is found, after the payment has taken place, that steps were not satisfactorily fulfilled, or of a serious breach of an obligation resulting from the Facility Agreements or from the loan agreements-, including on the basis of information provided by OLAF or of the Court of Auditors’ reports. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council prior to taking any decision of such reductions.
Amendment 127 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 10
Article 19 – paragraph 10
10. Payments of the non-repayable financial support and of tThe loans under this Article shall be made in accordance with the budget appropriations, as set in the annual budgetary procedure, and subject to the available funding, respectively. Funds shall be paid in instalments. An instalment may be paid in one or more tranches.
Amendment 128 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Moldova shall publish up-to-date data on final recipients receiving amounts of funding exceeding the equivalent of EUR 510 000 cumulatively over the period of three years for the implementation of reforms and investments under this Facility.
Amendment 134 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The Facility Agreement shall also provide for the right of the Commission to reduce proportionately the amount of the non-repayable financial support provided under the Facility and to recover from Moldova, including by offsetting, any amount spent to achieve the objectives of the Facility and to reduce the amount of the loan to be disbursed to the Beneficiary or request early repayment of the loan in accordance with the loan agreement, in the event of funds unduly paid, identified cases of, or serious concerns in relation to, irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest affecting the financial interests of the Union that have not been corrected by Moldova, or in cases it is found, after the payment has taken place, that steps were not satisfactorily fulfilled, or of a serious breach of an obligation resulting from the Facility Agreement or from the loan agreement. When deciding on the amount of the recovery and reduction, or the amount to be repaid early, the Commission shall respect the principle of proportionality and shall take into account the seriousness of the irregularity, fraud, corruption or conflict of interest affecting the financial interests of the Union, or of a breach of an obligation. Moldova shall be given the opportunity to present its observations before the reduction is made or early repayment is requested.
Amendment 138 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the Facility and assess the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3. The monitoring of implementation shall be targeted and proportionate to the activities carried out under the Facility Agreement, and shall be without prejudice to the reporting requirements set out under Regulation (EU) 2021/947. The indicators referred to in Article 11(2) shall be expected to contribute to the Commission’s monitoring of the Facility.
Amendment 178 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Activities under the Facility shall mainstream and promote democracy, human rights and gender equality, progressively align with the social, climate and environmental standards of the Union, mainstream climate change mitigation and adaptation, where relevant, disaster risk reduction, environmental protection and biodiversity conservation, including through, where appropriate, environmental impact assessments, and shall support progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. Those activities shall avoid stranded assets, and shall be guided by the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and of ‘leaving no one behind’, as well as by the sustainability mainstreaming approach underpinning the European Green Deal. At least 37 % of the non-repayable financial support, including provisioning, provided to investment projects approved under the Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP) should account to climate objectives.
Amendment 200 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Facility shall be supported with resources from the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe amounting to EUR 420 million and a maximum amount of EUR 1 500 million in loans. The amount for loans shall not constitute part of the amount of the External Action Guarantee within the meaning of Article 31(4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947.
Amendment 203 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 205 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The release of the Union’s assistance shall be managed by the Commission in a manner consistent with the key principles and objectives of reforms set out in the Reform Agenda. All funds lent, with the exception of complementary support referred to in paragraph 2, and resources referred to in paragraph 5, shall be provided in twice- yearly instalments based on the completion of the necessary reforms in the specified timelines as agreed in the reform agenda and agreed in the Commission Implementing Decision.
Amendment 210 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Amendment 253 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the breakdown by instalment of financing between loan support and non- repayableof loan support;
Amendment 259 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 261 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 271 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Following satisfactory fulfilment of payment conditions, the Commission will adopt a decision authorising a release of funds, as referred to in Article 19(3). This decision shall, in accordance with Article 6(1), set the amount of funds to be made available in the form of non-repayable support provided by the Union for projects approved under the NIP, and the amount of financial assistance in the form of loan support to be released to Moldova. This decision shall also set out, in accordance with the ratio set in the Facility Agreement as referred to in Article 8(5)(c), the share of this loan support to be made available by Moldova as co-financing for projects approved under the NIP.
Amendment 276 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission concludes that Moldova has not taken the necessary measures within a period of 12 months from the initial negative assessment referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission shall reduce the amount of the non- repayable financial support and of the loan proportionately to the part corresponding to the relevant payment conditions. During the first year of implementation, a deadline of 24 months shall apply, calculated from the initial negative assessment referred to in paragraph 4. Moldova may present its observations within two months from the communication to them of the Commission’s conclusions.
Amendment 277 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission may reduce the amount of the non-repayable financial support and recover from Moldova, including by offsetting, any amount spent to achieve the objectives of the Facility, or to reduce the amount of the loan to be disbursed to Moldova or request early repayment of the loan in accordance with the loan agreement, in the event of funds unduly paid, identified cases of, or serious concerns in relation to, irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest affecting the financial interests of the Union that have not been corrected by Moldova, or of a reversal of qualitative or quantitative steps or in cases it is found, after the payment has taken place, that steps were not satisfactorily fulfilled, or of a serious breach of an obligation resulting from the Facility Agreements or from the loan agreements-, including on the basis of information provided by OLAF or of the Court of Auditors’ reports. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council prior to taking any decision of such reductions.
Amendment 279 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 10
Article 19 – paragraph 10
10. Payments of the non-repayable financial support and of the loans under this Article shall be made in accordance with the budget appropriations, as set in the annual budgetary procedure, and subject to the available funding, respectively. Funds shall be paid in instalments. An instalment may be paid in one or more tranches.
Amendment 280 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Moldova shall publish up-to-date data on final recipients receiving amounts of funding exceeding the equivalent of EUR 510 000 cumulatively over the period of three years for the implementation of reforms and investments under this Facility.
Amendment 285 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The Facility Agreement shall also provide for the right of the Commission to reduce proportionately the amount of the non-repayable financial support provided under the Facility and to recover from Moldova, including by offsetting, any amount spent to achieve the objectives of the Facility and to reduce the amount of the loan to be disbursed to the Beneficiary or request early repayment of the loan in accordance with the loan agreement, in the event of funds unduly paid, identified cases of, or serious concerns in relation to, irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest affecting the financial interests of the Union that have not been corrected by Moldova, or in cases it is found, after the payment has taken place, that steps were not satisfactorily fulfilled, or of a serious breach of an obligation resulting from the Facility Agreement or from the loan agreement. When deciding on the amount of the recovery and reduction, or the amount to be repaid early, the Commission shall respect the principle of proportionality and shall take into account the seriousness of the irregularity, fraud, corruption or conflict of interest affecting the financial interests of the Union, or of a breach of an obligation. Moldova shall be given the opportunity to present its observations before the reduction is made or early repayment is requested.
Amendment 288 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the Facility and assess the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3. The monitoring of implementation shall be targeted and proportionate to the activities carried out under the Facility Agreement, and shall be without prejudice to the reporting requirements set out under Regulation (EU) 2021/947. The indicators referred to in Article 11(2) shall be expected to contribute to the Commission’s monitoring of the Facility.
Amendment 1 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the increased payment needs for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), coupled with those for the Common Agricultural Policy in the Global Transfer (DEC 11/24), as a sign that programme implementation is gathering pace after a worryingly slow start in the 2021-2027 period; underlines that the EUR 2,9 billion increase for the ERDF, primarily for the STEP platform, reveals unpredictable budget management; regrets that such a significant amount was not foreseen from the outset, highlighting major shortcomings in the Commission’s planning;
Amendment 2 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the increased payment needs are almost entirely covered through revenue from fines and penalties, in particular the EUR 2,4 billion competition fine imposed on Google for antitrust infringements; expresses concern about the growing dependence on revenue from fines and penalties to fulfil payment appropriation requirements; notes that this opportunistic approach raises doubts regarding the long-term sustainability of a budget reliant on unpredictable income sources, such as the EUR 2,4 billion from competition fines;
Amendment 5 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the inclusion of revenue and expenditure budget lines for the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism; underlines the importance of sustained financial support to Ukraine in a context where financing under the Ukraine Facility and existing macro-financial assistance (MFA) arrangements falls short of needs;
Amendment 6 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the inclusion of revenue and expenditure budget lines for the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism; underlines the importance of sustained financial support to Ukraine in a context where financing under the Ukraine Facility and existing macro-financial assistance (MFA) arrangements falls short of needs; underlines that peace is the only viable and sustainable path to resolve the conflict; stresses the importance of a peaceful solution and calls on all parties to prioritise dialogue to reach a solid and lasting agreement;
Amendment 7 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the higher-than- budgeted salary adjustment for 2024, which impacts both remuneration and pensions, with a higher-than-forecast number of new pensioners in 2024 further pushing up pension costs; welcomes the fact that almost all additional costs across institutions have been covered through internal redeployments and that recourse to the Single Margin Instrument is therefore contained; notes with concern, however, the increase of EUR 68,5 million to cover salary and pension expenses, as a result of a salary adjustment that significantly exceeds forecasts;
Amendment 8 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the salary adjustment also affects decentralised agencies, which have been struggling with inflation above the 2 % deflator by which their annual budgets increase and are particular insofar as staff and operating costs represent a large portion of their outgoings; welcomes the fact that agencies that could not find the resources through redeployments see a 1,7 % increase in the Union contribution; reiterates that the current treatment of decentralised agencies’ budgets as separate from administrative spending under Heading 7 of the MFF requires further reflection as part of the Commission’s preparations for the post- 2027 MFF; reiterates that decentralised agencies should prioritise optimising their expenditure rather than relying on budgetary adjustments for personnel expenses; stresses that any increase in the Union’s contribution should be an exceptional measure and not a systematic solution;
Amendment 10 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the increase in appropriations for European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) to cover rising costs and the corresponding decrease in appropriations for the European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA); recalls that the EUAA was reinforced as part of the mid- term revision of the MFF in order to enable it to cCommission has requested an increase in Frontex staffing to 30 000 agents and that it is therefore essential to implement the necessarry out new tasks in accordance with the Pameasures to achieve this goal; requests, on an experimental basis and for a duration of three years, that the correct ion Migration and Asylum; calls on the Commission to work closely with the agency to ensure that it is equipped to perform those new tasks and absorb the additional appropriations from 2025coefficient applied to Warsaw and Poland be set at 100, aligning it with that of Brussels; calls on the Commission to stop relying on Frontex’s vacancy rate to justify the lack of reinforcement, as this criterion is unsuitable given the specific nature of the agency’s operations, particularly with regard to the recruitment method for operational personnel in the European Standing Corps (Category 1 under EU public agent status); demands a staff increase for Frontex, equivalent to that of other decentralised agencies;
Amendment 13 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the additional appropriations for the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) in 2024 in the wake of the June 2024 cyber-attack on the agency; insists on the need for lessons to be learnt and for further technical support to be provided to other agencies by the Cybersecurity Service for the Union entities (CERT-EU),regrets, nevertheless, that the increase in funding for cybersecurity at the CEPOL results from a reactive management approach to cyber-attacks, highlighting the urgent need for a preventive strategy to ensure the security of all agencies’ infrastructures in view of the high cybersecurity threat;
Amendment 15 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the fact that, with the recast Financial Regulation now in force, it is possible to include negative revenue in the budget for the payment of compensatory interest in lost court cases; notes that the Commission is currently establishing the precise amount of such interest and calls on the Commission to provide this information to the budgetary authority as soon as possible in 2025; urges the Union to adopt a stricter policy of financial responsibility to reduce losses due to compensatory interest in cases of legal disputes, as such expenses could be avoided with better management of procedures and rigorous oversight;
Amendment 16 #
2024/0252(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. regrets the increasingly frequent use of the Flexibility Instrument established in Article 12 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093;
Amendment 1 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to Regulation (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) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/20121 , and in particular Articles 6, 20 and 44 thereof, _________________ 1 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/oj.
Amendment 4 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note that the decrease in the amount of own resources other than GNI (in particular with respect to customs duties) and in the size of the UK contribution to the budget results in an increase in GNI contributions of EUR 5,63 billionCalls on the European Commission to prioritise the reduction of non-essential expenditure, instead of increasing Member States' contributions based on GNI, which places a significant burden on the affected Member States;
Amendment 5 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the European Commission to present customs duties, both in this draft amending budget no. 4 and in all their future budget proposals, in a three-column format indicating their gross amount, the amount of 75% returned by the Member States, and, above all, in the name of the principles of budgetary accuracy and transparency as recalled in Article 6 of the Financial Regulation, the amount of 25% that the collecting Member States retain as their recovery costs; further requests the European Court of Auditors to conduct an accurate assessment of custom duties amounts;
Amendment 6 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes with regret that the customs duties forecasts for 2024 have been revised downwards by 18.3%, indicating inadequate budgetary estimates, which results in a substantial loss of own resources for the Union, estimated at approximately 4.5 billion euros; emphasises that this decline necessitates an increase in contributions based on Member States' GNI, thereby imposing an additional burden on European citizens; calls for more rigorous management of the EU budget's own resources and for more reliable and accurate forecasting;
Amendment 18 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the lack of transparency in the negotiation of the sublease contract for the former headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in London with the company WeWork, a renegotiation which has led to substantial revenue losses for the EMA; regrets the EU’s balancing contribution to the EMA to compensate for the decrease in rental income from the building, due to this questionable and opaque renegotiation; calls on the European Court of Auditors to carefully examine the compliance of this renegotiated rental contract, particularly in light of the principles of sound financial management and transparency, as well as the conditions under which it was drafted;
Amendment 24 #
2024/0185(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Regrets that the Flexibility Instrument, designed to be used as a last resort, is being mobilised with increasing frequency; strongly urges the Commission to look for more sustainable and structured budgetary solutions, in order to avoid systematically resorting to exceptional mechanisms to address budgetary challenges;
Amendment 76 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 91 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Intends, therefore, to restore the cuts proposed by Council; to ensure that programmes are properly resourced and that the budget’s flexibility and response capacity are maintained throughout the annual budgetary procedure; insists on the need forDemands the Commission to provide reliable, timely and accurate information on NGEU borrowing costs and on expected Recovery and Resilience Facility disbursements throughout the budgetary procedure; recalls that Parliament is deeply concerned about the impact of the inherent uncertainty for the EURI interest line and questions the forecast from the Commission on NGEU borrowing costs and expected Recovery and Resilience Facility disbursements throughout the budgetary procedure;
Amendment 126 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 190 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Expresses its deep concern at the fact that the Commission has financed or co-financed campaigns to promote the veil, claiming, for example, that ‘freedom is in the hijab’; stresses that the EU budget must no longer finance future campaigns that may promote the veil or indirectly make the wearing of the compulsory veil commonplace;
Amendment 214 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Underscores the negative impact of droughts and other extreme, climate change induced, weather patterns on the agricultural sector; underlines the importance of the fruit and vegetables sector, of school schemes as well as promotional measures of agricultural products under the Common Agricultural Policy; decides, therefore, to increase the allocation of these budget lines under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund by a total of EUR 56 million above the DB; emphasises equally the importance of investing, where possible, in the digitalisation of small and medium-sized farms and the acquisition of equipment to implement good environmental practices in farming and to contribute to environmental sustainability in Union agriculture;
Amendment 226 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Notes the amount of EUR 450 million earmarked for the agricultural reserve and recalls that EUR 516,5 million was needed in 2024; calls on the Commission to provide sufficient and coherent funding for the agricultural reserve in order to mitigate the economic effects of extreme weather events on farms and to preserve food security and self-sufficiency, while ensuring that direct payments are not reduced and considering the mobilisation of non-CAP funds, as well as allowing the use of margins to finance this reserve; points out that the agricultural reserve was not deployed for the first time until 2022 and that it has been used more frequently since then; insists on Parliament's role in the use of the reserve and calls on the Commission to apply objective and transparent criteria for the allocation of funds;
Amendment 236 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Notes that additional financing is needed under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in order to ensure appropriate and speedy implementation of the Asylum and MigratioStresses the failure of EU policies to prevent migratory flows and trafficking in human beings; reiterates its concern about the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, which should ensure the proper implementation of a rigorous asylum policy in Pact; decides, therefore, to reinforce the AMIF by EUR 25 million above DB in 2025 given AMIF’s positive contribution in providing immediate support to refugeescordance with international standards, while blocking illegal immigration and ensuring border controls and a proper repatriation policy;
Amendment 248 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. calls on the Commission to immediately mobilise substantial EU funds and resources to help Member States strengthen external border protection capacities and physical infrastructure, such as walls, surveillance resources, including aerial surveillance, and equipment;
Amendment 278 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Underlines that the war continues to have significant effects on countries in the Eastern Neighbourhood, such as Moldova, that have provided shelter and assistance to refugees fleeing the war and faced the knock-on effects of sky-high inflation and energy prices; underlines the importance of sustained support for candidate countries in implementing the necessary accession-related reforms and in enhancing their resilience and preventing and countering hybrid threats; decides, therefore, to increase appropriations by EUR 50 million above the DB for the Eastern Neighbourhood; proposes, furthermore, to increase accession-related support under the Instrument for Pre- Accession (IPA III) by EUR 3 million in 2025;
Amendment 287 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64 a. Stresses that the EU's overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and outermost regions need special support because of their remoteness; draws attention in particular to the difficulties of access to drinking water and sanitation and the poor state of water supply networks, problems common to the OCTs and outermost regions;
Amendment 291 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Recalls that spending under Heading 7 should be set at a level that guarantees that the Union has an effective and efficient administration; considers that the Council’s cutsalls for a reduction in this he adming are unjustified and would not allow the Commission to recruit suitable staff in Luxembourg and to fulfil its tasks; restores therefore the DB for the Commission administrative expenditure, including with respect to its Officesistrative appropriations allocated to the European institutions, particularly as regards expenditure on Housing allowance in Luxembourg from the Commission and impacted Offices (-EUR 5.42 million) and in the Commission's buildings related expenditure (-EUR 5 million); calls for greater rationalisation of the EU's administrative services to avoid duplication and reduce costs; calls for savings to be reallocated to the Union's strategic priorities, such as border security, support for SMEs, and research and innovation;
Amendment 4 #
2024/0089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 5 #
2024/0089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the fact that the 2023 surplus is considerably lower than the 2022 surplus, pointing to improved budgetary forecasting and management byexistence of a surplus which reflects poor budgetary planning on the part of the Commission;
Amendment 7 #
2024/0089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the calculation of the adjusted annual GNI lump-sum reductions for the five beneficiary Member States, which amount to around EUR 5,4 billion net; highlights the fact that these rebates are inflation-linked and have therefore increased at a higher rate than the MFF ceilings, which are adjusted annually on the basis of the 2 % deflator; stresses that this anomaly increases the burden on the otherCalls for a review of flat-rate reductions to ensure a fairer distribution of the burden between all Member States;