Activities of Eduard KUKAN related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Interim report on MFF 2021-2027 – Parliament’s position in view of an agreement
Amendments (4)
Amendment 5 #
1. Stresses the need to substantially increase appropriations for EU external action under the new multiannual financial framework (MFF) while preserving the EU’s values-based foreign policy; welcomes the modest real-term funding increase proposed by the Commission and calls for a further relative increase in external action commitments, which needs to be preserved in the interinstitutional negotiations;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the proposal for a consolidation of the European Development Fund into the EU budget, and calls for a reinforcement of the scrutiny powers of the European Parliament;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that reform of the current architecture of external financing instruments should take into account the strategic priorities of the EU, enhance accountability, transparency, efficiency and coherence; stresses that these objectives cannot be achieved without a solid governance structure that allows for political control, is strategy-driven, inclusive and accountable, and includes clear objectives, benchmarks and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; regrets that the Commission’s proposal for the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) contains virtually no such provisions on governance aspects;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for more democratic debate on EU external assistance also through a stronger involvement of the European Parliament in strategic political steering of the EU’s external action instruments;