1 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2016/2202(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes, in principle, the setting- up of the EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa but regrets that no prior consultation of Parliament took place although Parliament enjoys reinforced oversight of EDF programming based on a political commitment made by the Commission; notes that the Commission announced it was committing a total of EUR 1,5 billion from the 11th EDF to the EUTF while other donors pledged EUR 81,5 million but that by mid-November 2016 it had paid only EUR 47,14 million; welcomes the efforts to enhance the transparency of decisions on EUTF projects but underlines the fact that an adequate format for the regular consultation of Parliament is still lacking; recalls that the fund is designed to address the root causes of destabilisation, forced displacement and irregular migration by promoting greater resilience, economic outlets, equal opportunities, security and development;