Activities of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2022/2081(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 – Commission
Amendments (3)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note that the implementation of the 2021 budget was significantly impacted by the delays in the adoption of new legal bases and the new rules for structural funds, as well as the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and its social consequences, and their impact on the budget in the social area that was adopted before the crisis;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses the importance of the ESF and the ESF+ to encourage high level of employment, the creation of quality jobs and fight against poverty and social exclusion; expresses the need to provide them with the continued financial and political support of the EU, national and regional institutions in the delivery of their targets in the years to come, in particular to reflect the particular needs in the current crises and contribute to the implementation of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the achievements of the Porto targets;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Notes that, on average, more than one out of five persons and one out of four children are still at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the European Union; recalls the EU commitment to the support for the most deprived through FEAD and the ESF+, alleviating the worst forms of poverty in the Union, such as food deprivation, homelessness, and child poverty; notes that about 13 million people, including approximately 4 million children under the age of 15 are supported by FEAD annually;