5 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in 2020 the total available budget for the Union programmes and actions under the portfolio of Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) amounted to EUR 6 043 million in commitment appropriations (some 7 % more than in 2019); notes that, despite the unavoidable cancellation or postponement of some activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic and thanks to the measures taken under the ‘force majeure’ clause, DG EAC achieved most targets in 2020 and executed commitments fully and payments virtually fully, as did Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) for relevant expenditure;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges DG EAC’s flexibility and efforts to prevent under- implementation of programmes due to the COVID-19 pandemic; welcomes the measures taken to mitigate the effects of the crisis on applicants and beneficiaries, such as extending application deadlines, extending the duration of ongoing projects, supporting additional costs up to the maximum amounts granted to projects under the applicable legal frameworks, and applying further flexibility towards blended activities;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the crucial role of the Creative Europe Programme in funding the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) in Europe, especially in times of crisis; regrets, however, that due to the lack of budget for the period 2014- 2020, several high quality projects could not be funded at a time where the CCSI needed support;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the 2020 update of DG EAC’s Anti-Fraud Strategy andimed at reinforcing the identification and handling of high-risk beneficiaries and of issues such as double funding and conflicts of interest, and commends the measures taken to prevent the risk of COVID-19-related fraud, including in the design of the next generation of programmes;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges DG EAC, DG CONNECT and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to take without delay all appropriate measures to improve the protection of personal data wherever needed, to minimise the risks linked to third country data transfers, in order to enable the continuation of international operations in 2021 in full compliance with EU data protection law, and to strengthen staff awareness and knowledge of data protection rules, including through targeted training.