7 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2012/2016(BUD)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores theIs concerned about the radical cuts proposed by the Commission in the programmes for preventing and fighting crime and terrorism, considering the importance of this area for the EU as proven by the recent setting-up of the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering and taking into account the increase of international crime; requests an adequate budget that corresponds to these challenges;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the fact that the fight against cybercrime is one of the major priorities of the EU's Internal Security Strategy; insists that an enhanced fight against cybercrime at Union level via the upcoming European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) requires adequate funding and that the EC3's tasks as identified by the Commission cannot be carried out with Europol's current human and financial resources; deplores, in this context, the cuts proposed by the Commission for Europol;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the budget increase for the four funds under the Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows programme in comparison to the 2012 budget; deeply regrets, however, the fact that the amounts foreseen in the financial programming for 2007-2013 are maintained only for the Refugee Fund;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes note of the significant increase in commitments and comparatively low level of payments for SIS II; points out that, as of 2013, SIS II will be managed by the IT Agency and should therefore be mostly covered under the Agency's budget; recommends that a substantial share of the budget for SIS II should be kept in reserve until operational progress and compliance with the financial planning have been proven;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Emphasises the need for an adequate staffing level for Fusion for Energy (F4E), the European Joint Undertaking for ITER, to ensure a carful management and sound implementation of Europe's contribution to the ITER project; is concerned by the current staffing level proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Stresses the need to reinforce appropriations for cyber security in the informatics sector, due to the enormous damage that increasing criminal activity in this domain is causing to the EU national economies; insists that an enhanced fight against cybercrime at Union level via the upcoming European Cybercrime Centre requires adequate funding and therefore deplores the cuts proposed by the Commission for Europol, as the Centre's tasks as identified by the Commission cannot be carried out with Europol's current human and financial resources; notes that contrary to the Financial programming, a decrease by EUR 64,4 million is foreseen for the Prevention of and fight against crime programme, compared to Budget 2012, although the programme was supposed to cover also cybercrime and illegal use of the internet;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Takes note of the significant increase in commitments and comparatively low level of payments for SIS II; points out that, according to the global schedule for SIS II, in 2013 the development and migration of the SIS II should be completed and the IT Agency should take over the management of the system; therefore challenges the significant budget increase far beyond its original financial planning at such a late stage before the SIS II is to become operational; recommends to maintain a substantial parts of the budget for SIS II in reserve until operational progress and compliance with the financial planning have been justified;