18 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the commitments of the EC to provide the necessary resources to protect the external borders of the EU, to reinforce security inside and outside the Union, to provide MS support for the reception of people in need for international protection and to address the root causes of migration flows in the countries of origin and transit; points out however that the EUR 5.2 billion programmed in 2017 for Heading III and IV to address challenges posed by the refugee and migration crisis and unprecedented threat levels posed to the security of European citizens by terrorism, cybercrime and other serious organized crime of increasingly complex and cross-border nature represent less than 3,5% of the total Union budget, which is little considering existential stakes involved for the EU; considers that the Union should show solidarity with those in real need and the preservation of the European democratic values, when they are under threat by terrorism and intolerance aimed at destroying the European tolerance;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the use of the flexibility instrument and the contingency margin under Heading 3 for an amount of EUR 1.7 billion but notes that further flexibility is no longer possible in 2017; regretnotes that actions under Heading 4 are only partially financed by the Union budget, which is a concern f; invites Member States to live up to their commitments and the Commission to support their implementation of the agreements as much as possible;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes funding of AMIF (EUR 1.6 billion) and ISF (EUR 0.7 billion); supports the total funding (EUR 3 billion) for setting up the European Border and Coast Guard agency, the new Entry-Exit System, the new Common European Asylum System and for creating the instrument providing fast and efficient emergency humanitarian assistance within the EU; underlines the difficult condition of the unaccompanied minors in refugee camps, subject to potential abuse and trafficking, and calls for the creation of proper tools, using these emergency funds, in order to rapidly improve the current situation;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that while the budgetary resources and the number of posts for the European Border and Coast Guard seem adequate for now, the future needs of the agency in terms of operational resources and staff will have to be closely monitored so that the agency does not lack behind reality; suggests, that the grades of temporary posts shall be increased to meet the complex nature of the new tasks assigned to the agency by the revised regulation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Acknowledges that the budgetary resources and staff of EASO proposed by the Commission are meeting the Agency's needs. Stresses the importance, that these figures must not be decreased and that there should be a revision of these figures if a situation of an increased inflow of migrants emerges again;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its conviction that the Union budget should find ways of financing new initiatives which are not to the detriment of existing Union programmes and policies and is disappointed that the Preparatory Action for defence research, which will amount to EUR 80 million in the next three years will be squeezed under the current budget of the MFF; is convinced that with an already underfinanced Union budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects in relation to the common security and defence policy also need additional financial means by the Member States; considers that the current MFF mid-term review/revision should be used by the Member States in that respect; in expectation of proposals by the Commission to concretize key projects within the preparatory action on defence research, requests the Member States to clarify the long-term funding for common defence research;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the budget increase of the efficient JHA agencies, particularly those involved with migration and security; welcomes the Europol European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) fight against online child sexual exploitation and points out the need for more human resources in this field; underlines the need for proper funding adjustments in order to support Eurojust facing the massively increasing workload in areas such as fight against terrorism, cybercrime, illegal immigrant smuggling and other forms of serious cross-border crime; requests to further justify the dramatic 92%, EUR 73 million increase of the budget of EU-LISA for the Entry Exit System and the revision of Dublin legislation as well as to explain break- down of appropriations between EU- LISA budget and the ISF;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the budget increase of the efficient JHA agencies involved with migration and security; requests to further justify the dramatic 92%,would welcome further detailed explanations about the EUR 73 million increase of the budget of EU-LISA for the Entry Exit System and the revision of Dublin legislation as well as to explain break-down of appropriations between EU-LISA budget and the ISF;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the budget increase of the efficient JHA agencies involved with migration and security especially EUROPOL, EUROJUST; requests to further justify the dramatic 92%, EUR 73 million increase of the budget of EU-LISA for the Entry Exit System and the revision of Dublin legislation as well as to explain break-down of appropriations between EU- LISA budget and the ISF;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that a coordinated approach between the Member States to fight organised crime, cybercrime, terrorism and other serious crime with cross-border dimension is more important than ever and urges for an increase of Europol and Eurojust operational resources and staff; underlines especially Europol's need for sufficient human and operational resources; In this context is very concerned about the vulnerability of unaccompanied minors and young women during the migration crisis who can easily become victims of criminals; additional posts are needed to improve among others the identification of victims, to intensify the persecution of criminals, to destroy the organized networks of sexual abusers and to accelerate the detection, analysis and removal of child abuse material on- and offline; also stresses the urgency to combat terrorists misusing the migration flow for terrorist purposes and to combat organised crime networks misusing the hardship of migrants for their criminal intents;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for strengthening EMCDDA in the connection with the planned adoption of the regulation on new psychoactive substances with additional tasks for the agency.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. In the face of increased threat levels in several Member States and the concurrent challenges of migration management and the fight against terrorism and organised crime, requests funding for additional staff for Europol; recalls that Europol currently has only 3 staff members at their disposition to be deployed to 8 permanent and additional non-permanent Hot-Spots in Italy alone; considers this number to be too low for Europol to be able to fulfil their tasks in terms of fight against human trafficking, terrorism and other serious cross-border crime;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the creation of a budget line for an EU Search and Rescue Fund, which is to coveris convinced that search and rescue activities carried out by the Member States and coordinated at the Union level, in particular in the Mediterranean; is of the opinion that creating a dedicated Fund constitutes a more adequate solution than continuously increasing the budgets of Frontex or the newly created European Border and Coast Guarde an important tool for Frontex and Member States financed by the AMIF Fund; therefore asks for an adequate level of funding to tackle the whole range of tasks caused by the migration crisis including the rescue operations and legal ways for refugees, such as resettlement, humanitarian visa and direct help, especially for victims of torture and for unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. recalls that Directive (EU) 2016/681 (PNR Directive) has to be implemented in the Member States until May 2018; invites the Commission and Member States to provide sufficient financial resources within the budget line on 'Prevention and fight against cross- border organised crime and better management of security related risks and crisis' so that a swift implementation at a technical high level with full interoperability can be guaranteed and Member States, which face economic problems, are able to be part of the PNR system in the foreseen time delay; __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 132).
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. In detail, stresses the need for sufficient human and material resources for Europol's newly established European Counter Terrorism Center, EC3 and IRU, including with regards to joint operational planning and threat assessment in order to strengthen a coordinated approach between the Member States to fight organised crime, cybercrime and internet related crime, terrorism and other serious crime; asks for additional funding for joint investigation teams;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43 b. Recalls the planned improvement and interoperability of the different JHA information systems announced by the Commission in its communication "the future framework for stronger and smarter information systems for border management and internal security" dated 6 April 2016; urges to foresee the need for appropriate resources for those technical solutions to be implemented swiftly and efficiently;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43 c. Welcomes the inclusion in the 2017 budget of the adequate resources to support the long term transformation of Frontex into a European Border and Coast Guard agency and the transformation of EASO into a fully- fledged asylum agency; stresses that, while the resources for the European Border and Coast Guard seem adequate for now, the future needs of the agency in terms of operational resources and staff will have to be closely monitored to that the agency does not lag behind reality;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Notes with regret that the Council has decreased the DB of the Ombudsman by - EUR 195 000; underlines that this reduction would impose a disproportionate burden on the very limited budget of the Ombudsman and would have major impact on the institution's capacity to serve the European citizens effectively; restores therefore all the budget lines cut by Council in order to enable the Ombudsman to fulfil her mandate and commitments;