7 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly believes that it is imperative to rise to the climate challenge and the protection of the environment in a way that boosts employment and the creation of new jobs, strengthens competitiveness and ensures social prosperity; underlines the key role of new and emerging technologies in achieving this objective; stresses the need for the Union to lead by example and inspire other countries around the globe to follow on the same pathway and invest further in climate related expenditure; welcomes the powerful calls for action made by EU leaders at the recent UN climate change summit and the commitments made recently by several Member States to ramp up spending in areas such as energy efficiency and transport and energy infrastructure;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the Commission did not follow the budgetary request of Europol and proposed to underfund the Agency by more than 330 million euros in 2020 and decrease the number of temporary agents by 52; rejects the Commission’s proposal of substantial reduction of contract agents at Europol, which will jeopardise the operational activities of the Agency; notes that the decrease of the eu-LISA commitment appropriations by 18,7 % (-55 million euros) corresponds to the end of the development of the Entry Exit System; reiterates the need to ensure adequate financial support for JHA Agencies to deliver the tasks assigned to them in full transparency and to fight against cross- border serious crime in full compliance with fundamental rights;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that, despite the fact that the internal security threats remain high, the Union’s substantial investments in the protection of its external borders has not been matched with increased funding of the Union’s internal security mechanisms, such as Europol, and stresses the importance of robust Union investments in the area of internal security with a view to enhancing Union law enforcement cooperation and promoting information exchange among Member States;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sets the overall level of appropriations for the 2020 budget (all Sections) at EUR 170 971 519 973 in commitment appropriations, representing an increase of EUR 2 699 813 994 compared to the DB; decides in addition to make available an amount of EUR 280 700 000 in commitment appropriations further to de-commitments under Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; sets the overall level of appropriations for the 2020 budget (all Sections) at EUR 159 146 168 195 in payment appropriations;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Acknowledges Europol´s increasing role in combating terrorism and organised crime, as well as in strengthening cross-border cooperation in the field of law enforcement;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Supports the implementation of Europol’s Strategy 2020+, aiming at strengthening Europol’s operational support and analytical capabilities to the benefit of the Member States and proposes new investments in important crime areas, such as the fight against drug trafficking and financial crime;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recalls that Europe's position as a leading provider for information and communication technologies (ICT) depends on the resources for developing and testing new ICT technologies as well as providing assistance to start-ups and technology enterprises in order to augment market relevant capacity; in this regard reiterates the need to provide additional funding to European research facilities and SME businesses with a focus on developing and advancing technologies such as search engines, translation services and similar ground- breaking technologies;