2 Amendments of Sabine LÖSING related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the increase in Heading 4 commitment appropriations, but considers it far from sufficient in view of the current political and security situation in our neighbourhood and beyond; urges an increase above the Heading 4 ceiling as set out in the MFF, using the existing flexibility mechanisms, which is necessary in order to provide a sustainable and effective response to the many challenges of external origin that the EU is facing, including the migration and refugee crisispoverty eradication and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, civil conflict resolution and mediation, DDR, arms control, disarmament and NPT-regime, fair trade, favouring balanced economic relations, humanitarian and development aid;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that, in view of the dynamic developments taking place in the global security and humanitarian situation, EU crisis response mechanismshumanitarian and development aid needs to be reinforced; strongly rejects the proposed cuts toamendment of the scope of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace and stresses that weakening the Union’s unique crisis response, crisis preparedness and conflict prevention instrument would amount to a strategic mistake; highlights the importance of providing sufficient funds for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) budget, funding civilian crisis-management missionby the Commission (COM (2016) 447) in order to finance also training and equipment for military; highlights the importance of providing sufficient funds for civilian conflict resolution and prevention, civil measures that contribute to the building of peace, prosperity and security around the world;