2 Amendments of Estelle GRELIER related to 2011/2157(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that, regardless of the present focus on the South, maintaining a reasonable balance between East and South components is important, especially since Eastern neighbouring countries have a long-term prospect of joining the EU; believes, however, that this balance cannot be considered permanently fixed; fully supports the principle of differentiated and performance-driven flexible financial assistance, based on real needs, absorption capacity and targets attained;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Has doubts about the added value that would be provided if a ‘European Democracy Fund’ were set up; points out that the EU has several effective instruments that could be improved and strengthened, including the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument; stresses the need to avoid any inflation in terms of instruments and warns of the risk that would arise if a future fund were to be financed in part from the Community budget but managed outside the range of Parliament’s budgetary scrutiny; deplores the failure of the Commission and Council to spell out their position on this point.