Activities of Julie GIRLING related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018
Amendments (3)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Is concerned that the Commission intends to reallocate EUR 2 million of the funds available under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and EUR 1,5 million of the funds available under the LIFE programme to the European Solidarity Corps;calls on the Commission to ensure that the reallocation of funds from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and the LIFE programme to the European Solidarity Corps do not in any way diminish the effective functioning of those programmes, nor hamper or delay the various actions and initiatives foreseen on civil protection and on the environment, biodiversity protection and climate adaptation;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Disapproves of staff reductions in EEA (-3 posts), ECHA (-2), ECDC (-2), EFSA (-4) and EMA (-5), which could negatively impact their work; highlights that the tasks and duties of those agencies are growing and that they should receive adequate human and financial resources; furthermore, is concerned that in the case of fee-funded agencies, like the EMA, the staff cuts imposed in recent years have meant a reduction in staff working on tasks that are actually funded by applicants' fees and not by the Union budget; this has been done without taking into consideration the extra workload created by increasing numbers of applications, nor the corresponding increase in income from fees paid by applicants for the services provided which could have allowed staff increases without any impact on the Union budget;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that Brexit has no direct impact in particular that the EMA will be facing an increased workload and further budgetary needs in 2018 as a consequence of the decision of the UK to withdraw from the Union; calls on the Commission to make available additional staff and budget resources in 2018 to ensure that this agency can both continue to carry out its tasks effectively and launch all required activities in preparation for its relocation in 2019; proposes therefore that the EMA, in the spirit of sound financial management, be authorised to maintain a budgetary reserve to respond to unforeseen costs and unfavourable exchange rate fluctuations the 2018 DBat may be incurred in 2018 or beyond;