2021/0227(BUD) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the increase in the EMFAF Budget 2022; reiterates that, for small-scale fisheries and sustainable aquaculture to continue to be viable and competitive, appropriate funding for these sectors is needed; believes that the budget for these sectors must be entirely consistent with the EU objectives, notably those set out in the Green Deal, the new industrial strategy, the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy, the New approach for a sustainable blue economy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; takes the view that maintaining the competitive position of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors must go hand in hand with achieving these goals;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the importance of fixing the economic and social damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the entire fisheries and aquaculture sector hard; welcomes the introduction, in the new EMFAF, of the possibility to trigger measures for the aquaculture and fisheries sectors in case of exceptional events generating a significant disruption of markets as well as temporary cessation in case of sanitary crisis; believes that the inclusion of such provisions ~~better protects the sector in case of a new sanitary~~is positive but falls short of the needs of the sector to cope with a new health crisis;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the importance of fixing the economic and social damage caused by offshore windfarms, which have and will keep affecting the fisheries sector in a negative way; calls for the introduction of compensation for the disruptions and losses caused by offshore windfarms; reiterates that, for the fisheries sector to continue to be viable and competitive, appropriate funding and compensation for this sector is needed;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the approvals by the Commission of Member states recovery plans; stresses out the importance of Member States using these resources to ensure sustainable recovery of the fishing and aquaculture sector when implementing their recovery plans, while allocating a significant part of these resources for the development of monitoring and geolocalisation technologies, as well as the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems and biodiversity, in line with the RRF objective of promoting the green and digital transitions;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Insists on the necessity to improve scientific and technical knowledge to ensure the most reliable research-based solutions for all marine biological resources in line with the requirements of the CFP; reiterates the importance of ensuring sufficient financial resources for the collection, management, use and exchange of data in the fisheries sector;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Insists on the necessity to improve scientific and technical knowledge to ensure the most reliable research-based solutions; reiterates the importance of ensuring sufficient financial resources for the collection, management, use and exchange of data in the fisheries sector in the EU and in the waters of third countries with which we have and/or are establishing SFPAs;

Amendment 15 #

Bert-Jan RUISSEN, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Peter van DALEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Is concerned that less than 50 % of EMFAF operational programmes are expected to be adopted in 2021, while the remaining programmes will be adopted only in 2022. Asks the Commission to publish a detailed report on the re- programming of unspent EMFAF allocations; draws particular attention to the fact that 3 457, 6 million EUR amount on outstanding commitments related to the EMFF programme in the period 2014 – 2020 was not paid or reimbursed as the 1 January 2021; invites the Members States and the Commission to adopt the operational programmes under the EMFAF urgently; asks the Commission to improve the process of implementation, approval and application of the funds;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the importance of control in securing the objectives of the CFP; ~~welcom~~points out that fisheries control is and remains the primary responsibility of the Member States; deplores, in this regard, the additional funding allocated to the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), and the two additional Offshore Patrol Vessels and aircraft missions in waters adjoining the United Kingdom; calls on Member States to carry out ~~its~~their activities contributing to the achievement of the CFP goals, especially in the light of increased complexity and challenges due to Brexit;

Amendment 17 #

Manuel PIZARRO, Carmen AVRAM, Pietro BARTOLO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Recalls that EFCA budget should also assure the necessary means to assist the uniform implementation and organisation of the operational coordination of control activities by Member States for the implementation of specific control and inspection programmes, control programmes related to IUU fishing and international control and inspection programmes, including in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations convention areas such as NAFO, IOTC and others;

Amendment 18 #

Manuel PIZARRO, Carmen AVRAM, Pietro BARTOLO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that generational renewal is one of the European fishing sector’s priorities; invites Member States to draw on the EMFAF to finance the introduction of programmes specifically designed to help young people to take up careers in fisheries, to make the sector more diverse and to encourage people from under- represented groups, particularly women, to join the sector; highlights that generational renewal can contribute to the achievement of Green Deal objectives, since younger generations are more prepared and open to the green and digital transitions, which are fundamental for the sector;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that support measures for the sector should be strengthened, in particular by: - reinstating EMFAF funding to support the renewal, upgrading of the fleet or the purchase of new vessels, under the conditions already proposed by Parliament; - the establishment and operation of a system of minimum prices for first sale, with the aim of safeguarding the income of fishermen and the continuity of the supply of fish to the public, if necessary with the intervention of public bodies to ensure that operational expenditure — which may be financed by the EMFAF — and the disposal of fish in emergency situations are covered; - the possibility for the EMFAF to finance a Wage Guarantee Fund, which supports the income of fishermen, based on the previous average income of each professional; - ensuring that temporary support for the cessation of activity is not limited to six months, as currently provided for in the EMFAF, and can be extended beyond that period, including small-scale and medium-scale seamen and aquacultures; - storage aid financed by the EMFAF; - specific support for investments on board vessels or in personal protective equipment related to specific needs in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak; The simplification of the administrative procedures;

Amendment 2 #

Bert-Jan RUISSEN, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Peter van DALEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the increase in the EMFAF Budget 2022; considers, however, that the amount earmarked for this Fund remains insufficient to meet the needs of the sector, particularly small-scale, artisanal and coastal fishing; reiterates that, for fisheries and aquaculture to continue to be viable ~~and competitive~~, appropriate funding for these sectors is needed; believes that the budget for these sectors must be entirely consistent with the EU objective, notably those set out in the Green Deal, the new industrial strategy, the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy, the New approach for a sustainable blue economy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; takes the view that maintaining the competitive position of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors must go hand in hand with achieving these goalrespond to the needs identified by the Member States and take into account social, environmental and economic objectives;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the increase in the EMFAF Budget 2022; reiterates that, for fisheries and aquaculture to continue to be viable and competitive, appropriate funding for these sectors is needed; believes that the budget for these sectors ~~must be entirely consistent with~~can contribute to the EU objective, notably those ~~set out~~proposed by the Commission in the Green Deal, the new industrial strategy, the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy, the New approach for a sustainable blue economy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; takes the view that maintaining the competitive position of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors must go hand in hand with achieving these goals; takes the view that impact assessments are necessary before Council and Parliament can take decisions on these goals;

Amendment 4 #

Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for attention to the fact that the blue bioeconomy can be an important element in taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impact. Fisheries, aquaculture and algae culture are crucial to increase sustainable aquatic food production in EU. The development of water-based food production systems resilient to climate change requires more research and innovation prior to their deployment. Algal biomass is a potential important aquatic resource that can be used as feedstock in a wide range of uses;

Amendment 5 #

Bert-Jan RUISSEN, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Peter van DALEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) should make it possible to: - increasing the maximum EU co- financing by up to 100 %, eliminating the national counterpart, in exceptional situations, including actions to promote crisis response capacities in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak; - the relaxation of the use by Member States of financial resources under the EMFAF, with the possibility of transferring between headings and priorities, in the wake of financing new justified needs in the context of the outbreak; - the modification of the financing system in access to EU funds through the implementation of a pre-financing system, which removes the difficulties arising from the need for the existence and advance of equity capital;

Amendment 6 #

Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that, as a result of the Brexit, the EU fishing sector is suffering considerable economic loss; considers therefore, as a matter of priority, that the Commission secures compensation commensurate with the damage suffered by the sector and the fishing communities, taking into account all consequences, direct and indirect, of the Agreement; highlights the difficulties for the sector to obtain fishing authorisations in the 6-12 nautical miles and in Guernsey and Jersey waters; urges the Member States, in this regard, to fully use all of the resources under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve in order to mitigate the direct and indirect negative impacts of the Agreement, and to avoid discrimination between the European fleet affected by Brexit, whether they fish in UK waters or not;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that, as a result of the Brexit, the EU aquaculture sector is also suffering considerable economic loss; considers therefore, as a matter of priority, that the Commission secures compensation commensurate with the damage suffered by the sector, taking into account all consequences, direct and indirect, of the Agreement and of the UK now being a third country; highlights the difficulties for the import of shellfish from so-called class B and C areas from the UK to the EU and the prohibition of the purification of these shellfish in the EU; urges the Commission, in this regard, to make an exception and to allow for shellfish of class B and C areas from the UK to be brought to the EU in sealed trucks to be purified in EU member states at special depuration centers that meet the required capacity;

Amendment 9 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the importance of fixing the economic and social damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the entire fisheries and aquaculture sector hard in 2020; welcomes the introduction, in the new EMFAF, of the possibility to trigger measures for the aquaculture and fisheries sectors in case of exceptional events generating a significant disruption of markets as well as temporary cessation in case of sanitary crisis; believes that the inclusion of such provisions better protects the sector in case of a new sanitary crisis;

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2021/07/20 FEMM 74 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that the Union, in all its activities, shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women, thereby promoting the principle of gender mainstreaming in all of its policies, including via gender budgeting at all levels of the budgetary process;

Amendment 10 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the Union budget for 2022 should play a key role in the economic recovery of the Union, paying ~~special~~close attention to those ~~sectors,~~ heavily feminised, sectors that have been essential during the pandemic or have been severely affected by the subsequent economic crisis;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas women remain under- represented in leadership and decision- making positions, while being overrepresented in low-paid sectors such as care and service work, whereas they devote more time than men to unpaid housework and care responsibilities;

Amendment 12 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

C a. Considers that the policies promoted by the EU for attacks on social and labour rights have, in fact, contributed to the deepening of socio- economic inequalities, particularly affecting women;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas women remain under- represented in the digital economy and the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sectors in terms of education, training and employment, whereas resources supporting women ́s and girl’s empowerment through digital inclusion could lead to advancing gender equality in the digital age;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas ~~women remain under- represented~~there are still fewer women than men in the digital economy and the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sectors in terms of education, training and employment;

Amendment 15 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas women ~~remain under- represented~~show fairly low career interests in the digital economy and the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sectors in terms of education, training and employment;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the cases of the domestic violence have surged due to the pandemic of COVID 19 and following measures such as the lockdown or teleworking1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/BRIE/2020/659333/EPRS_BRI(20 20)659333_EN.pdf

Amendment 17 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the new strains of COVID 19 have been spreading through Europe imposing a threat of new lockdowns in the EU Member States; stresses therefore the importance of an on-going impact assessment framework on the consequences and effects of the occurring COVID 19 pandemic on women to possibly alleviate the outcome of a new pandemic breakout;

Amendment 18 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Reaffirms its strong request to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout the budgetary procedure;~~deleted

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. RStresses that women’s rights and a gender equality perspective should be integrated and ensured into all policy areas, particularly in light of the multiple gendered impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s rights, reaffirms its strong request to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout the budgetary procedure, underlines that some Member States used the pandemic to further restrict women rights;

Amendment 2 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that the Union, in all its activities, shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women, while respecting their mutual differences and complementarity;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its strong request to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout the budgetary procedure; recalls in that sense the European Court of Auditors report 2021 on the Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget and its main recommendations;

Amendment 21 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its strong request to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting with gender impact assessments throughout the budgetary procedure, including the European Semester;

Amendment 22 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms ~~its strong request to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout~~the need to mainstream the issue of the place of women, including in the budgetary procedure, where relevant;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Is concerned about the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors’ report “Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: time to turn words into action” as well as its internal spending review of the Union programmes, which revealed that gender mainstreaming had not been mainstreamed across the Union budget in the same way as other policies, regrets that there is no methodology in place to track the spending dedicated to gender equality;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Reafirms that expenditure arising from actions with military or defense implications should not be charged to the Union budget; Strongly rejects any involvement or funding of the EU budget for military, civil-military or security research in general; Funds must be reallocated for strictly civilian use to tackle the root causes of migration, such as poverty and violent conflicts.

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Refuses to accept the EU’s misguided efforts to require the collection of data in line with so-called intersectional criteria based, in particular, on sexual orientation or origins; is concerned, on the one hand, about the desire to split the population into opposing categories, and on the other about the potentially excessive costs of collecting data according to those criteria;

Amendment 26 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Calls for more funding from the European Union for Member States to strengthen the protection of maternity, paternity and paternity in labor legislation, in particular by increasing corresponding leave and guaranteeing 100% pay, as well as reducing working hours during the period of breastfeeding and taking steps to ensure this protection, but also investing in providing a free public network of early childhood care and education services, long-term care services; Notes that unavailability, prohibitive costs and lack of sufficient infrastructure to provide quality childcare services remain a significant barrier to women's equal participation in all aspects of society, including employment;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Expresses its concern at the interrelation between the attacks on the rule of law and the backlash on gender equality and women’s rights, recalls that the budgetary conditionality applies in context of women rights in the same way as in other policy areas, calls on the Commission to address this issue through the Article 7 procedure against Member States concerned;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that EU funds do not support any projects, investments and programmes that contribute to segregation, discrimination or social exclusion; urges the Commission to prevent potential or current private beneficiaries, practising inequality policies or social and labour dumping, with ongoing collective dismissal processes and/or relocation processes, to access EU fundings;

Amendment 29 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Expresses its concern at the low take-up of EU funds and programmes; considers that it can be significantly leveraged if support is stepped up for public structures providing technical assistance, and if co-funding rates were increased and if public investment financed by EU funds and programmes was excluded from budget deficit criteria;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas this Parliament has repeatedly urged the Commission to promote and implement the use of gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and to conduct gender impact assessments in all the Union policy areas, whereas the European Court of Auditors confirmed this has not been achieved;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1 e. Stresses, however, that many of the activities and measures supported by the funds and programmes aiming at addressing inequalities problems are being compromised by the restrictions resulting from the European economic governance framework;

Amendment 31 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans, to provide specific recommendations stressing the need for investments to facilitate women’s full participation in the labour market;deleted

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans, to provide specific recommendations stressing the need for investments and reforms to address gender equality and to facilitate women’s full participation in the labour market in order to include a gender perspective in the response to the crisis to ensure benefits for everyone;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans, to provide specific recommendations ~~stressing the need for~~to comply with the general goal of the RFF to mitigate the social and economic impact of the crisis, in particular on women, and ensure investments to facilitate women’s full participation in the labour market;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans, to provide specific recommendations stressing the need for investments to ~~facilitate women’s full~~make it possible to strike a work-life balance while enabling women to participat~~ion~~e fully in the labour market;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans, to provide specific recommendations stressing the need for investments to facilitate ~~women’s full~~the participation in the labour market of women who wish to do so;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Reiterates the need for the EU budget to increase its funding to close the gender pay gap, strongly applying the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, not just through legislation and measures to combat pay discrimination , but in order to promote collective bargaining; calls, furthermore, for measures to combat discriminatory practices in hiring and promotion decisions; calls for measures to increase social protection in maternity, unemployment, illness, work accidents and occupational diseases;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls for the collection of gender disaggregated data and the use of gender- relevant indicators, and impact assessments to evaluate the measures included in the recovery plans;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that all budget appropriations under the 2021-2027 MFF respect the principle of equality between men and women and promote it in all European Union policies;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the introduction of a methodology, in close cooperation with Parliament, to measure relevant gender expenditure, as set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources1 ; _________________ 1deleted OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28.

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

Amendment 40 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the introduction of a methodology, in close cooperation with Parliament, to measure relevant ~~gender~~ expenditure, as set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources1; _________________ 1 promoting equality between the sexes; OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28.

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to increase the budget of the EIGE in order to promote gender equality across the Union, particularly in the light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women, underlines the EIGE’s central role in collecting, analysing, processing and disseminating data and information as regards gender equality and in developing, analysing, evaluating and disseminating methodological tools to support the integration of gender equality into all Union policies and the resulting national policies;

Amendment 42 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ensure an adequate increase of the budget of the EIGE in order to promote gender equality across the Union, particularly in the light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women and of the valuable information provided on the gender dimension of the crisis;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission ~~to increase the budget of the EIGE in order to promote gender equality across the Union, particularly in the light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic~~, in the light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, to bring the EIGE’s budget under control or reduce it in favour of priority programmes, and thereby help prevent an increase in the share paid by Member States or via own ~~women~~resources;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~increase~~ensure that the budget of the EIGE i~~n order~~s sufficient to promote gender equality across the Union, particularly in the light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that, before the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, most women already had precarious or part-time jobs, and that this trend was exposed and reinforced by the worsening economic situation;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Reiterates its call for more investment to defend the rights of women and girls; calls for budget allocations to support women's economic independence through EU programs and funds; advocates a more strategic application of the ESF, capable of promoting equality between men and women, improving access to and reintegration into the labor market, combating unemployment, poverty, social exclusion and all forms of discrimination; asks the Commission to propose proactive measures through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development in order to support women's employment in rural areas;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Stresses that in the last decade, with the onset of the economic and financial crisis, economic, social, labor and gender inequalities within and between Member States have become more acute; recalls the important role played by the European Institute for Gender Equality in understanding the extent and causes of inequality between men and women in the EU; calls, therefore, for the budget, staff and independence to be strengthened, as well as for an increase in the budget under the heading "Promotion of non- discrimination and equality";

Amendment 49 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for sufficient funding for the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), for the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme and for the subsequent Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme and for its Daphne strand in order to enforce non- discrimination, gender equality and gender mainstreaming instruments and to prevent gender-based violence;

Amendment 50 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its request to assign an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promote gender equality~~; reaffirms its request to increase resources for the Daphne strand~~ and gender mainstreaming and another one for the objective dedicated to prevent and combat gender-based violence; strongly reiterates its request to increase resources for the Daphne strand and, in particular, to measures to combat gender-based violence, especially following the escalation of gender-based violence during the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its request to assign an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promote gender equality; reaffirms its request to increase resources ~~for the Daphne strand;~~dedicated to preventing and combating gender-based violence under for the Daphne strand, especially following the escalation of violence against women during the COVID-19 crisis,

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Re~~iterates its request to assign an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promote gender equality; re~~affirms its request to increase resources for the Daphne strand;

Amendment 53 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Re~~iterate~~affirms its request to ~~assign an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promote gender equality; reaffirms its request to increase resources for the Daphne strand~~increase resources for the Daphne strand, the aims of which are to combat violence against, and protect, women and children, whose needs have increased during the COVID crisis; calls, in parallel, for EIGE-related expenditure to be cut;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Stresses the need to reinforce budgetary allocations that support universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate additional resources to the EU4Health Programme in particular to ensure continued and timely provision of accessible SRHR services as well as to support actions aimed at addressing health issues related to gender-based violence and supporting victims of gender-based violence, including by ensuring that adequate appropriations are allocated for women’s rights organisations, especially those working on promotion of SRHR;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Reiterates the need for the EU budget to play a more active role in the pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; calls, therefore, for it to support measures and projects aimed at eradicating female and child poverty, promoting greater and better integration in the labor market, eliminating labor and wage inequalities between men and women, and improving accessing and providing health care or combating violence against women, children and young people;

Amendment 56 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Reminds the requirement to allocate at least 40% of the funds dedicated to the Equality, Rights and Gender Equality strand and to Daphne strand to activities to prevent and combat at all levels all forms of gender-based violence and at least 15 % to activities promoting women’s full enjoyment of rights, gender equality, including work- life balance, women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission to revaluate the Daphne Initiative and dedicate the appropriate resources to this program in order to properly support victims of violence and combat the violence against women;

Amendment 58 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses the need to increase European Union funding so that Member States can provide public social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation, with psychological and social support, staffed by specialized professionals, and implement policies social and economic policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution, namely through the guarantee of jobs that effectively lead to their social inclusion;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Welcomes the conclusions of the negotiations on the MFF 2021-2027 and the subsequent allocation dedicated to the programme on Citizenship, Equality, Rights and Values and the strands for ‘Equality, Rights and Gender Equality’ and for ‘Daphne’;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for sufficient funding for the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), for the Rights, Equality and Citizenship (CERV) Programme and for ~~the subsequent Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme and for its Daphne strand~~ensuring adequate resources to support measures dedicated to prevent and combat gender-based violence covered by the programme;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds to promote gender equality, women’s employment and access to the labour market, childcare and long-term care facilities, as well as financial arrangements enabling women to choose between working life and family life;

Amendment 61 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds to promote ~~gender~~ equality between women and men, women’s employment and access to the labour market, childcare and long-term care facilities, and solutions that make it possible to strike a balance between work and family life;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds to promote investments aimed at boosting gender equality, women’s employment and access to the labour market, through investing in care infrastructures, including childcare and long-term care facilities;

Amendment 63 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds to ~~promote gender equality, women’s employment and access to the labour market, childcare and long-term care~~encourage, without coercion, social and employment policies which support women's choices and priorities with regards to their facmil~~ities~~y and the labour market;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for further increase of resources in the European Social Fund Plus (EFS+) to allow inclusion in the labour market and adapted training, as the COVID-19 crisis affected women’s employment disproportionally, in particular women working in the informal economy, many of whom may not be able to undertake formal employment as they are performing childcare duties, women in precarious working conditions, part- time contracts and in some heavily impacted and highly feminised sectors such as health, retail and care structures and services;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses that, even taking into account the balance of personal, family and professional life, the Union budget should include an increase in investment in public services for the provision of high quality care, namely public networks of nurseries, day care centers and public services free time activities for children, a public health care network, as well as the defense of public, accessible and quality health systems and a public Social Security system, ensuring its universality;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses the crucial role of investments in high-quality public services, including healthcare and social infrastructure, for achieving economic recovery, coping with the social and health crises, building social resilience and combating inequalities;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Notes that the economic situation aggravated by the COVID 19outbreak favours harassment and violence in all its forms, as well as prostitution, which women are victims of, and violation of human rights; insists on the need to increase public, financial and human resources, to intervene with groups at risk of poverty and at risk situations for children and young people, the elderly, or people with disabilities, as well as those designated homeless;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Higlights that subcontracting services often put workers, mainly women, in an extremely vulnerable position; urgently calls for the revision of the working conditions and status of workers providing services at the European institutions and to explore alternative solutions like the internalisation to improve their working conditions;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the budget to encourage women’s participation and interest in the digital economy and STEM sectors and careers through Union programmes, including the Youth Employment Initiative, without however introducing positive discrimination schemes or quotas, which run counter to the principle of merit.

Amendment 7 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas most of the activities organised under the Daphne programme – the aims of which are to combat violence against women and children in Europe and to protect victims – are essential, and whereas needs in the area concerned have been increased by the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the budget to encourage women’s participation and interest in the digital economy and STEM sectors and careers through Union programmes, in~~cluding~~ the research, innovation and technology for example or participation in the European Research Area, including as well the Youth Employment Initiative.

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the budget to improve education and training, and to encourage women’s participation and interest in the digital economy and STEM sectors and careers through Union programmes, including the Youth Employment Initiative.

Amendment 72 #

Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ewa KOPACZ, Frances FITZGERALD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

7. Calls for the budget to ~~encourage women’s participation and~~support the participation of women who show a genuine interest for it, in the digital economy and STEM sectors and careers through Union programmes, including the Youth Employment Initiative.

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. 9. Stresses that the COVID 19 pandemic aggravated already existing problems of women1a and child poverty1b; calls, therefore on importance of pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially projects directed at eradicating said poverty in all Member States of the EU; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2021/693183/IPOL_STU(20 21)693183_EN.pdf 1b https://eurochild.org/uploads/2020/12/202 0-Eurochild-Semester-Report.pdf

Amendment 74 #

Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria NOICHL, Pina PICIERNO, Heléne FRITZON, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

7 a. Demands that the creation of job offers based on precarious employment must be rejected; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote collective bargaining, wage appreciation, the promotion of open- ended contracts and the regulation of working hours;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas women are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly women working in precarious employment, feminised sectors and the informal economy, whereas the Union budget for 2022 should play a key role in the economic recovery of the Union paying special attention to those sectors, heavily feminised, that have been essential during the pandemic or have been severely affected by the subsequent economic crisis;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the Union budget for 2022 should play a key role in the economic recovery of the Union paying special attention to those sectors, ~~heavily feminised~~which attract more female workers, that have been essential during the pandemic or have been severely affected by the subsequent economic crisis;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Calls for the 2022 Union budget to deliver on the ambition of the European Green Deal and to be aligned with the Union climate commitments under the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 10 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Alfred SANT, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the EU budget should continue to support the economic recovery in the European Union after the COVID-19 pandemic and to support EU priorities; calls for an inclusive Union budget that helps Europeans to deal with the digital and just green transitions, improves access to and quality of education and healthcare across the Union, enables the creation of high- quality jobs, offers life prospects for young people, integrates seniors and disadvantaged communities and delivers on our global commitments;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Supports the “whatever it takes” approach taken by European Institutions and Member States, supported by both monetary and budgetary tools; highlights that businesses and households have received needed financial support since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The magnitude of the COVID-19-related emergency measures is sizeable, at an estimated 4% of GDP in both 2020 and 2021 in the Union as a whole, including emergency investment in health-care to address the COVID-19 pandemic, and other measures like transfers to firms and workers most hit by the crisis; considers that such support will remain necessary until the spread of the pandemic is not fully under control and in order to support Member States’ efforts to recover from the crisis and strengthen their economic and social resilience;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Welcomes the activation of the general escape clause to suspend the Stability and Growth Pact; calls for that general escape clause to remain active for as long as necessary; calls for the repeal of the Stability and Growth Pact and its replacement by a Sustainable Development and Employment Pact that will promote fair, inclusive and sustainable growth, high-quality employment and environmental protection before the deactivation of the general escape clause;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses that the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) represents a significant decision in the area of the Union budget. Only efficient use of funds can lead to the success of that instrument. Recalls that approval of the national plans is only the beginning of the process, and requests the Commission to guarantee that only projects consistent with NGEU will be financed.

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses that the role of the Union budget is to achieve EU strategic objectives such as cohesion, reducing the disparities between and within Member States and upward convergence, high- quality employment and up-skilling and re-skilling of workers, green economy and innovation, education and healthcare;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Calls for the implementation of the EU Digital Education Policy and of the European Education Area in order to deliver the digital skills objectives; calls upon the Commission to make available to the European Parliament a full report on the criteria upon which a minimum of 20% from the Recovery and Resilience Facility was allocated for the digital transition and how this target has been reached by each Member State; underlines the need to meet the digital skilling targets and make digital education accessible for all; calls upon the Commission to make available to the European Parliament a full report on how the Recovery and Resilience Facility is enabling to deliver on the European Pillar for Social Rights, specially with regards to education, healthcare and social policies;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Welcomes the European Green Deal as one of the main pillars for the transformation of the Union economy to a fair, inclusive, sustainable, resilient and carbon-neutral economy; calls for adequate funding to allow economic, social and environmental challenges related to sustainable development to be met, including through the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan; recalls the commitment of at least 30 % of the total amount of the Union budget to support climate objectives; calls on the Commission to advance the work on an effective, transparent and comprehensive methodology to provide 7,5 % in 2024 and 10 % in 2026 and in 2027 of the EU budget to biodiversity objectives;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Requests a more proactive approach by the Commission in the fight against the misuse of the Union funds, including against wrongdoings and conflicts of interest. Significant improvement is needed to maintain the credibility of the key principles of EU budgetary policy, including solidarity. Expresses concerns about insufficient progress made especially in spending in the area of Common Agricultural Policy, where there is less transparency and the role of the Commission in controlling the proper use of Union funds is inferior to other parts of the Union budget.

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Calls for the timely and quality implementation, within the Union budget, of the Child Guarantee and of theYouth Guarantee, and underlines the importance of education and life-long learning in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises the importance of sufficient ~~resources for the coordination and surveillance of macroeconomic policies, anti-money laundering, countering financial crime and for enforcement of the economic governance framework~~funding and human resources to fight tax evasion, tax avoidance, financial crime and money laundering; regrets that the Union loses hundreds of billions each year due to tax evasion and tax avoidance, which could have been channelled to the recovery efforts;

Amendment 2 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Alfred SANT, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the 2022 Union budget to ~~contribute to the fulfilment of the priorities outlined in the European Semester~~mitigate the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, support fair, inclusive and sustainable growth, enhance economic, social and regional convergence, cohesion and resilience and accelerate the implementation of core European objectives, such as the European Green Deal, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, the European Pillar of Social Rights, digital transformation and the just transition to a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 at the latest;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Emphasises the importance of~~Calls for sufficient resources for the coordination ~~and surveillance of macroeconomic policies,~~of macroeconomic, social and environmental policies; highlights that the new framework for anti-money laundering, and countering financial crime ~~and for enforcement of the economic governance framework~~would require new resources to deliver adequate enforcement and supervision;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises the importance of sufficient resources for the coordination and surveillance of macroeconomic policies, anti-money laundering, countering financial crime and for enforcement of the economic governance framework; stresses in particular the need, in light of the findings of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Special Report 13/2021, to immediately allocate adequate resources to strengthen the capacity of the Commission to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of the existing AML/CFT legislation across the Union; believes that additional budgetary resources should be put on reserve until the Commission has complied with all the relevant ECA recommendations in this regard;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises the importance of sufficient resources for the coordination and surveillance of macroeconomic policies, anti-money laundering, countering financial crime and for enforcement of the economic governance framework; underlines the risks of politicisation of EU funding and calls upon special supervision of potential government-led politicisation of Union funds;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls that the introduction of a basket of new own resources is essential to meet the financial needs to support the recovery and the Union priorities; recalls that the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (IIA) includes a detailed and legally binding roadmap for the introduction of new own resources; regrets that the Commission has failed to meet the deadline to put forward legislative proposals for the introduction of a digital levy as well as for a carbon border adjustment mechanism and an own resource based on the EU Emissions Trading System; warns that further delays would constitute a breach of the terms of the IIA; calls on the Commission to respect its legal commitments undertaken in the IIA;

Amendment 24 #

Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Insists on its calls for European Court of Auditors, the European Anti- Fraud Office and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to have sufficient financial and human resources to scrutinise the unprecedented size of the Union expenditure; is concerned that the Commission and the Council have proposed only minimal increases to budgets of those institutions and bodies;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the necessity to boost fair, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, while pursuing sustainable and socially-balanced reforms to modernise European economies and enhance ~~their~~ competitiveness, resilience, economic, social and regional convergence and cohesion, as well as facilitating access to finance for SMEs;

Amendment 26 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the necessity to boost a sustainable and inclusive economic ~~growth~~recovery, while pursuing reforms to modernise European economies and enhance their resilience, cohesion and competitiveness, as well as facilitating access to finance for SMEs;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the necessity to boost sustainable economic growth, while pursuing reforms to modernise European economies and enhance their competitiveness, as well as facilitating access to finance for SMEs; recalls the challenges related to sustainable development during a climate crisis and highlights the opportunities generated by the European Green Deal; calls for the 2022 Union budget to facilitate access to funding that supports companies to achieve the Union objective of climate neutral economy;

Amendment 28 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Alfred SANT, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Welcomes the adoption of the InvestEU program which includes EUR 26 000 000 000 guarantee aiming at levelling up EUR 372 000 000 000 of investments and hope to fully enable further risk-taking in fulfilling the Union policy priorities; insists that in 2022, InvestEU Fund should prioritise a facilitated access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as financing social investment and skills to maximize the Fund's contribution to a sustainable recovery, oriented towards greening and digital transitions; stresses that InvestEU should strive to address regional disparities, namely those resulting from long-term investment deficits and geographical disadvantages, and enhance economic and social convergence and cohesion;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the 2022 budget to contribute to the fulfilment of the key priorities o~~utlin~~f the green and digital transition as outlined in the Recovery and Resilience Facility and reflected in the European Semester;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that SMEs constitute the backbone of the European economy, representing almost 99 % of all businesses and providing around three-quarters of all jobs; stresses their vital role in job and growth creation while being the key drivers of innovation; underlines that SMEs have been severely hit by the COVID-19 crisis, which has seriously deteriorated their economic turnover and their access to finance; underlines the importance of adequate funding to effectively support SMEs;

Amendment 31 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Alfred SANT, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls for the support of the initiative for the creation of one million new start-ups at European level in the Union budget; underlines the importance of education for entrepreneurship and youth entrepreneurship in the development of the Union economy and the planning of the Union budget;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Welcomes the extension of the State Aid Temporary Framework until 31 December 2021 in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; calls for reinforced resources to ensure full and fast application of the Union competition policy; encourages Member States and the EU via its new recovery instrument, Recovery and Resilience Facility, to make full use of the State Aid Temporary Framework regarding the directly COVID-19-related financial needs; expects that the Commission would also monitor all schemes approved under the Temporary Framework and their impact on the functioning of the internal market;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Underlines that the cultural and creative sectors, as well as tourism, cultural tourism and education, are and will continue to be among the main sectors that bear the burden of the COVID-19 crisis the Union is facing; calls for additional measures within the Union budget for those sectors and an additional funding for the related Union programmes, notably the Creative Europe Programme;

Amendment 34 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Reiterates the need for the Union to respect its international commitments and regrets the Council proposal to reduce the funding for external action programmes; recalls the importance of using the Union budget actively in order to help our international partners affected by the pandemic and to remain active and visible in the neighbouring regions, especially in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership countries;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the budget to contribute to fulfilling economic policy priorities like the completion of the Capital Markets Union, with aim to improve fostering an investment environment and access to finance for all market participants, but particularly SMEs and start-ups, while granting further investment possibilities for retail investors, namely in sustainable areas;

Amendment 36 #

5. Calls for the budget to contribute to fulfilling economic policy priorities like the completion of the Capital Markets Union, with aim to improve fostering an long term and sustainable investment environment and access to finance for all market participants, but particularly SMEs and start-ups;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines the importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions in the framework of the Union budget and calls upon the Commission to show more flexibility in evaluating and reassessing the proposals made under the Union budget; calls for a bigger allocation to such initiatives by integrating part of the C evaluated projects considered important by the European Parliament;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines the importance of transparency and accountability of bodies that receive Union funding;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls upon the Commission to come up with a more rigorous approach towards decommitments and to reallocate and reuse the unspent funds to finance the priority objectives and areas agreed upon at interinstitutional level, especially in areas related to the pandemic management, education, healthcare, innovation and social policies;

Amendment 4 #

Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the 2022 budget to contribute to the fulfilment of the priorities outlined in the European Semester and for its spending associated with the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to contribute to significantly address Member States’ country-specific recommendations; in this regard, calls for the Commission to make RRF payments to Member States only if relevant milestones and targets have been met;

Amendment 40 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Reconfirms the support given by the European Parliament for the allocation of Union funds in order to make COVID-19 testing widely available for Union citizens and underlines the importance for the Commission and the Council to deliver on this objective as fast as possible in the context of a potential fourth wave; calls upon the Commission and the Council to speed up vaccination, dissemination of accurate information about the vaccination and the preparations in order to prevent and manage any potential new COVID-19 wave;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for adequate financial and human resources for the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) in view of their newly assigned tasks and powers deriving from the revision of the ESA Regulations (by Regulation (EU) 2019/2175); highlights that developments in the fields of sustainable finance, fintech, anti-money laundering, cyber resilience, payments and non-bank financial intermediation have or will entail new competences and tasks for the ESAs, which should be matched by adequate resources; points out in particular that the adoption of legislation pertaining to EU central clearing counterparties (CCPs) has resulted in upgraded mandates and tasks for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), but has not been mirrored by additional budget, which could put a strain on ESMA’s ability to deliver on its CCPs supervisory and regulatory agenda; takes further note of the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) second mandate to build a database on anti-money laundering supervision, expected to be developed in 2021, and to enhance cooperation and exchange of information across European authorities and calls on resources to be adequately provided; highlights that both the ‘Regulation on Markets in Crypto Assets' (MiCA), the DLT pilot regime Regulation and the ‘Digital Operational Resilience Act' (DORA) would likely generate new competences for the ESAs;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for adequate financial and human resources for the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) in view of their newly assigned tasks and powers deriving from the revision of the ESA Regulations (by Regulation (EU) 2019/2175); in light of the shortcomings identified by the ECA in its Special Report 13/2021 as regards EBA action in the area of AML/CFT, considers that a part of the budget should be put in reserve until the EBA ensures full compliance with the recommendations outlined in the ECA report and adopts of a clear strategy to effectively use all its tools for AML/CFT in its 2022 work plan;

Amendment 43 #

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Markus FERBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for adequate financial and human resources for the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) in view of their newly assigned tasks and powers deriving from the revision of the ESA Regulations (by Regulation (EU) 2019/2175); calls for increased transparency on the functioning of their boards of supervisors in order to improve their accountability and their governance structures;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Takes note of the important role of ESMA’ s Supervisory Committee, both in relation to EU and third country central clearing counterparties (CCPs), in keeping European financial markets stable and orderly and enhancing investor protection; notes that while the funding of the activities in relation to EU CCPs is covered by ESMA budget, the third country CCPs supervisory activities are covered by the fees collected by ESMA from third country CCPs; noting that no additional resources had been provided for ESMA neither regarding the new EU CCP tasks under EMIR 2.2 nor the CCP Recovery and Resilience tasks; calls on increasing the funding of ESMA to ensure that the CCP Supervisory Committee has the capacity to fulfil its ongoing and annual tasks in relation to EU CCPs; calls on the Commission to review the current framework for the collection of the fees from third country CCPs to allow ESMA collect an amount that is reflective of the long-term sustainability and acceptability of the fee structure, whilst having a more proportionate approach for CCPs having differing levels of activity of relevance to Union financial markets;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes that the Council shares the opinion of the Commission on the financing of the ESAs. Stresses, that acceptance of the proposed budget should lead to clear progress in the areas where some responsibilities are given to the ESAs and where the current situation is dissatisfactory, especially in the area of anti-money laundering.

Amendment 46 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that funding to accounting entities and tax authorities should continue, in particular to support them in the fight against tax fraud ~~and tax evasion~~, tax evasion and tax avoidance, and to promote transparency and certainty for tax payer~~. Tho~~; underlines that these entities should be accountable to the European Parliament.

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that funding to accounting entities and tax authorities should continue, in particular to support them in the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion, and to promote transparency and certainty ~~for tax payer~~. Those entities should be accountable to the European Parliament.

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Underlines the need for adequate resources for producing and disseminating high-quality statistics in Europe; stresses that, despite some progress, important weaknesses and gaps still exist in terms of usability, coverage and accessibility in the statistics produced and prompt action is required; considers therefore that part of the budget should be put on reserve until Eurostat has put forward an ambitious action plan to substantially increase the user friendliness of its website, ensure the accessibility to data and information in all EU official languages and develop new statistics and indicators contributing to the implementation of Union policies and priorities;

Amendment 49 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Alfred SANT, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls for more transparency in the work of the Commission when evaluating pilot projects submitted by the European Parliament, as some can be beneficial for the functioning of the Union. Current working methods lack transparency and clarity, which results in several important and feasible proposals, that could have added value, being refused.

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the 2022 budget to contribute to the fulfilment of the priorities outlined in the ~~European Semester~~Union’s recovery strategy, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy, while allowing to deliver the European Green Deal, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 50 #

Markus FERBER, Lídia PEREIRA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stresses that all organisations receiving Union funding must behave in a politically neutral and unbiased way; notes that this also applies for organisations that are supposed to provide independent financial expertise as well as for organisations providing research in the area of taxation;

Amendment 51 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Alfred SANT, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Welcomes the launch of the EU Tax and Financial Crimes Observatory as a preparatory action; considers such Observatory as a useful contribution to both the needed democratic debate and to decision makers; calls on the Commission to make proposals to perpetuate the Observatory after 2022;

Amendment 52 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Underlines the importance of adequate resources to support the development of robust and reliable financial and non-financial reporting and auditing standards globally and across the Union; believes however that part of the allocated budget should be put on hold until the IFRS Foundation and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have adequately followed up on the relevant demands made by the European Parliament in its resolution of 7 June 2016 on IAS evaluation and the activities of the IFRS Foundation, EFRAG and PIOB1a; _________________ 1ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:5201 6IP0248&from=EN

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Recalls that the introduction of a basket of new own resources was integrated into the Interinstitutional cooperation on a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources; Insists that a carbon border adjustment mechanism and a digital levy should be adopted and implemented within a timeline allowing to contribute to NextGenerationEU; considers that a Financial Transaction Tax and a share of a future “Business in Europe, Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)” should also rapidly be included into the new basket of EU own resources;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Recalls that the introduction of a basket of new own resources is essential to meet the financial needs of supporting the Union sustainable recovery and the green transition; calls on Member States to swiftly adopt the upcoming Commission legislative proposals for a redesigned digital levy, the carbon border adjustment mechanism and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and conclude the negotiations on a financial transaction tax under the enhanced cooperation procedure by the end of 2022.

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the 2022 budget to contribute to the fulfilment of the priorities outlined in the European Semester, in the European Pillar for Social Rights and the ones agreed upon during the Porto Social Summit;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Regrets the cuts proposed by the Council to the 2022 Union budget and recalls the need to keep the commitments agreed upon for the MFF at the interinstitutional level; underlines that any set-backs could put into danger the fragile consensus and reminds the Council and the Commission that the year 2022 should be a full implementation year for the Union budget and the Recovery and Resilience Facility; calls upon the Commission to speed up the implementation of the Union programmes and recommends that Member States accelerate the preparations and deployment of the initiatives and projects funded by the Union;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the EU budget should continue to support the sustainable and inclusive economic recovery in the European Union after the COVID-19 pandemic and to support EU priorities in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 9 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the EU budget should continue to support the social and economic recovery in the European Union after the COVID-19 pandemic and to support EU priorities; underlines that the symmetric shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused asymmetric consequences for Member States and warns against the risk of uneven and unjust recovery both at the Member State and the Union level; stresses the need for enhanced and targeted measures to swiftly and effectively support people, workers, the self-employed, sectors and regions hit harder by the pandemic; calls for increased resources to fight social and gender inequalities, poverty and unemployment, paying particular attention to women, youth and vulnerable groups;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. Whereas the Union transport and tourism sector iss are essential for Union’s economic, social and environmental development and its sustainability and for ensuring the territorial accessibility and connectivity of all regions of the Union, with particular attention for peripheral, rural, mountainous, insular and outermost regions and other disadvantaged areas;

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Stresses that, in accordance with Article 2(1)(c) of the Paris Agreement, finance flows should be made ‘consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development’; deplores the lack of attention given to the call by IPCC scientists, in their latest report, for radical action to catch up with the ecological transition, in the light of their warning that CO2concentration increased three times faster in 2018-2019 than in the 1960s; underlines the fact that there are only a few years left to prevent climate change from getting irreversibly out of control; is convinced that the current COVID crisis should not undermine the ambition of moving towards the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, requiring a cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 60% compared with 1990 levels by 2030;

Amendment 10 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Elsi KATAINEN

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

C a. Whereas ensuring widespread sustainable rural mobility is crucial both to meet the socioeconomic needs of a large proportion of the Union territory while contributing to the European Green Deal and achieving the emission reduction targets needed for climate neutrality;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Welcomes the recovery funds which are devoted to support agri-food operators in their efforts to adapt to climate change and to provide European consumers with sustainable and local products; stresses that special attention must be paid to the quality agri-food products hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis;

Amendment 11 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. Whereas the transport and tourism sectors are among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis and will be key to the recovery of the internal market and EU economy; whereas transport has proven vital to ensuring the continuous flow of goods and the distribution of vaccines across the EU during the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States in 2022 to focus on projects that safeguard existing jobs in the agriculture sector and create quality jobs with labour rights, stable and regulated pay and working conditions, in order to effectively and incisively combat poverty and social exclusion in rural areas;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. Whereas the transport and tourism sectors, and the jobs generated by these sectors are among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis and will be key to the recovery of the internal market and EU economy;

Amendment 12 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the need for a strong contribution of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and EAFRD to the Union objective of mainstreaming climate and biodiversity in the budget 2021-2027; highlights the preliminary estimates showing that their contribution to climate mainstreaming reaches over 20 % of the Union target while their contribution to biodiversity mainstreaming represents over 60 % of the Union objective, thus estimated to compensat~~ing~~e for programmes which do not contribute to those goals; Stresses, however, the need for these estimates to be confirmed by accurate tracking of expenditure; Recalls the Union responsibility to track its biodiversity-related expenditure to fulfil its reporting obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity; stresses that a transparent, comprehensive and meaningful tracking methodology should be adopted swiftly, and adapted if necessary during the MFF mid-term revision, for both climate-related spending and biodiversity-related spending; highlights that a year 2022 without adequate climate and biodiversity spending and reliable tracking risks impeding the achievement of these targets throughout the next MFF;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

D a. Whereas the EU’s Vision Zero objective sets the goal to reduce road deaths by 50% until 2030 and achieve zero fatalities by 2050; whereas investments in road safety are a key element of the EU’s Strategic Action Plan on Road Safety; whereas the persistent high road fatality numbers suggest that more investment should be provided to guarantee road and user safety;

Amendment 13 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the contribution of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and EAFRD to ~~the Union objective of mainstreaming climate and~~a range of development objectives, including on climate and protection of biodiversity, in the budget 2021-2027; highlights the preliminary estimates showing that their contribution to climate mainstreaming reaches over 20 % of the Union target while their contribution to biodiversity mainstreaming represents over 60 % of the Union objective, thus compensating for programmes which do not contribute to those goals;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that appropriate funding for transport projects will be instrumental in boosting EU recovery and advancing towards the green and digital transition; calls on the Commission and Member States to use the available financial tools - CEF, RRF, Cohesion Fund, InvestEU, ERDF - in an articulate and complementary way to maximise their effect on recovery while ensuring adequate long-term funding of EU transport projects; welcomes the multiannual financial framework (MFF) agreement on a simpler, more efficient and results- oriented own resources system that takes into account EU priorities, in particular its environmental and digital ambitions;

Amendment 14 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the establishment of the new digital Europe programme to address the current digital investment gap; emphasises that the digital Europe programme will enhance essential EU digital capabilities by focusing on key areas of artificial intelligence, cyber security, advanced computing, infrastructure, governance and data processing and their interoperability, development and optimal use in critical sectors, including agriculture and the environment;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that appropriate funding for transport projects will be instrumental in boosting EU recovery and advancing towards the green and digital transition; calls on the Commission and Member States to use the available financial tools - including, but not limited to CEF, RRF, Cohesion Fund, InvestEU, ERDF - in an articulate and complementary way to maximise their effect on recovery while ensuring adequate long-term funding of EU transport projects, including the projects aiming at the reduction of transport- related environmental impact, such as air pollution monitoring;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Takes note of the EUR 54 117 million in commitments and EUR 55 859 million in payments for agriculture; takes note of the Council's mandate and the absence of further cuts to the Commission's draft budget; nonetheless calls for an increase of the budget considering the amount of challenges that the agrifood sector has faced this year and still need to tackle in 2022;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that appropriate funding for transport and infrastructure projects will be instrumental in boosting EU recovery ~~and~~, advancing towards the green and digital transition and ensuring competitiveness of the sector; calls on the Commission and Member States to use the available financial tools - CEF, RRF, Cohesion Fund, InvestEU, ERDF - in an articulate and complementary way to maximise their effect on recovery while ensuring ~~adequat~~sustainable long-term funding of EU transport and infrastructure projects;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that the lack of convergence of external direct payments distorts the conditions of competition in the EU’s common market; calls to ensure a fairer distribution of funds by the end of 2022;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls in that respect that cohesion policy funding for transport infrastructure should aim at pursuing the Treaty-based objective of EU economic, social and territorial cohesion; highlights the crucial role of the EU transport and infrastructure policy and investment in promoting and enhancing territorial, social and economic cohesion in the EU;

Amendment 17 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Welcomes the fact that heading 3 - natural resources and environment - is to provide around half the total budget resources earmarked for combating climate change in the period 2021-2027; stresses that appropriations under this heading are earmarked for investments in a sustainable agricultural and maritime sector, seeking to ensure safe and high quality food supplies through the adoption of updated agricultural and maritime policy objectives;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Highlights the need to use EU financing for information materials and training of transport workers, particularly truck drivers, in order to enable them to react to safety threats;

Amendment 18 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Elsi KATAINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Questions the cost-benefit analysis of the current crisis reserve which has remained unused despite several demands for support during the COVID-19 pandemic; welcomes the political agreement reached in the framework of the CAP reform to improve the crisis reserve, although it has not incorporated more ambitious proposals supported by the European Parliament;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Highlights the importance of in depth expertise and sufficient resources available at local and regional levels for the technical assistance and drafting of transport and infrastructure projects and elaborating the choice, implementation and evaluation of measures in advancing towards the green and digital transition; stresses that new environmental, socio- economic, technological developments faced by transport sector require significant investments in new mobility models, digitalisation, research and innovation, alternative energy sources andenergy efficiency; underlines in this respect the need to raise the awareness ofthe available funding, technical expertise with resources and flexible pathways adjustable to local and regional realities and needs;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Questions the cost-benefit analysis of the current crisis reserve which has remained unused despite several demands for support during the COVID-19 pandemic; reiterate its request to use this reserve in case of possible new markets disruption or sectorial crisis linked to the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas environmentally, climatically, economically and socially sustainable societies are only possible if mobility and transport policies are in place that focus on improving and promoting the use of public transport systems;

Amendment 2 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the importance of transitional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to bridge the gap to the new legal basis for a strong contribution to the European Green Deal and ensure a smooth and harmonious transition to the new provisions; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structure; welcomes the reinforcement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by EUR 5,7 billion from Next Generation EU (NGEU) in 2022; highlights that NGEU support is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to the Union’s ambitious environmental targets and the resilience of the agricultural system in achieving the new strategic biodiversity and 'farm to fork' objectives;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Calls on the Commission to dedicate additional resources to the fight of cargo theft, the theft of vehicles and other criminal activities putting in danger the lives of transport workers;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that in view of the progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade and the existence in our trading partners of different production standards, environmental practices and animal welfare rules, it is imperative to strengthen border controls; calls on the Commission to monitor existing trade agreements with countries where there are serious doubts about compliance with Community rules and which have been the subject of complaints made to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF);

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Regrets in this regard the decreased funds for technical assistance available under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) reduced by EUR 4 million and lower appropriations for technical assistance within the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) reduced by EUR 28,7 million;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the strategic role that agriculture plays in avoiding a food crisis by providing safe, high-quality, nutritious and varied food at affordable prices; Iwelcomes the slight increase in demand and appropriations for agricultural market interventions in the 2022 budget over the 2021 budget; insists that some of the COVID-19 crisis measures supporting agricultural sectors need to be continued in 2022 to mitigate the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic and to steadily reinvigorate rural communities so as to guarantee medium and long-term food security;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Underlines that poor transport quality contributes to severe under- investment, regional disparities and inclusion gaps that adversely affect the business environment and jeopardise cohesion efforts; insists therefore that investment is particularly needed in areas where transport infrastructure is in a precarious condition; highlights that infrastructure underdevelopment is often caused by poor local institutional capacity and therefore the investment should be accompanied by substantial technical assistance and supervision from the EU;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the strategic role that agriculture plays in avoiding a food crisis by providing safe, high-quality food at affordable prices; Iinsists that some of the COVID-19 crisis measures supporting agricultural sectors need to be continued and provided with additional funds in 2022 to mitigate the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic;

Amendment 23 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. [02 03 01] Reiterates the crucial role of CEF in fostering the development and timely completion of a high performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure; considers that in order to ensure the timely completion of crucial missing links of the TEN-T core network within its due date of 2030, a frontloading of the allocated funding under CEF for transport connectivity projects would be desirable; regrets in that regard the proposed reduction of the CEF-transport budget in 2022 compared to 2021 and to the levels observed in the previous Multiannual Financial Framework;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the strategic role that ~~agriculture~~the Common Agricultural Policy plays in avoiding a food crisis by ~~provid~~ensuring safe, high-quality food at affordable prices; Insists that ~~some of the~~ COVID-19 crisis measures supporting agricultural sectors ~~need to be continued in 2022~~should be implemented in the budgetary year 2022 in order to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;

Amendment 24 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. [02 03 01] Reiterates the crucial role of CEF in fostering the development and timely completion of a high performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure; regrets in that regard the proposed reduction of the CEF-transport budget in 2022 compared to 2021 and to the levels observed in the previous Multiannual Financial Framework; underlines the need for the increased use of CEF for providing resources for safe and secure parking areas in the EU; requests the Commission to allocate additional resources for the certification and safety control in parking lots;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that future food sovereignty relies on generational renewal in the agricultural sector; Calls on the Member States to strengthen existing support measures for young farmers in 2022 in view of the lack of generational renewal in farming, which is currently one of European agriculture’s biggest challenges; Calls on the Council and Commission to maintain levels of support for young farmers in the General Budget 2022; stresses the need to facilitate access to land and farm succession as a key prerequisite to enable young and new farmers to enter the sector;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. [02 03 01] Reiterates the crucial role of CEF in fostering the development and timely completion of a high performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure; highlights the need to enhance the component supporting the development and upgrade of regional and local secondary links, and not just links between major EU economic centres; regrets in that regard the proposed reduction of the CEF-transport budget in 2022 compared to 2021 and to the levels observed in the previous Multiannual Financial Framework;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for the priority treatment of rural areas; notes, however, that rural areas are undervalued in the distribution of funds under cohesion policy and the Regional Development Fund; calls, therefore, on the Commission to give higher priority to the funding of rural areas under the Regional Development Fund and cohesion policy;

Amendment 26 #

Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. [02 03 01] Reiterates the crucial role of CEF in fostering the development and timely completion of a high performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable, safe, multimodal, interoperable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure; regrets in that regard the proposed reduction of the CEF-transport budget in 2022 compared to 2021 and to the levels observed in the previous Multiannual Financial Framework;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Asks the European commission to implement in the budgetary year 2022 exceptional measures to help farmers overcome the Covid-19 crisis, which has strongly hit some agricultural sectors, including flowers, wine, cheese and some meat producers; is of the opinion that the EU should dedicate for that purpose the margin of 340 million euro that will remain after assigned revenues;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Highlights that the CEF is the main instrument to finance infrastructure development with highest EU-added value in terms of economic, social and territorial cohesion and connectivity, in particular cross-border connections and missing links, mainstreaming the Green Deal and digital objectives while fostering competitiveness; reiterates that the CEF is vital for investment in sustainable long- term growth, innovation, cohesion, competitiveness and job creation in the EU

Amendment 27 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages Member States, under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments, as amended, to channel direct payments under their national ceilings into the voluntary scheme for small farmers;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and related national plans in stimulating the recovery in the transport and tourism sectors; insists on the need for proper parliamentary scrutiny of its implementation; in full cooperation with regional and local authorities and all related stakeholders;

Amendment 28 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Notes with concern that the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development finances certain expenses not related to agriculture, e.g. construction of public roads, investments in sewage systems, establishment of non- agricultural business activities; stresses that they should be financed as part of cohesion policy in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty, while CAP funds should be strictly aimed at agriculture and farmers; calls on the Commission, therefore, when implementing the Long- term Vision for the Development of Rural Areas, to draw an appropriate distinction, in line with the Treaty, between funding for rural areas under agricultural policy and under cohesion policy, taking into account the specific objectives of each of these policies as set out in Articles 39 and 174 of the Treaty;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. [05 03 03] Welcomes the increase in the Cohesion Fund allocation to the CEF for transport in 2022; notes however, that it is far from compensating the sharp decrease observed in 2021; reiterates the essential role the Union transport policy and investment play in enhancing territorial, social and economic cohesion in the Union;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Reaffirms the significance of the Union's school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme to help children follow a healthy diet; therefore cannot agree with the Commission's proposal to reduce support for the school scheme by almost 10 percent, particularly given the varied but often detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people's food security, their dietary habits and financial resources; invites Member States to fully use their allocations and prioritise sustainable, local and high- quality production;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas urban mobility systems should help reduce commuting times (travel between work and home), ensure interoperability, make public transport more attractive for people and reduce the prevalence of private transport, thus furthering environmental and climatic sustainability and the development of society;

Amendment 3 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. [09 03] Welcomes the important funding of the Just Transition Fund under the Just Transition Mechanism for 2022 to ensure a fair and inclusive transition to climate neutrality; highlights the role of the Mechanism and its public sector loan facility in investing in safe, sustainable and resilient transport and tourism infrastructure in the regions that are the most affected by transition challenges such as rural and sparsely populated, disadvantaged regions and environmentally vulnerable territories and in promoting affordable and accessible mobility services for all passengers, including those with disabilities and reduced mobility; stresses the need to support the up- and reskilling of workers and jobseekers in the transport sector, as well as productive and sustainable investment in SMEs;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the necessity to allocate a significant share of the Horizon Europe funds to the agri-food sector to support research and innovation in food, agriculture and rural development in order to improve agricultural productivity and accommodate the ambitions of the European Green Deal; urges the Commission to ensure that the results reach farm level; calls on the Commission to implement the multi-actor approach in the Horizon Europe programme in an effective and practical manner, so that farmers or their representative organisations do not have a marginal or purely symbolic role in these programmes but are involved in the process of design, implementation and dissemination throughout the life of the project; recalls the importance of proper and accessible advisory services for farmers to integrate state-of-the-art technologies and practices and improve the sector’s competitiveness and sustainability.

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for increased support for transport infrastructure and the promotion of public transport and sustainable mobility; calls for a drive to finance local and regional transport infrastructure; calls for account to be taken of the urgent need to support such transport infrastructure in outlying countries;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses that, given the diversity of public transport modes in EU metropolitan areas (some of which have disjointed transport systems and disorganised ticketing, which makes travel more expensive), the 2022 budget should seek to point out the issues arising from complex public transport ticketing and support the introduction of an action plan to implement a single multi-modal ticketing system;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the necessity to allocate a significant share of the Horizon Europe funds to the agri-food sector to support research and innovation in food, agriculture, bioeconomy and rural development in order to accommodate the ambitions of the European Green Deal; urges the Commission to ensure that the results reach farm level; recalls the importance of proper advisory services for farmers to integrate state-of-the-art technologies, including cultivation and breeding methods, and improve the sector’s competitiveness and sustainability.

Amendment 33 #

Irène TOLLERET, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Highlights the fact that a number of EU cities with free public transport systems have seen an increase in passengers and a substantial decrease in road traffic; calls for studies to assess the impact of these systems on passenger numbers, travel times and the number of traffic accidents and casualties, as well as the impact on climate change; stresses that these studies should feed into action plans facilitating the replication of free public transport systems in different urban areas;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Supports the extension, beyond the 15th October 2021, of exceptional measures for the wine sector to help farmers overcome the Covid-19 crisis, taking into account the deterioration of the market due to persistent lockdowns; highlights the economic consequences of the crisis, which threaten to significantly alter consumption trends; underlines the fact that, for a year and a half, the Airbus/Boeing dispute worsened the economic damaged suffered by the wine sector;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls for a specific POSEI transport programme to be established as an additional support to compensate for the disadvantages and losses resulting from the cost of transporting passengers and goods to the outermost regions;

Amendment 34 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Regrets the conclusion of the Court of Auditors’ opinion n° 10/2021 that the Commission does not yet have a fully effective framework in place for supporting gender mainstreaming in the EU budget; stresses the importance of gender analyses and gender monitoring and evaluation in the agricultural sector to adjust for inequalities; calls on the Commission to develop specific actions to implement the new 2020-2025 Gender Equality Strategy in the agricultural sector;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. [02 02] Notes with satisfaction the strong increase in the InvestEU budget from 2021 and its important reinforcement from NextGenerationEU in 2022; recalls the Commission that adequate funding of InvestEU beyond the operation period of NGEU and through the MFF 2021-2027 is key to foster sustainable and safe infrastructure, mobility solutions and equipment and for the deployment of innovative technologies and alternative fuels;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Considers that the CAP funds should not support bullfighting; Urges Member States to exclude the possibility of farmers receiving CAP voluntary coupled support for cattle whose final destination is the sale for activities related to bullfighting;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for EU funds to be redirected towards public investment in transport infrastructure; is opposed to the use of the EU budget to bolster public-private partnerships or to promote privatisation and open up the sector, as advocated by InvestEU, the CEF and other instruments;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Considers that the CAP funds should not support bullfighting; Urges Member States to exclude the possibility of farmers receiving CAP direct payments for cattle whose final destination is the sale for activities related to bullfighting, by proportionally excluding the number of heads of cattle from those payments;

Amendment 37 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Elsi KATAINEN, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. [13 04] ~~Notes with satisfaction~~Regrets, despite the drastic reduction of its ambitions in the MFF ~~negotiations, the slight~~, the increase in the military mobility budget in 2022 ~~which aims to adapt parts of the TEN-T networks for a dual use of the transport infrastructure with a view to improving both civilian and military mobility~~;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Fragile agricultural sectors play an important role in economic, social or environmental terms; takes the view that voluntary coupled support to those sectors should be maintained at the same level; therefore opposes to the reduction of 13 million euros proposed in the 2022 draft budget;

Amendment 38 #

Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Alin MITUȚA, Elsi KATAINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. [13 04] ~~Notes with satisfaction, despite~~Is opposed to the drastic reduction of its ambitions in the MFF negotiations, ~~the slight~~which coincides with the increase in the military mobility budget in 2022 which aims to adapt parts of the TEN-T networks for a dual use of the transport infrastructure ~~with a view to improving both civilian and military mobility~~, resulting in an increased militarisation of relations both between Member States and between them and third countries, and constituting a further capitulation to NATO and to US interests;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Underlines the need to firmly support generational renewal in the agricultural sector in order to reverse the aging trend which risks jeopardizing the EU agricultural sovereignty; therefore rejects the reduction of 5 million euros proposed in the draft budget for the young farmers' payments;

Amendment 39 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. [13 04 01] Notes with satisfaction, despite the drastic reduction of its ambitions in the MFF negotiations, the slight increase in the military mobility budget in 2022 which aims to adapt parts of the TEN-T networks for a dual use of the transport infrastructure with a view to improving both civilian and military mobility;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the conditions of access to regular flights and maritime transport from and to the outermost regions infringe rights to mobility, place a heavy financial burden on residents, and are damaging to local economies and harmful to the public interest; whereas these disadvantages violate the principle of territorial continuity, making the case for alternative solutions;

Amendment 4 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the importance of transitional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to bridge the gap to the new legal basis ~~for a strong contribution to the European Green Deal~~in order to safeguard the legal framework for funding and ensure the economic stability of European farms; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structure; welcomes the reinforcement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by EUR 5,7 billion from Next Generation EU (NGEU) in 2022; highlights that NGEU support is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to the Union’s ambitious environmental targets; supports, furthermore, the implementation of the objectives of the Long-Term Vision for the Development of Rural Areas in the first phase of its implementation;

Amendment 40 #

Philippe OLIVIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Reiterates Parliament’s urgent and repeated request for the creation of a specific programme on sustainable proximity and peri-proximity tourism at European level and the creation of a specific budget line with an allocated amount that reflects both the importance of the tourism sector in the EU economy and its needs in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis; this budget line should take account of the specific needs associated with the economic model of small – and, very often, artisanal and family – businesses, most of which are run by founders who have invested their own money and personal assets in the business;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Welcomes financing under the REACT-EU across economic sectors, such us tourism, as it supported SMEs in job maintenance and job creation, among others, as well as in their green and digital recovery;

Amendment 42 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. [02 10 02] [02 10 03] Requests alignment of the funding of European transport agencies with the level of their responsibility and their role in the transition towards decarbonisation of transport modes; welcomes in that regard the increase in the budget contribution to the European Maritime Security Agency (EMSA) and the European union Agency for Railways (ERA) which should address, among others, unexpected needs such as those related to cybersecurity and the shortage of staff given the raise in applications to implement the Fourth Railway Package; highlights ERA’s role is crucial to achieving a lasting shift from road to rail and to advance in the establishment of the Single European Railway Area; regrets the decrease in the allocation foreseen for EMSA in the Council's position, taking into account EMSA's key role in supporting the sustainability of maritime transport and its future responsibilities in the green transformation of the sector;

Amendment 43 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. [02 10 02] [02 10 03] Requests alignment of the funding of European transport agencies with the level of their responsibility and their role in the transition towards decarbonisation of transport modes; welcomes in that regard the increase in the budget contribution to the European Maritime Security Agency (EMSA) ~~and the European union Agency for Railways (ERA);~~ , particularly in order to enhance its resources to fulfil its duties in terms of monitoring emissions' reporting from vessels, as well as among others its tasks in the field of response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and gas installations; stresses that a bigger increase is needed for the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) in order for it to be able to provide additional support to TEN-T completion objectives, particularly ERTMS and cross-border sections; suggests that further efficiency could be achieved also if ERA's current offices in Lille and Valenciennes would be unified into a single seat;

Amendment 44 #

Dominique RIQUET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~[02 10 02] [02 10 03]~~ Requests alignment of the funding of European transport agencies with the level of their responsibility and their role in the transition towards decarbonisation of transport modes; welcomes in that regard the increase in the budget contribution to the European Maritime Security Agency (EMSA) ~~and~~; regrets the fact, however, that the increase in the budget for the European uUnion Agency for Railways (ERA) is insufficient for it to function properly and perform its new duties, many of which are not covered by new own resources;

Amendment 45 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. [02 10 01] Notes the slight increase of the EU total contribution to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) proposed for 2022; reminds that EASA is classified as a “European Strategic Investment” Agency, and in2018 received significant new core tasks with the adoption of its new Basic Regulation in 2018. This was not accompanied by a commensurate increase in resources.

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. [02 10 01] Notes the slight increase of the EU total contribution to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) proposed for 2022; reiterates that adequate financing of EASA is needed in line with its role as “European strategic investment” agency and its new core tasks received in 2018: recalls EASA’s contribution to the green recovery of the EU’s aviation industry;

Amendment 47 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Requests that funding is earmarked for the launch of research by EASA to (i) limit the spread airborne infection disease in the air transport environment and (ii) the definition of new health safety measures

Amendment 48 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Calls, for an adequate budget of the EASA in order to equip it with the necessary resources for its tasks; Underlines the role of the Agency in the Green Deal through its work to improve the environmental impact of aviation, among others through the development of CO2 standards, the concept of an Eco Label programme to inform passengers and in support of the green renewal of airlines' fleet and the engagement into the certification of sustainable fuels; underlines the need to reinforce EASA capability to prevent the aviation security risks

Amendment 49 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. [01 02 02 51/52/53/54] Salutes the establishment of the Clean Aviation, Europe’s Rail, Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research Joint Undertaking 3 (SESAR 3) and Clean Hydrogen partnerships; calls for adequate funding of these joint undertakings so that they can play their role in boosting innovation and research and in improving the transport sector’s performance, safety and sustainability;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. Whereas transport will be key to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 in a technologically neutral way, while making sure it remains affordable; whereas sufficient investment is needed to accelerate the shift to sustainable and smart mobility for all means of transport in line with the Green Deal; and the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the importance of 1. transitional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to give legal certainty to the agricultural sector and to bridge the gap to the new legal basis for a strong contribution to the European Green Deal; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structure; welcomes the reinforcement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by EUR 5,7 billion from Next Generation EU (NGEU) in 2022; highlights that ~~NGEU~~ support for local actors is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to the Union’s ambitious environmental targets;

Amendment 50 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. 02 02 99 12 Recalls that the EFSI was established in order to contribute to highly innovative market-based projects, and therefore sees it as an essential instrument to help SMEs in the transport sector develop new mobility solutions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to speed up the completion of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and to increase assistance to SMEs and start-ups when preparing such projects;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. [02 20 04 01] Recalls the importance of communication activities on EU transport policy such as transport security or Passenger rights to raise awareness and respond to citizens’ demands, particularly in the context of the European Year of Rail and the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 52 #

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, César LUENA, Maria GRAPINI, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. [13 01 03 74] Welcomes the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), officially replacing INEA, and highlights its important role in continuing to support sustainable, safe and smart transport services and infrastructure projects;

Amendment 6 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. Whereas transport and tourism will be key to achieving climate neutrality by 2050; whereas sufficient investment is needed to accelerate the shift to sustainable and smart mobility in line with the Green Deal;

Amendment 6 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Elsi KATAINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the importance of the transitional ~~common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to bridge the gap to the new legal basis for a strong~~measures to enable a soft landing on the new Common Agricultural Policy reform while contributiong to the ~~European Green Deal; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structure~~achievement of the European Green Deal objectives; welcomes the reinforcement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by EUR 5,7 billion from Next Generation EU (NGEU) in 2022; highlights that NGEU support is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to the Union’s ambitious environmental targets;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. Whereas transport sector is one of the largest employers in Europe; whereas challenges it faces must be tackled in a way guaranteeing positive effects on jobs; whereas all measures ensuring that transport contributes to reaching the EU emission reduction targets should follow comprehensive impact assessments detecting economic, environmental and social consequences as well as be science- based with transport projects and products determined by measuring life-cycle emissions;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the importance of transitional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to bridge the gap to the new legal basis for a strong contribution to the European Green Deal; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structure; welcomes the reinforcement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by EUR 5,7 billion from Next Generation EU (NGEU) in 2022; highlights that NGEU support is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to the Union’s ambitious environmental targetsRecalls that under the CAP transitional rules, the EAGF and EAFRD measures will continue in 2022 under the rules of the 2014-2020 framework until the implementation of the reformed CAP in 2023; Draws attention to the need to bring the 2014-2020 programmes progressively to a successful closure with the final payments on outstanding commitments; highlights the importance of transitional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to bridge the gap to the new legal basis for a strong contribution to the European Green Deal; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structure;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas throughout the European Green Deal there is no mention of promoting and improving public transport systems or of shifting mobility trends towards collective public and soft modes of transport;

Amendment 8 #

Vlad GHEORGHE, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Welcomes the reinforcement of the EAFRD by some EUR 5,7 billion from NGEU in 2022; recalls that NGEU funds will be available as external assigned revenue not subject to the annual budget procedure; highlights that NGEU support is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to Europe’s ambitious environmental targets; calls therefore on the Commission for the swift deployment of the NGEU;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. Whereas tourism is an essential sector for the EU economy, as its fourth largest export industry, and plays an important role in fostering its competitiveness, employment and social well-being; whereas Europe’s tourism sector has been severely hit by the COVID crisis, registering an investment gap of EUR 161 billion in 2020, with drastic impacts across the entire system, notably for the 27 million of workers employed directly and indirectly in the tourism sector;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that a reformed and modernised Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will support the transition towards a fully sustainable agricultural sector and the development of dynamic rural areas, in line with the ambitious objectives of the European Green Pact and its related strategies, namely the 'farm-to-fork' and biodiversity strategies;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Finds the proposed reduction in the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very disappointing; calls instead for a budgetary increase of EUR 27,1 million and for the addition of two temporary agents and two contractual agents to function group IV in the establishment plan to allow FRA to continue to operate effectivelysatisfying;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Is deeply concerned that gender equality is suffering from continuous backsliding across the EU and it has been exacerbated due the COVID-19 pandemic; proposes, therefore, to reinforce the funding and human resources of EIGE to support the work of the Agency in the promotion of gender equality in order to counteract this worrying trend and to ensure gender mainstreaming in all EU policies;

Amendment 11 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned with ~~the serious and repeated~~ allegations made against European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) related to pushbacks at external borders; is disappointed to note that, according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex has not managed to implement its mandate from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of 2019, and that ~~serious and~~ multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified; stresses that substantial budget and staff increases for Frontex are conditional on its accountability and transparency, on its commitment to Union law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, therefore, to make the budget allocations conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, adopting a clear procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 mandate; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned with the serious and repeated allegations made against European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) related to pushbacks at external borders; is disappointed to note that, according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex has not managed to implement its mandate from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of 2019, and that serious and multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified, while taking note of the conclusion from Frontex’ s Management Board “working group on fundamental rights and legal and operational aspects of operations” (WG FRaLO), that has closed its investigation on 13 incidents in the Aegean Sea and found no evidence of pushbacks; is disappointed to note that, according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex has not managed to implement its mandate from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of 2019, and that serious and multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified; points out that the audit period runs from the end of 2016, when the Agency's new mandate comes into force, to the end of 2020, and therefore does not take into account recent steps from the Agency to comply with its mandate; welcomes the presentation by Frontex on March 3rd 2021 of a comprehensive roadmap addressing the recommendations from the WG FRaLO; considers it is an important step to implement fully the new mandate and expects the recommendations to be implemented by the end of the year; stresses that substantial budget and staff increases for Frontex are conditional on its accountability and transparency, on its commitment to Union law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, therefore, to make a part of the budget allocations conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors at ~~AD grad~~adequate level to ensure their independence, adopting a clear procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 mandate; stresses, meanwhile, that any amount of budget put in a reserve should not prevent the Agency from actually meeting the above-mentioned requirements and the implementation of its mandate, including the recruitment of the standing corps; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned with the serious and repeated allegations made against European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) related to pushbacks at external borders and the conclusions reached by the investigations of the Frontex Management Board, the Court of Auditors, the European Ombudsman and the Frontex Scrutiny Group in the European Parliament; takes note of the ongoing investigation OLAF; is disappointed to note that, according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex has not managed to implement its mandate from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of 2019, and that serious and multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified; stresses that substantial budget and staff increases for Frontex are conditional on its accountability and transparency, on its commitment to Union law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, therefore, to make the budget allocations conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, adopting a clear procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 mandate; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned with the serious and repeated allegations made against European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) related to pushbacks at external borders and the conclusions reached by the investigations of the Frontex Management Board, the Court of Auditors, the European Ombudsman and the Frontex Scrutiny Group in the European Parliament; takes note of the ongoing investigation OLAF; is disappointed to note that, according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex has not managed to implement its mandate from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of 2019, and that serious and multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified; stresses that ~~substantial~~any budget and staff increases for Frontex are conditional on its accountability and transparency, on its commitment to Union law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; ~~propos~~urges, therefore, to ~~make the budget allocations conditional upon Frontex~~restore the budget allocations to its level of 2021, and to make the budget allocations any budget and staff increase conditional upon all the ongoing investigations are completed as well as Frontex finalisation of the recruitment of at least recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, adopting a clear procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors ~~in line with Frontex’ 2019 mandate~~; recalls that the fulfilment of these conditions are in line with Frontex’ 2019 mandate; expresses its deep concern that Frontex is the JHA Agency that has been receiving more significant budget increases in the last years; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is extremely concerned ~~with~~by the serious and repeated allegations made against the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) ~~related to~~in regard to its involvement and/or complicity in pushbacks at external borders; ~~is disappointed to~~ notes that, according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex has not managed to implement its mandate from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of 2019, and that serious and multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified; stresses that substantial budget and staff increases for Frontex are regrettable, given the steep decreases in irregular migrant arrivals in every year since 2015, and stresses that any budget allocation for Frontex must be conditional on its accountability and transparency, on its commitment to Union law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, therefore, to make the budget allocations conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, adopting a clear procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , applying a due diligence procedure in the case of its activities in Greece sharing its conclusions with the European Parliament, suspending its return-related operations from Hungary, and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors in line with Frontex’s 2019 mandate; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 16 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the estimate made by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 investigations in 2022; emphasises that EPPO is a prosecutorial body with mandatory competences and obligations to investigate irrespective of budgetary provision; is concerned that the funding proposed for 2022 does not include a meaningful increase as compared with 2021; considers that last year budget was already falling short compared to the workload anticipated and a potential extension of the EPPO mandate covering environmental offences will require sufficient budgetary means, especially for the establishment of a EPPO Green Prosecutor with a special environmental crime unit; stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55,7 million, ands well as 59 additional members of staff at AD grade and 76 additional members of staff at AST grade are required;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the estimate made by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 investigations in 2022; emphasises that EPPO is a prosecutorial body with mandatory competences and obligations to investigate irrespective of budgetary provision; is concerned that the funding proposed for 2022 does not include a meaningful increase as compared with 2021; stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55,7 million and 59 additional members of staff are required; considers that a further increase should be considered through a draft amending budget if the number of cases processed is on trend to meet the estimates of the EPPO;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the estimate made by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 investigations in 2022; emphasises that EPPO is a prosecutorial body with mandatory competences and obligations to investigate irrespective of budgetary provision; is concerned that the funding proposed for 2022 does not include a meaningful increase as compared with 2021; stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55,7 million and 59 additional members of staff are required; is concerned that the creation of the Office and the consequent appointments to it, were overshadowed by a lack of transparency;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Finds the proposed reduction in the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very disappointing; calls instead for a budgetary increase of EUR ~~27,1~~32,2 million ~~and for the addition of two~~to allow FRA to continue to operate effectively, in particular in the area of emerging technologies and artificial intelligence, migration and security as well as social and economic rights and discrimination; calls for the addition of 12 temporary agents and ~~two~~seven contract~~ual~~ agent~~s to function group IV in the establishment plan to allow FRA to continue to operate effectively~~ posts; highlights that without the additional financial and staff resources, FRA will not be able to carry out all the tasks assigned to it and fully implement its new mandate;

Amendment 20 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses the need at least to maintain the funding as per Commission proposal, and to reinforce the staff of the EDPS in order to allow the EDPS to carry out all the tasks it is entrusted to and to cope with the increase in workload; considers the work of the EDPS crucial to ensure there is compliance with EU data protection rules, especially in the context of digitalisation, including the increased use of AI and the risks it entails, the conclusions of the Schrems II judgement and the new mandates of some JHA Agencies;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights that the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) is a cornerstone of the EU Security Union Strategy and plays an ever greater role in the fight against terrorism, radicalisation, organised crimes and environmental crimes, in line with the Agency’s Strategy 2020+; expects an intensification of tasks for Europol to fight criminal infiltrations in the legal economy and prevent fraud to the EU recovery budget; therefore, welcomes the budget increase of 11,2% and the additional 71 Temporary Agents for the Europol; however, regrets that the grade of 14 staff in the draft proposal does not reflect Europol’s request for 2022; therefore requests a reclassification of 14 staff from AST to AD grades; also stresses that EUR 15 987 100 million is put in reserve until the revised mandate of the Agency is adopted, corresponding to the amount required for the recruitment of the 71 additional Temporary Agents; considers that a smaller amount should be put in reserve to allow the recruitment of new staff from early 2022, in order to complete preparatory actions for the implementation of the upcoming revised mandate; recalls that the Agency didn't benefit of any staff increase in 2021;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Regrets the increase in commitments to Europol; stresses that Europol should not receive any increase in budget until the evaluation mandated in section 68 of the Europol Regulation to assess the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of Europol and of its working practices is carried out;

Amendment 23 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Regret~~Notes the small funding increase of 1,5 % proposed for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA); believes that this will not be sufficient to cover EMCDDA’s needs without hampering the scientific activities of EMCDDA; highlights that the 2021 budget was already insufficient and that EMCDDA was obliged to downsize a significant part of its work programme; ~~requests, therefore, an increase in EMCDDA’s 2022 budget to EUR 18,4 million;~~

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets the small funding increase of 1,5 % proposed for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA); believes that this will not be sufficient to cover EMCDDA’s needs without hampering the scientific activities of EMCDDA; highlights that the 2021 budget was already insufficient and that EMCDDA was obliged to downsize a significant part of its work programme; notes with concern that the drug market has been remarkably resilient to disruption caused by the pandemic, while globalisation and new technology support the establishment of new trafficking routes and the growth of online markets; requests, therefore, an increase in EMCDDA’s 2022 budget to EUR 18,4 million;

Amendment 25 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the proposed budgetary increase for the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) which contributes to the EU Security Union policy; is disappointed that the proposed establishment plan would reduce the number of members of staff by two, from 207 staff in 2021 to 205 in 2022; considers that increasing Eurojust’s budget while reducing its personnel sends a conflicting signal on how to handle the challenges faced by Eurojust with its ever increasing caseload; stresses that a staff increase is necessary for the Agency to carry out existing and future tasks, in particular as regards to the digitalisation of Justice, the implementation of new instruments in the field of judicial cooperation such as e-Evidence or the fight against environmental crimes;

Amendment 26 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes the increase of 44,2 % in commitment appropriations and the increase of 39,1 % in payment appropriations for eu-LISA; re~~quests 24~~grets however as in 2021 that the proposed allocation of staff in the draft budget falls short of the request from the Agency; recalls that the eu-LISA plays a key role in the development of a fully functioning Schengen area by ensuring adequate border management and internal security tools; stresses that in 2022 eu-LISA will carry out important tasks in the implementation of the EES, ETIAS and the interoperability regulations; therefore requests 27 additional members of staff at AD grade to support the implementation of important large-scale IT projects, including projects relating to interoperability, and in particular to reduce eu-LISA’s dependency on external contractors;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Not~~Deplores the increase of 44,2 % in commitment appropriations and the increase of 39,1 % in payment appropriations for eu-LISA~~; requests 24 additional members of staff to support the implementation of important large-scale IT projects, including projects relating to interoperability, and in particular~~, given these resources will be expended on large-scale and interoperable IT infrastructures that will, inter alia, create a troubling centralised database of third-country nationals in the EU, infringe on fundamental rights, and mark yet another step in the EU’s relentless march towards panoptical surveillance of TCNs and EU citizens alike; notes that eu-LISA has a particular and worrying dependence on external contractors, and calls for the agency to reduce ~~eu-LISA’~~this dependency ~~on external contractors~~and make a determined effort to directly employ staff;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in commitment and payment appropriations for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) ~~and~~); is concerned that CEPOL’s residential and e-learning capacities will be reduced and that CEPOL will not be able to address the digital transition without further human and financial resources; requests rather additional funding of EUR 750 000 and additional five posts in the establishment plan;

Amendment 29 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in commitment and payment appropriations for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and requests rather additional funding of EUR 750 000 and additional five posts in the establishment plan, which would contribute to support CEPOL in providing effective fundamental rights and anti- racism trainings to law enforcement officials; considers it essential to address police violence and institutional racism in law enforcement;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Finds the proposed reduction in the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very disappointing; stresses that the FRA’s tasks of collection and analysis of reliable information on fundamental rights compliance in the Member States are expected to increase in the future; calls instead for a budgetary increase of EUR 27,1 million and for the addition of two temporary agents at AD grade and two contractual agents to function group IV in the establishment plan to allow FRA to continue to operate effectively;

Amendment 30 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in commitment and payment appropriations for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and requests rather additional funding of EUR 750 000, including for specific appropriations for training programmes tackling the rise of environmental crime, and additional five posts at AD grade in the establishment plan;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the slight reduction in payment appropriations for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) compared to 2021; further takes note of the substantive increase in commitment appropriations to get that new fund up to cruising speed as quickly as possible; calls, in the light of the proposed New Pact on Migration, for a further 10 % increase in commitment and payment appropriations for the Common European Asylum System and the solidarity objectives of the AMIF;

Amendment 33 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the slight reduction in payment appropriations for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) compared to 2021; ~~further takes note of the substantive~~welcomes the 25,9% increase in commitment appropriations to get that new fund up to cruising speed as quickly as possible; stresses that this increase is essential at a time where the pressure on national authorities for asylum remains very high, with huge gaps in terms of proper reception of asylum seekers and major delays in the procedures for asylum in the Member States; recalls the importance of providing adequate financial capacities to support the development of the CEAS, to bring concrete solidarity to Member States most exposed to migration and asylum flows, as well as to ensure efficient and fair asylum and return procedures; calls, in the light of the proposed New Pact on Migration, for a further 10 % increase in commitment and payment appropriations for the C~~ommon European Asylum System~~EAS and the solidarity objectives of the AMIF;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the slight reduction in payment appropriations for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) compared to 2021; further takes note of the substantive increase in commitment appropriations to get that new fund up to cruising speed as quickly as possible; calls~~, in the light of the proposed New Pact on Migration,~~ for a further 10 % increase in commitment and payment appropriations for the Common European Asylum System and the solidarity objectives of the AMIF;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, which have increased 56,6 % with respect to last year; considers that the Commission should ~~present a legislative proposal to set up a Search and Rescue Fund to support search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea;~~dedicate more attention and action to prevent people from taking the journey in the first place, to reduce the incentives for preop~~oses, therefore, the creation of a new budget line for such a fund~~le to risk their lives at sea and to dismantle criminal networks of people smugglers;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, which have increased 56,6 % with respect to last year; is of the opinion that a more long-term approach to search and rescue (SAR) operations is necessary as SAR cannot be exclusively left to non-state actors; considers that the Commission should present a legislative proposal to set up a Search and Rescue Fund to support search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea; proposes, therefore, the creation of a new budget line for such a fund to encourage the saving of lives and to show solidarity among Member States in the carrying out of SAR operations in accordance with international law and fundamental rights, including the right to life and the principle of non-refoulement;

Amendment 38 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Catherine CHABAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, which have increased 56,6 % with respect to last year; ~~considers that~~is of the opinion that a more long-term approach to search and rescue (SAR) operations is necessary as SAR cannot be exclusively left to non-state actors; urges the Commission ~~should~~to present a legislative proposal to set up a Search and Rescue Fund to support search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea; proposes, therefore, the creation of a new budget line for such a fund to encourage the saving of lives and to show solidarity among Member States in the carrying out of SAR operations in accordance with international law and fundamental rights, including the right to life and the principle of non-refoulement;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, which have increased 56,6 % with respect to last year, representing at least 1146 people who lost their life on maritime routes to Europe between January and June 20211a; believes that search and rescue is a state responsibility that cannot be left only to non-state actors; considers that the Commission should present a legislative proposal to set up a Search and Rescue Fund to support search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea; proposes, therefore, the creation of a new budget line for such a fund; _________________ 1a Migrants deaths on maritime routes to Europe in 2021, GMDAC and IOM: https://missingmigrants.iom.int/sites/mmp /files/Mediterranean_deaths_Jan- Jun_2021.pdf

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Finds~~Is extremely concerned about the proposed reduction in the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % ~~very disappointing; calls i~~; calls instead for a budgetary increase of EUR 29,6 million in order to effectively implement the new mandate and the projects that respond to identified needs, as well as to compensate~~ad for a budgetary increase of EUR 27,1 million and~~ the considerable extra efforts required to monitor the impact of fundamental rights during the COVID-19 pandemic; deplores the fact that the budget for FRA has barely increased in the last years, and underlines that this can affect the quality of work that the Agency provides, which has proved to be extremely valuable for the Union policy; further calls for the addition of twoen temporary agents and ~~two~~five contractual agents to function group IV in the establishment plan ~~to allow FRA to continue to operate effectively;~~ ; highlights that without adequate financial and staff resources, FRA will not be able to carry out all the tasks assigned to it and fully implement its new mandate;

Amendment 40 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, which have increased 56,6 % with respect to last year; ~~considers that~~urges the Commission ~~should~~to present a legislative proposal to set up a Search and Rescue Fund to support search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea as soon as possible; proposes, therefore, the creation of a new budget line for such a fund;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Welcomes the 47% increase in commitment appropriations and the 20% increase of payment appropriations of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF); considers that this programme will provide essential operational support to Member States in the areas of external border surveillance, common visa policy and customs controls;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Is concerned by the redeployment of funds from the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI) to finance the expansion of Europol´s mandate; recalls the Parliament’s long- standing position that EU funding instruments should not be used to fund decentralised Agencies which enjoy their own budget lines;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates its call for the creation of a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of AMIF and the Instrument for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); believes that a separate budget line per specific objective would help ensure adequate funding for all objectives of AMIF and BMVI;deleted

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates its call for the creation of a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of AMIF and the ~~Instrument for Border Management and Visa Policy (~~BMVI); believes that a separate budget line per specific objective would help ensure adequate funding for all objectives of AMIF and BMVI; and would provide better readability and transparency regarding the annual allocation of financial resources to each of the specific objectives, thereby facilitating scrutiny of the implementation of the programmes;

Amendment 45 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates its call for the creation of a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of AMIF and the Instrument for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); believes that a separate budget line per specific objective would help ensure adequate transparency and funding for all objectives of AMIF and BMVI;

Amendment 47 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Welcomes the 29,3% increase in commitment appropriations and the 33,3% increase of payment appropriations of the Internal Security Fund (ISF); stresses that this programme is a strong tool to implement the EU Security Union Strategy, by support cooperation and efforts of law enforcement authorities to strengthen cybersecurity, combat terrorism and organised crime in Europe;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the proposed increase in commitment appropriations for the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme; highlights the importance of that programme ~~for the promotion of~~to support civil society, to sustain and promote an open, democratic and inclusive society, as well as for the promotion of gender equality, citizens participation and European citizenship education; calls for an increase in commitment appropriations for the Promote equality ~~and rights~~, rights and gender equality budget line of EUR 15 millions, the Promote citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union budget line of EUR 1,5 million, the Daphne budget line of EUR 15 millions and the Protection and promotion of Union values budget line of EUR ~~1.5 million;~~ at least 6 millions; stresses that two new budget lines on gender-based violence and on gender mainstreaming should be created, which correspond to specific objectives of the CERV Programme, in line with Regulation (EU) 2021/692; recalls that appropriate funding for the CERV Programme is essential particularly to address the pressing need to protect and promote Union values which are under increasing pressure across the EU and the alarming number of victims of gender- based violence, which has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic;

Amendment 5 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Finds~~Is deeply disappointed by the proposed reduction in the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) ~~by 0,5 % very disappointing~~, particularly given the annual budget of the agency has not increased since 2013 while the budgets of other agencies such as Frontex have seen step increases; calls instead for a budgetary increase tof EUR ~~27,1~~30 million and for the addition of ~~two~~six temporary agents and two contractual agents to function group IV in the establishment plan to allow FRA to continue to operate effectively;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Recalls that independent and qualitative investigative journalism is an essential component of a well-functioning democracy, by bringing quality fact-based information, combating disinformation, raising awareness to citizens, and revealing wrongdoings or crimes; stresses that journalism across Europe faces strong challenges, in particular the lack of financial resources, hence threatening their independence or survival; calls for ambitious funding programmes in the European budget in this field;

Amendment 51 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Urges the Commission, the Council and Member States to implement gender budgeting in all public expenditure; recalls that gender budgeting should be an integral part of the budgetary procedure at all its stages and budget lines;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Notes with regret the decrease in commitment and payment appropriations of 6 % and 16,9 % respectively for the Justice Programme, in particular in the field of support to judicial training; recalls that Justice is a key component of a Security Union; proposes rather to maintain the funding in 2022 at the level of the 2021 Budget;

Amendment 53 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Notes with regret the decrease in commitment and payment appropriations of 6 % and 16 % respectively for the Justice Programme; proposes rather to maintain the funding in 2022 at least at the level of the 2021 Budget, giving particular attention to access to justice and judicial training;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Regrets that Member States still provide an insufficient amount of Seconded National Experts (SNE) to EU agencies in the field of Justice and Home Affairs; highlights the importance of such exchanges to support EU agencies’ human resources, but also to develop a European culture in this area and common understanding between national administrations.

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcomes~~Notes with concern the proposed increase of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office by 11,2 %; calls for adjustments to the establishment plan as regards the distribution of posts across different grades to enable reclassification needs and for the publication of planned posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter will not impact the total budget or the total number of staff proposed;

Amendment 7 #

Fabienne KELLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Ramona STRUGARIU, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the proposed increase of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) by 11,2 %; considers that the continuous challenge of migration and asylum management calls for strong support from the agency to strengthen the implementation of the a Common European Asylum System (CEAS), enhance practical cooperation, provide operational and technical assistance and stimulate information exchange as well as convergence in the assessment of protection needs between the Member States; stresses that the interinstitutional agreement reached on June 29th 2021 on the transformation of EASO into the European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA) requires additional human resources which were not foreseen in the Commission’s draft budget; underlines in particular the need to recruit from 2022 new staff at AD and AST positions for the function of Fundamental Rights Officer, the Asylum Support Teams, the Liaison Officers in Member States or to strengthen legal and training teams; also calls for adjustments to the establishment plan as regards the distribution of posts across different grades to enable reclassification needs and for the publication of planned posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter will not impact the total budget or the total number of staff proposed, set aside the additional staff required for the implementation of the EUAA;

Amendment 9 #

2. Welcomes the proposed increase of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office by 11,2 %; calls for adjustments to the establishment plan as regards the distribution of posts across different grades to enable reclassification needs and for the publication of planned posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter will not impact the total budget or the total number of staff proposed; further calls for 46 additional staff which are necessary to carry out all the tasks the Agency is entrusted to and to effectively operationalise the transition towards an European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) and the new Regulation once it enters into force, as expected later in 2021; stresses, however, that further additional human resources and budget will be required once the Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) enters into force;

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2021/08/16 AFCO 15 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the proposed 18% increase in commitment appropriations and 104% increase in payment appropriations of the 2022 Draft Budget as compared to the 2021 budget for the ‘Promoting citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union’; recalls that the participation in the democratic livfe of the Union is a fundamental right of the EU’s citizens laid down in Article 10.3 of the TEU; therefore believes that a further increase is necessary to secure enough financial means for the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme and adequate support of the European Citizens' Initiative, among else, and consequently proposes a further 5% increase for this budgetary line; likewise, welcomes the implementation and the commitment appropriations for the Pilot Project BELE - Building Europe with Local Entities, as a way to enhance the participation of EU towns and villages beyond Member States' capitals in the democratic life of the Union;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Stresses that the role of the EU budget is to achieve EU strategic objectives such as cohesion, reducing the disparities between and within Member States and upward convergence, high- quality employment and up-skilling and re-skilling of workers, green economy and innovation, education and healthcare;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Underlines the risks of politicization of EU funding and calls upon special supervision of potential government-led politicization of EU funds;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Reiterates the need for the EU to respect its international commitments and regrets the Council proposal to reduce the funding for external action programs; recalls the importance of using the EU budget actively in order to help our international partners affected by the pandemic and remain active and visible in the neighbouring regions, especially in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership areas;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3 g. Underlines the importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions in the framework of the EU budget and calls upon the Commission to show more flexibility in the evaluation and reassessment of the proposals made by the EU budget; calls for a bigger allocation to such initiatives by integrating part of the 'C' evaluated projects considered important by the European Parliament;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3 h. Calls upon the Commission to come up with a more rigorous approach towards decommitments and to reallocate and reuse the unspent funds to finance the priority objectives and areas agreed upon at interinstitutional level, especially in areas related to the pandemic management, education, healthcare, innovation and social policies;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)

3 i. Reconfirms the support given by the European Parliament for the allocation of EU funds in order to make Covid-19 testing widely available for EU citizens and underlines the importance for the Commission and the Council to deliver on this objective as fast as possible in the context of a potential fourth wave; calls upon the Commission and the Council to speed-up vaccination, the accurate information about the vaccination and the preparations in order to prevent and manage any potential new Covid-19 wave;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the proposed 18% increase in commitment appropriations and 104% increase in payment appropriations of the 2022 Draft Budget as compared to the 2021 budget for the ‘Promoting citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union’; recalls that the participation in the democratic live of the Union is a fundamental right of the EU’s citizens laid down in Article 10.3 of the TEU; therefore believes that a further increase is necessary to secure enough financial means for the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme and adequate support of the European Citizens' Initiative, among else, and consequently proposes a further 5% increase for this budgetary line; underlines the importance of making sure the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme reaches the entire European Union by taking into consideration a fair, accessible and geographic distribution of the funds; calls for specific additional allocations designed to increase the visibility and impact of the Conference on the Future of Europe by deploying, together with the European Parliament, more and better structured initiatives across Europe and within Member States;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Highlights the importance of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme for the promotion of European citizenship education and calls for a budget line on demonstrative and voluntary primary and secondary curriculum for EU and global citizenship education;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Disagrees with the Council’s position to reduce by 3,6% funding proposed on the draft budget for the line on ‘Commission Representations’; proposes a 5% increase for this line as compared to the Commission’s proposal in the 2022 Draft Budget and deems this increase necessary for the purpose of encouraging proactive dialogues on EU matters with citizens in the Member States, including virtual and hybrid formats, organising events in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe as well as developing communication activities to fight ~~disinformation~~foreign interferences and disinformation; considers that Parliament should also guarantee appropriate resources for its Liaison Offices for this purpose;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Insists on the importance of an adequate increase in payment appropriations for taking into account the goals of the Conference on the Future of Europe, as set out in the European Parliament’s position;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regards as insufficient the proposed levels of increase by 0.9% in commitment appropriations and by 3% in payment appropriations for ‘Communication services for citizens’ compared to the 2021 budget; consequently, opposes the Council’s position to reduce by 3,1% funding for this budgetary line; points out that communication services for citizens ought to be state of the art in order to reach EU citizens and engage with them through different communication channels, substantially rendering the Union’s policies more visible; therefore proposes a 5% increase compared to the 2022 Draft Budget levels for ‘Communication services for citizens’ inter alia in view of funding awareness raising and information activities on the European Citizens’ Initiative in cooperation with the Commission Representations and local Europe Direct Centres in the Member States; underlines the importance of involving smaller NGOs, local authorities and stakeholders in communication strategies and actions; calls for making content available in all EU languages and provide native language content to Europeans living in other EU countries;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls for the financing of a specific strategy and initiative focused on citizenship and civic education; calls for the creation within the 2022 EU Budget of a new Agency focusing on citizenship and civic education;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls for an EU inclusive budget that helps Europeans deal with the digital and just green transitions, improves access and the quality of education and healthcare across the Union, enables the creation of high-quality jobs, offers life prospects for young people, integrates seniors and disadvantaged communities, and delivers on our global commitments;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Regrets the cuts proposed by the Council to the EU Budget 2022 and recalls the need to keep the commitments agreed upon at interinstitutional level on the MFF; underlines that any set-backs could put into danger the fragile consensus and reminds the Council and the Commission that the year 2022 should be a full implementation year for the EU budget and the Recovery and Resilience Facility; calls upon the Commission to speed-up the implementation of the EU programmes and recommends to Member States to accelerate the preparations and the deployment of EU funded initiatives and projects;

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2021/08/25 EMPL 83 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Recital A (new)

A. Whereas the next years will undoubtedly be characterised by an economic and labour market crisis with high levels of unemployment and consistent labour shortages particularly for sectors with traditional shortages aggravated due to the pandemic, but also newly emerging shortages, related to COVID-19 as well as the transition to the digital age and a climate neutral economy;1 whereas the green and digital transitions are a priority, consideration of fairness and ongoing learning priorities in light of these transitions should be included in support for short-time working, including the EU SURE initiative;2

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. SReiterates that the year 2022 will continue to be a critical year and stresses that the social and employment ~~related consequences~~impact of the COVID-19 pandemic demands a strong ~~response for people, families, workers and businesses~~and unprecedented response and a social and sustainable budget that leaves no one behind; highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Next Generation EU in addition to the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which ~~will be~~is the main driver for strengthening the social dimension of the Union and ensuring a socially sustainable, inclusive and non-discriminatory recovery, as well as of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF);

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the social and employment related consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic demand a strong response for people, particularly young people, families, workers and businesses, particularly SMEs; highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which will be the ~~main~~key drivers for strengthening the social dimension of the Union and ensuring a socially sustainable recovery, as well as of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF);

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the social and employment related consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic demand a strong response for all people, ~~families, workers and businesses~~all families, including LGBTIQ families, workers and all types of employers, including the self- employed; highlights in this regard the crucial role the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which will be the main driver for strengthening the social dimension of the Union and ensuring a socially ~~sustainable recovery~~and environmentally sustainable and just recovery in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Green Deal, as well as of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF);

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the social and employment related consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic demand a strong response for people, families, workers and businesses; highlights ~~in this regard~~ the crucial role of the Cohesion Policy, including the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)~~, which will be the main driver for strengthening the social dimens~~ and the Just Transition Fund, in mitigating the adverse effects of an integration project such the European Union ofor the ~~Union and ensuring a socially sustainable recovery, as well as of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF)~~most vulnerable, for workers and at grass-roots level, especially in the Member States that have been the most weakened in economic and social terms; urges, therefore, that resources for these funds to be stepped up;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the budget should help adapting to the imminent labour market changes, create quality employment, reduce poverty and increase upward social convergence in a time of unprecedented crisis following the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the crisis has ~~exacerbated existing social and economic inequalities and has worsened the living and working conditions of many work~~shed light on many existing imbalances and accelerated dangerous social trends , such as the precariousness of the living and working conditions of some groups of, workers and small business owners and their families; insists on the need to tackle territorial and regional disparities;

Amendment 15 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the budget should help create quality employment, reduce poverty and increase ~~upward social convergence~~resilience and improve stability of the social systems in a time of unprecedented crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequalities and ~~has~~created new ones; points out that the pandemic has moreover worsened the living and working conditions of many workers and their families; insists on the need to tackle territorial and regional disparities;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the budget ~~should help create quality employment, reduce poverty~~with a strong social dimension should help create quality and sustainable employment and safeguard existing jobs and decent employment and working conditions, boost sustainable growth, eradicate poverty including child poverty, address social exclusion and social inequalities and youth unemployment and increase upward social convergence , even more in a time of unprecedented crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequalities, has revealed new forms of discrimination and has worsened the living and working conditions of many people, including workers and their families; insists on the need to tackle ~~territorial and regional dispar~~economic, social, territorial, regional and generational disparities and inequalities;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the budget should help create quality employment, reduce poverty and social exclusion, in particular affecting children and increase upward social convergence in a time of unprecedented crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequalities and has worsened the living and working conditions of many workers and their families; insists on the need to tackle ~~territori~~economic, social, intersectional, territorial, generational and regional disparities;

Amendment 18 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the budget should help preserving and createing quality employment, ~~reduce pover~~eradicate poverty and inequality, ensure inclusive equality and increase upward social convergence in a time of unprecedented crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequalities and has worsened the living and working conditions of many workers and their families, particularly vulnerable groups of workers and those working under precarious employment contracts and arrangements; insists on the need to tackle territorial and regional disparities;

Amendment 19 #

Beata SZYDŁO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the budget should help create quality employment, reduce poverty and increase upward social convergence in a time of unprecedented crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequalities and has worsened the living and working conditions of many workers and their families; insists on the need to tackle territorial and regional disparities, as the Cohesion Policy must remain one of the priorities in the post-COVID recovery;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital B (new)

~~1Eurofound (2021), Tackling labour shortages in EU Member States, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. 2 Eurofound, 2021 - Distributional impacts of climate policies in Europe~~ B. Whereas the more vulnerable labour market categories were experiencing a worsening of their socio- economic conditions already before the pandemic with over three quarters of the net decline in employment in the EU during 2020 accounted for by loss of work of those on temporary contracts; whereas the COVID-19-related income-support schemes were particularly important for low-paid workers, as these workers tended to be more affected by lockdown measures or reduced working hours than others, however such measures were crisis- contingent and temporary and broader and more inclusive social protection schemes will help against intermittent job recovery;3

Amendment 20 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the budget should help create quality employment, ~~reduce poverty and increase upward social convergence~~with fully respect of labour rights and the highest standards of working conditions, poverty eradication, fight against social exclusion and discrimination, and increase upward social, economic and territorial convergence and cohesion; recalls that this is even more crucial in a time of unprecedented crisis following the containment measures of the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequalities and has worsened the living and working conditions of many workers and their families; insists on the need to tackle territorial and regional disparities; Stresses, in this regard, the urgent need for EU programmes, funds and instruments with sufficient budgetary means and with objectives fully aligned with this;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Agrees with the European leaders that, with unemployment and inequalities increasing due to the pandemic, it is important to channel resources where they are most needed to strengthen our economies and to focus our policy efforts on equal access to quality services in order to improve equal opportunities, quality job creation, entrepreneurship, up- and reskilling and reducing poverty and exclusion; stresses that the extraordinary resources made available to support Europe’s recovery are a chance that cannot be missed;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Warns, however, that this is insufficient without a new strategy focusing on social progress and social justice and geared to economic, social and territorial cohesion, breaking away from right-wing policies and the restrictions imposed by the EU on Member States’ economic, social and labour policies;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses, however, that many of the activities and measures supported by the funds and programmes aiming at addressing social and labour problems are being compromised by the restrictions resulting from the European economic governance framework;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition progress in technologies and innovation, and to strengthen the competitiveness of our economies by making sure everyone in our societies has the right skills to find a job and bring their talents to fruition, especially in the context of the -COVID-19 crisis; insists on the need for up- and reskilling policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition; highlights in this context the importance of strengthening EU education programs at the same time as aligning training and education with the needs of the economy and the society of the future, supporting employees and teachers to train the right skills as well as investments in digital infrastructure are necessary; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, and the unemployed, is paramount; underlines that inclusive education and training systems must be reformed and updated to adapt the qualifications of workers to the requirements of the labour market;

Amendment 25 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, especially in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and long-standing trends; insists on the need ~~for~~to adopt up- and reskilling policies and to recognize skills gained through informal and non- formal learning in order to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition~~; recalls that the integra~~ including the increased use of AI; recalls that the improvement of the position into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, pe~~ople~~rsons with disabilities, young and elderly people, single parents and the unemployed, that allows dignified life, is paramount;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, especially in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; insists on the need for ~~up- and reskilling~~ambitious policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as ~~the green and digital transition~~socially fair green and digital transition, including policies for up and reskilling and improving the life prospects of the young generation, fighting poverty and social exclusion, including child poverty, and ensuring decent working conditions and their effective enforcement, long-term security, adequate social protection, gender-balanced opportunities, and a working environment adjusted to people with disabilities and fostering a safe and prosperous environment for all in the EU; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the people in the most vulnerable ~~groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, and the unemployed, is paramou~~situations is paramount as the crisis hits the most vulnerable the most hard, in particular people experiencing or at risk of poverty and social exclusion, especially, persons with disabilities, the Roma and other disadvantaged ethnic minorities, young and elderly people, and the unemployed, in particular the long- term unemployed, as well as self- employed workers and workers in precarious employment;

Amendment 27 #

3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, especially in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; insists on the need for lifelong learning and up- and reskilling policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the ~~most~~ vulnerable groups, in particular the most deprived, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, and the unemployed, is paramount;

Amendment 28 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, especially in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; insists on the need for up- and reskilling policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition; recalls that the integration into the labour market of women and the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, and the unemployed, is paramount to create a fair and socially just and inclusive society;

Amendment 29 #

Beata SZYDŁO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, especially in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; insists on the need for up- and reskilling policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition; recalls that the post-COVID recovery of the economy and the labour market must remain a priority; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, and the unemployed, is paramount; emphasises the importance of lifelong learning in this regard;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital C (new)

~~3 Eurofound (2021, forthcoming). Structural changes in the labour market: Employment impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic 4 Eurofound, 2021 - Living, wor~~C. Whereas existing inequalities are widening because of the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on vulnerable groups and findings show that difficulties in making ends meet increased significantly among those already in a precarious situation;4 Whereas according to latest Eurofound data 23% of minimum wage earners in the EU reported difficulties or great difficulties in making aend ~~Covid 19 5 Eurofound, 2021, Annual minimum wage~~s meet, compared to 11.5% among the rest of employees and a total of 16% of minimum wage earners lived in materially deprived households, compared to 6% among the rest of employees;5 Or. en

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, especially in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; insists on the need for up- and reskilling policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition; recalls that the integration, with rights and on equal footing, into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, and the unemployed, is paramount;

Amendment 31 #

Sandra PEREIRA, Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that EU funds do not support any projects, investments and programmes that contribute to segregation, discrimination or social exclusion; urges the Commission to prevent potential or current private beneficiaries, practising social and labour dumping, with ongoing collective dismissal processes and/or relocation processes, to access EU funding;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Highlights that subcontracting services often put workers, mainly women, in an extremely vulnerable position; urgently calls for the revision of the working conditions and status of workers providing services at the European institutions and to explore alternative solutions like the internalisation to improve their working conditions;

Amendment 33 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 13 ,173 5 billion in 2022 to the ESF+; highlights that the ESF+ must play a key role in supporting the Member States to achieve high employment levels, ~~adequate~~non-discriminatory and inclusive labour markets, working conditions that allow work-life balance for parents and carers, adequate and fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy; welcomes the transfer from REACT-EU of an additional EUR 10,8 billion to cohesion in 2022, of which 30 % will be allocated to the ESF +;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 13 ,173 5 billion in 2022 to the ESF+; highlights that the ESF+ must play a key role in supporting the Member States to achieve high employment levels for all, especially for those farthest from the labour market, adequate social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy and ensuring gender equality and non-discrimination; welcomes the transfer from REACT-EU of an additional EUR 10,8 billion to cohesion in 2022, of which 30 % will be allocated to the ESF +; recalls that the REACT-EU resources shall support job creation and quality employment, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, as well as support social systems contributing to social inclusion, anti-discrimination and poverty eradication measures, with a particular focus on child poverty and enhance equal access to social services of general interest, including for children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities and the homeless;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 13 ,173 5 billion in 2022 to the ESF+; highlights that the ESF+ must play a key role in supporting the Member States to achieve high employment levels, particularly creating better opportunities for young people, adequate social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy; welcomes the transfer from REACT-EU of an additional EUR 10,8 billion to cohesion in 2022, of which 30 % will be allocated to the ESF +; urges the Member States to quickly deploy these resources to mitigate the social impacts of the crisis;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 13 ,173 5 billion in 2022 to the ESF+; highlights that the ESF+ must play a key role in supporting the Member States to ~~achieve high~~foster social inclusion, fight against poverty, achieve high levels of quality employment ~~levels~~, adequate social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy; welcomes the transfer from REACT-EU of an additional EUR 10,8 billion to cohesion in 2022, of which 30 % will be allocated to the ESF +;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 13 ,173 5 billion in 2022 to the ESF+~~; highlights that the ESF+ must play a key role in supporting the Member States to achieve high~~ , and regrets the lack of ambition; states that the growing precarisation, the alarming poverty figures, including in-work and child poverty, the worrying unemployment levels, ~~adequate~~including the young one, and social ~~protect~~exclusion, and ~~a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy~~the persistent discrimination problems need a more ambitious budgetary answer; highlights that the ESF+ can play a key role in supporting the Member States to tackle the mentioned problems; welcomes the transfer from REACT-EU of an additional EUR 10,8 billion to cohesion in 2022, of which 30 % will be allocated to the ESF +;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Action Plan to implement the 20 principles of the EPSR will help to address the challenges facing Europe such as digitalisation, green transition and demographic change and will help alleviate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health, employment, social and economic aspects; stresses that adequate resources should be allocated to fund the implementation of the Action Plan and until the economic effects of the pandemic are visible be complemented by the General Escape Clause supported by coherent ECB policies, as well as Stability and Growth pact that aim at an overall well-being of people, labour market inclusiveness, and worker’s protection;

Amendment 39 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Expresses its concern at the low take-up of EU funds and programmes; considers that it can be significantly leveraged if support is stepped up for public structures providing technical assistance, and if co-funding rates were increased and if public investment financed by EU funds and programmes was excluded from budget deficit criteria;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital D (new)

D. Whereas the COVID-19 crisis and the unintended consequences of lockdown measures risk to jeopardise decades of gains achieved in gender equality with tangible risks of women disengaging from the labour market and of developments reinforcing gender roles; whereas due to the sectoral and occupational segregation, with women being overrepresented in low- paying jobs and part-time work and in sectors highly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, women are more at risk than other groups of suffering the employment and social fallout of the crisis.6

Amendment 40 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Reiterates that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) must contribute to implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in order to create stable quality jobs, social cohesion and inclusion and stresses that social objectives should be mainstreamed in all relevant legislation and regulations and implementing plans linked to Next Generation EU; stresses that the reforms from the national plans should be in line with the Porto objectives and with the European Pillar of Social Rights and that the Member States should increase investments in area of the social dimension in line with their social reforms in the labour market, education and skills, social protection and social housing, in particular in those MS where there is an increased need for social measures within the CSRs;

Amendment 41 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Recalls that social dialogue and social partners must be a cornerstone of the Recovery Plan and contribute to the implementation of the EPSR, both at national and EU level, and be systematically involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of national and European Recovery and Resilient Plans; Calls on all the Member States to invest at least 0.25% of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations, including in the form of training, networking measures, and strengthening of the social dialogue, and to activities jointly undertaken by the social partners in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies;

Amendment 42 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. RCalls on Member States and the Commission to make combating youth unemployment a priority, in particular as part of the European recovery effort and to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee (YG); recalls the obligation by Member States with a higher share than the average Union rate of young people not in employment, education or training to allocate at least 12,5 % of their ESF+ resources to implement the Youth Guarantee; encourages all Member States, not only those that are most affected by youth unemployment, to continue to invest sufficient ESF+ resources in measures to support youth employment and allocate at least 12,5 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management to targeted actions and structural reforms to support quality youth employment; calls on the Members States to make the best use of the directly managed strand of the ESF+, the Employment and Social Innovation strand for investment in social innovation and for stimulating labour mobility;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the obligation by Member States with a higher share than the average Union rate of young people not in employment, education or training to allocate at least 12,5 % of their ESF+ resources to implement the Youth Guarantee; calls on the Members States to make the best use of the directly managed strand of the ESF+, the Employment and Social Innovation strand for investment in social innovation and for s~~timula~~upporting labour mobility but also preventing brain drain from certain Member States, remote or rural areas;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Recalls the obligation by~~Welcomes the Youth Employment Support Package, particularly the reinforced Youth Guarantee and stresses the need for Member States to implement this by investing relevant EU funds available for their education, training, upskilling and employment; Recalls the obligation for all Member States to allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF + resources to targeted actions to implement the Youth Guarantee and for Member States with a higher share than the average Union rate of young people not in employment, education or training to allocate at least 12,5 % of their ESF+ resources to implement the Youth Guarantee; calls on the Members States to make the best use of the directly managed strand of the ESF+, the Employment and Social Innovation strand for investment in social innovation and for stimulating labour mobility;

Amendment 45 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the obligation by all Member States to use the Youth Guarantee, especially those with a higher share than the average Union rate of young people not in employment, education or training to allocate at least 12,5 % of their ESF+ resources to implement the Youth Guarantee; calls on the Members States to make the best use of the directly managed strand of the ESF+, the Employment and Social Innovation strand for investment in social innovation and for stimulating labour mobility;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. RDeplores the fact that more than a quarter of all children in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion; stresses that, in the context of recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak, tackling child poverty will become even more important in the coming years; recalls that Member States with a level of child poverty above the Union average should use at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to address this issue, whereas all other Member States must allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources to targeted actions to combat child poverty in view of supporting the implementation of the Child Guarantee; recalls its call on the Commission to allocate EUR 20 billion of fresh money to European Child Guarantee in the period 2021-2027 out of which at least 3 billion must be made available in the year 2022;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that Member States ~~with a level of child poverty above the Union average should use at least 5 % of~~should use their ESF+ resources to ~~address this issue, whereas all other Member States must allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources to~~efficiently tackle child poverty and support targeted actions to combat child poverty in view of supporting the implementation of the Child Guarantee;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the adopted European Child Guarantee aimed at ensuring that every child in Europe at risk of poverty or social exclusion has access to free healthcare, education, early childhood education and care as well as decent housing and adequate nutrition; Recalls that Member States with a level of child poverty above the Union average should use at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to address this issue, whereas all other Member States must allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources to targeted actions to combat child poverty in view of supporting the implementation of the Child Guarantee; highlights, in this regard, the importance of Member States’ investment of EU funds in combatting child poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 49 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that Member States with a level of child poverty above the Union average should use at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to address this issue, whereas all other Member States must allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources to targeted actions to combat child poverty in view of supporting the implementation of the Child Guarantee; strongly encourages Member States to go beyond the minimum requirements of the ESF+, in view of the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion throughout the Union;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital E (new)

~~6(Eurofound (2020), Women and labour market equality: Has COVID-19 rolled back recent gains?, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.)~~ E. Whereas Eurofound research shows that the capacity of social dialogue needs to be strengthened to address distributional effects and facilitate a just transition and evidence shows that the undesired effects of some climate policies, especially as they affect firms and workers in certain sectors and regions, can be addressed by social partners, and solutions can be achieved through social dialogue and joint initiatives;7

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the EGF will offer temporary, one- off ~~assistance~~support to dis~~miss~~placed workers ~~to find another job~~and self-employed persons to adapt to structural change and return to employment as rapidly as possible in major restructuring events, in particular those caused by ~~import~~significant changes in the trade relations of the Union or the composition of the internal market and financial or economic crisis, the transition to a low- carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; Underlines the importance of the revised application requirements and eligibility criteria in the EGF Regulation, lowering the minimum threshold of ~~workers made redundant or of self-employed persons~~job displacement from 500 to 200;

Amendment 51 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the EGF will offer one- off assistance to dismissed workers to find another job as rapidly as possible in major restructuring events, in particular those caused by important changes in trade relations of the Union or the composition of the internal market, the transition to a low-carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; Underlines the importance of the revised application requirements and eligibility criteria in the EGF Regulation, lowering the minimum threshold of workers made redundant or of self-employed persons from 500 to 200; recalls that the support from EGF should be gradually accessible to all companies including SMEs;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the EGF ~~will~~ offers ex-post one- off assistance to dismissed workers to find another job as rapidly as possible in major restructuring events, in particular those caused by important changes in trade relations of the Union or the composition of the internal market, the transition to a low-carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; Underlines the importance of the ~~revis~~simplified application requirements and revised eligibility criteria in the EGF Regulation, lowering the minimum threshold of workers made redundant or of self- employed persons from 500 to 200; calls on Member States to make use of the opportunities provided by EGF in case of major restructuring events;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the EGF will offer one- off assistance to dis~~miss~~placed workers to find another job as rapidly as possible in major restructuring events, in particular those caused by important changes in trade relations of the Union or the composition of the internal market, the transition to a low-carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; Underlines the importance of the revised application requirements and eligibility criteria in the EGF Regulation, lowering the minimum threshold of workers made redundant or of self-employed persons from 500 to 200;

Amendment 54 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the EGF will offer direct one- off assistance to ~~dismissed workers to find another job~~workers who have been made redundant to find another job in a sustainable and future-oriented sector as rapidly as possible in major restructuring events, in particular those caused by important changes in trade relations of the Union or the composition of the internal market, the transition to a low-carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; Highlights that the EGF will provide training packages to include skills required in the digital industrial age as well as in a resource-efficient economy; Underlines the importance of the revised application requirements and eligibility criteria in the EGF Regulation, lowering the minimum threshold of workers made redundant or of self-employed persons from 500 to 200;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls the important role the revised European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for displaced workers (EGF) can play in supporting and reskilling workers made redundant as a result of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis; believes Member States should make use of the Fund and widely disseminate information on the possibilities for support to workers and their representatives;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Takes note that the level of EGF commitment appropriations in reserve for 2022 is set at EUR 201,3 million (+2% compared to 2021), corresponding to the maximum annual amount envelope of EUR 186 million (2018 prices) available in accordance with Article 8 of the MFF Regulation; Welcomes the alignment of the co-financing rate with the ESF+.

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Regrets the fact the annual budgetary answer is financial constrained by a Multiannual Financial Framework that is far from being the adequate financial answer to the population and workers’ needs;

Amendment 59 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that the JTF provides support ~~for territories and people~~to the people, economies and environment of territories facing serious socio-economic and employment challenges deriving from the transition process towards ~~a climate~~the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and a climate- neutral economy of the Union by 2050; takes note of the Commission appropriations in 2022 of EUR 1 159,749 million; Highlights the broadening of its scope to address the social aspects of the transition, in particular support to jobseekers, including job search assistance, upskilling and reskilling and their active inclusion into the labour market as well as investments in smart and sustainable mobility, other activities in the areas of education, training and labour market adaptation with a specific accent on green and digital employment and social inclusion, including investments in infrastructure for the purposes of training centres, child- and elderly-care facilities and the possibility to support investments in large enterprises in ’assisted areas’ pursuant to regional State aid guidelines, if such support is necessary for job creation in the identified territory;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital F (new)

F. Whereas Eurofound Covid-19 survey shows that mental well-being has reached its lowest level across all age groups since the onset of the pandemic over a year ago and this is especially prominent among young people and those who have lost their job;8

Amendment 60 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that the JTF provides support for territories and people facing socio-economic and employment challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate neutral economy of the Union by 2050; takes note of the Commission appropriations in 2022 of EUR 1 159,749 million; Highlights the broadening of its scope to address the social aspects of the transition, in particular support to jobseekers, including job search assistance, upskilling and reskilling and their active inclusion into the labour market as well as investments in smart and sustainable mobility, other activities in the areas of education and social inclusion, including investments in infrastructure for the purposes of training centres, child- ~~and~~, elderly- and disability- care facilities and the possibility to support investments in large enterprises in ’assisted areas’ pursuant to regional State aid guidelines, if such support is necessary for job creation in the identified territory;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that the JTF provides support for territories and people facing socio-economic and employment challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate neutral economy of the Union by 2050; highlights that the JTF must focus on the needs of individuals and social well-being and lead to social sustainability by supporting the creation of quality and sustainable jobs, reskilling of workers, and creating social infrastructure so no one is left behind; takes note of the Commission appropriations in 2022 of EUR 1 159,749 million; Highlights the broadening of its scope to address the social aspects of the transition, in particular support to jobseekers, including job search assistance, upskilling and reskilling and their active inclusion into the labour market as well as investments in smart and sustainable mobility, other activities in the areas of education and social inclusion, including investments in social infrastructure for the purposes of training centres, in training and retraining social service providers, child- and elderly-care facilities and the possibility to support investments in large enterprises in ’assisted areas’ pursuant to regional State aid guidelines, if such support is necessary for quality and sustainable job creation in the identified territory;

Amendment 62 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that the JTF provides support for territories and people facing socio-economic and employment challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate neutral economy of the Union by 2050; takes note of the Commission appropriations in 2022 of EUR 1 159,749 million; Highlights the broadening of its scope to address the social aspects of the transition, in particular support to jobseekers with and without disabilities, and irrespectively of their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, migration status or socioeconomic background, including job search assistance, upskilling and reskilling and their active inclusion into ~~the labour market~~decent and sustainable jobs as well as investments in smart and sustainable mobility, other activities in the areas of inclusive education and social inclusion, including investments in infrastructure for the purposes of training centres, child- and elderly-care facilities and the possibility to support ~~investments in large enterprises in ’assisted areas’~~sustainable investments pursuant to regional State aid guidelines, if such support is necessary for job creation in the identified territory;

Amendment 63 #

Beata SZYDŁO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that the JTF provides support for territories and people facing socio-economic and employment challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate neutral economy of the Union by 2050; highlights that JTF is a key tool for supporting territories most affected by this transition and plays a key role in preventing an increase in regional disparities; takes note of the Commission appropriations in 2022 of EUR 1 159,749 million; Highlights the broadening of its scope to address the social aspects of the transition, in particular support to jobseekers, including job search assistance, upskilling and reskilling and their active inclusion into the labour market as well as investments in smart and sustainable mobility, other activities in the areas of education and social inclusion, including investments in infrastructure for the purposes of training centres, child- and elderly-care facilities and the possibility to support investments in large enterprises in ’assisted areas’ pursuant to regional State aid guidelines, if such support is necessary for job creation in the identified territory;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) has been integrated in ESF+ and welcomes that, in 2022, at least 3 % of the ESF+ budget shall be spent on food aid and basic material assistance, together with accompanying measures for the most deprived persons, with a co-financing rate of 90% since the current crisis hits the most deprived the hardest;

Amendment 65 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Acknowledges that the EU Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; warns that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are created also for the medium and low skilled workers and especially for women, as it has been shown that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies, that the wealth distribution is fairer and more equal and that increases of income and consumer spending capacity/purchase power for the lower earners are also consolidated;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Recalls that women are more widely affected by the pandemic in terms of health risks, pre-existing employment inequalities and care responsibilities and strongly promotes gender responsive budgeting and increased funding to support measures for the promotion of equality and equal access to the labour and to have comprehensive systems to monitor and measure gender budget allocations; acknowledges that most of the sectors which have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis were feminised and essential sectors, many of which have precarious working conditions, and that special efforts should be made during the recovery period to improve employment conditions in those sectors;

Amendment 67 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all levels, including a dedicated section on green jobs, digital jobs and gender perspective and on a systems of quality and green job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public funds; stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium and low skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common project; insists that more investment is needed in research and innovation, zero- carbon technologies;

Amendment 68 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)

10d. Highlights that addressing the socio-economic dimension of environmental policy and climate action not only constitutes basic fairness, but also creates opportunities to realise broader wellbeing gains for all and create virtuous circles rather than negative feedback loops; believes that, if well designed, green and digital investments have a great potential for quality job creation and reduction of inequalities and that the transition to a new distribution of care needs to be added; demands that, in order to achieve this potential, social conditionalities are attached to companies accessing RRF funds for green and digital investments, in the form of quality job creation targets and collective agreement coverage;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)

10e. Demands the Commission and the Member States to ensure a fair distribution of the benefits and profits of the green and digital investments, and that this aspect is also monitored in the scoreboard, in order to ensure that they benefit the most vulnerable communities and regions and the most affected by climate change as well as the gender impact; stresses that the expected social return of green and digital investments should be defined ex ante in the NRRPs in order to ensure the maximum impact;

Amendment 7 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Recital G (new)

~~7 8~~ G. Whereas the EU and Member States have taken a wide range of actions in order to minimise the impact of the pandemic on businesses, workers and people; whereas the nature of the measures is changing and widening, and to this end measures and instruments that gather and structure information, like Eurofound’s COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch database or the European Restructuring Eurofound, 2021 - Distributional impacts of climate policies in Europe Eurofound, 2021 - Living, working and Covid 19 Monitor support instruments database, are important to monitor developments and provide evidence on their evaluation;9

Amendment 70 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 f (new)

10f. Calls on the Member States for the greater mobilisation of ESF+ and Just Transition Fund (JTF) resources and to combine them with national and local investment in order to tackle social exclusion, energy poverty, and material deprivation, to effectively counter the digital gap and digital exclusion, especially in rural areas and among the young, the elderly and persons with disabilities, and to secure access to digital tools and programmes and to affordable communication infrastructures;

Amendment 71 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 g (new)

10g. Recalls that COVID-19 pandemic has once again exposed the lack of policy responses to the impact of demographic change in the EU, such as the lack of adequate and affordable housing, quality care facilities and sufficient care and support services; stresses that the budget 2022 should underline the importance of safeguarding and promoting the dignity of the elderly and their fundamental rights in the EU; calls, furthermore, for sufficient funding to support investment in housing in order to tackle effectively the growing problems of a lack of affordable housing, poor housing conditions, housing exclusion and homelessness;

Amendment 72 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Insists on the importance of budgetary accountability and prioritisation; welcomes in this regard the Commission Communication on the performance framework for the 2021-2027 MFF; stresses that in order to deliver true value for money for ~~EU citizens~~the people in the EU, the focus should be put on evidence-based policymaking; to this end, considers it important to involve social partners and civil society organisations into the monitoring and evaluation of programmes;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Insists on the importance of budgetary accountability and prioritisation; welcomes in this regard the Commission Communication on the performance framework for the 2021-2027 MFF; stresses that in order to deliver true value for money for EU citizens, the focus should be put on evidence-based policymaking; recalls that gender budgeting is key to ensure a sustainable, just and inclusive economy.

Amendment 75 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Strongly believes that gender and disability inclusive budgeting must be mainstreamed in the 2022 general budget to better align policies and activities that promote the equal participation of women and people with disabilities in the labour market and to have comprehensive systems to monitor and measure such budgetary allocations in line with the EU’s commitments under the European Gender Equality and Disability Rights Strategies and the UNCRPD;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Recalls that it is important that local administrations are able to receive and manage a significant part of EU funds, as they are the public entities closest to European citizens;

Amendment 77 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that pilot projects (PPs) and preparatory actions (PAs) are important tools to test new policy initiatives in the fields of employment and social inclusion, including through data collection that has already translated into a number of successful initiatives; recalls that the assessment of their implementability is formally anchored in the Interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013 and in practice, is meant to ensure that Parliament adopts PPs/PAs that are legally and technically implementable; highlights, therefore, that the evaluation must be thorough ~~and~~, detailed and objective and that the grade given must reflect only the merit of the proposal; also points out that the implementation of an adopted PP/PA must remain ~~faithful to~~transparent and in line with their adopted objectives and recommendations of the proposal;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that pilot projects (PPs) and preparatory actions (PAs) are important tools to test new policy initiatives in the fields of employment ~~and~~, social inclusion and inclusive equality, including through data collection; recalls that the assessment of their implementability is formally anchored in the Interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013 and in practice, is meant to ensure that Parliament adopts PPs/PAs that are legally and technically implementable; highlights, therefore, that the evaluation must be thorough and detailed, as well as transparent and objective and that the grade given must reflect only the merit of the proposal; also points out that the implementation of an adopted PP/PA must remain faithful to the proposal; Calls on the European Commission to establish direct communication and exchanges with the European Parliament in order to ensure reasonable evaluations of the PP/PA;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the agencies and especially the ELA play an important role in providing Union institutions and countries with specialised knowledge notably on employment and social issues and facilitating fair labour mobility; stresses that they must be given the necessary resources to fulfil their tasks which are evolving.

Amendment 8 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the social and employment related c~~onsequences of the COVID-19 pandemic demand a strong response for people, families, workers and businesses~~hallenges of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, has had a disproportional impact on different Member States, different regions and different groups in our society with the most severe impact on the most vulnerable groups and especially affecting the labour market; highlights in this regard the crucial role the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which will be the main driver for strengthening the social dimension of the Union and ensuring a socially sustainable recovery, as well as of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF);

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the agencies play an important role in providing Union institutions and ~~countri~~the Member States with specialised knowledge and expertise notably on employment and social issues; stresses that they must be given the necessary resources to fulfil their tasks which are ~~evolving.~~constantly evolving; insists, in particular, on a proper staffing and financing of the new European Labour Authority in accordance with the financial statement;

Amendment 81 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses that adequate financial means should be made available to ensure the correct and ambitious application and enforcement of occupational safety and health strategic framework; to this end calls for an increased funding for EU- OSHA to cope with the new challenges and to fulfil the new tasks; reiterates that labour inspectorates should be strongly involved, both in enforcement of OSH measures aimed at preventing Covid-19 infection as well as in developing guidance and assistance to employers and workers and that particular attention should be given to high-risk sectors, such as healthcare, services, education and transport;

Amendment 82 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses that during the pandemic there is a significant risk of suffering mental health problems and poor mental well-being that would be exacerbated by both job loss and job insecurity and is of the opinion that people will need extra support in getting back to normal and in coping with the issues brought on by the pandemic and calls on the Member States to pay attention to ways of mitigating mental health risks in the case of further waves of the Covid-19;

Amendment 83 #

Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Aurore LALUCQ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Recalls that the transition to a digital economy, which delivers for decent working conditions and fully respect labour rights, will require investments to adapt industrial production facilities, improve related infrastructures, connectivity, network security, and the future organisation of work, as well as investment in new ways to deliver social and organisational support to workers; calls in this regard for adequate resources to ensure the right to disconnect for all workers in the EU as well as adequate teleworking conditions including psycho- social and ergonomic rules;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the social and employment related consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic demand a strong response for people, families, workers and businesses; highlights in this regard the crucial role of the European funds and financial instruments including the Recovery and Resilience facility, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which will be the main driver for strengthening the social dimension of the Union and ensuring a socially sustainable recovery, as well as of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF); stresses that these funds and instruments should support activities of all relevant stakeholders including non-governmental and charitable organisations;

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2021/09/02 AFET 70 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Insists that the budget for the Common Foreign and Security Policy should focus on priority areas, both geographically and thematically, and on areas where EU action can bring most added value;

Amendment 10 #

Sunčana GLAVAK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to increase funding for Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support reforms and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, but also to support areas such as media freedom, the fight against corruption and organised crime, human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities and vulnerable groups, and reforms of the political, legal and economic systems;

Amendment 11 #

4. Emphasises the need to increase funding for Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support reforms, including the empowerment and protection of women and girls, LGBTQI people, indigenous people and minorities, and recovery from the COVID- 19 crisis;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to increase funding for Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support reforms, support all the sustainability objectives of the Green Deal, including the energy transition, and recovery from the COVID- 19 crisis and its long-term economic consequences;

Amendment 13 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Frédérique RIES, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Emphasises the need to increase funding for~~Considers that the amounts allocated to the Western Balkan countries aund er the ~~countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support reforms and recovery from the COVID-19 crisi~~MFF 2021-2027, amounting to EUR 9 billion, are particularly high and have done nothing to dissuade the recipient countries from stepping up their relations with external powers;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to increase funding for Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support comprehensive political and socio-economic reforms and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. On Palestine, emphasizes the need to increase funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in light of the crucial role it plays in protecting and ensuring the essential needs of Palestine refugees as well as contributing to their human development; takes good note of the recent findings of the EU-funded external study of Palestinian textbooks, which largely disproves allegations of widespread incitement to hatred and violence; takes good note of the Commission’s vigilance on this matter; calls on the Commission to ensure that its funding to the Palestinian Authority counters the negative trends and growing inter-Palestinian division, contributes to promoting pluralism and accountability and supports Palestinian civil society;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Believes that to ensure cross- cutting implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security agenda, the EU and its bodies should mainstream YPS in policymaking, programming, funding, and monitoring; calls for the creation and opening up of existing dedicated funding instruments for YPS initiatives that are flexible and accessible to all youth, including those who face multiple forms of marginalisation;

Amendment 17 #

Manu PINEDA, Marisa MATIAS, Mick WALLACE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Points to the numerous challenges in the EU’s neighbouring regions to the East and South and emphasises the need to ensure adequate funding for crucial areas such as democracy support, civil society and the rule of law; calls in particular for continued support to Belarusian human rights and democracy activists;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls for increased funding to UNRWA in order to allow the Agency to fulfil its mandate and ensure the uninterrupted delivery of vital services such as health and education to millions of Palestine refugees;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. On Israel, insists on the need to ensure that EU bilateral assistance to Israel complies with international and EU law; calls on the Commission to strengthen its assistance to Israeli civil society, notably to those advocating for equal rights and documenting human rights violations and to enhance EU assistance to Palestinian rights and livelihoods in Israel, in the annexed territories and in the isolated enclaves; deplores the continued destruction and confiscation of EU-funded humanitarian assistance in the West Bank; notes that according to EU sources, Israeli authorities demolished or seized 97 122 structures in 2020 at a loss of EUR 300,000, that had been built with EU or Member States’ funds; is concerned by the lack of resolve of the EEAS and the Commission, as highlighted by the European Court of Auditors, to secure compensation from the Israeli authorities, as requested by the European Parliament in its resolution of September 2018; requests the Commission to deduct in the next draft budget under which EU-Israel programmes are funded the amount corresponding to the cost of demolished EU-funded projects;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the majority of external action spending is concentrated under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-Global Europe) and Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) and insists on supporting agreed priorities under those external financing instruments, including those decided during the NDICI-Global Europe high level geopolitical dialogue; reiterates its previous demand for a differentiated budget nomenclature for the new external financing instruments, notably by including at least one budget line for each third country receiving significant amounts of EU assistance; stresses that in the context of a more streamlined set of instruments, the budget structure needs to be sufficiently detailed to allow Parliament to carry out its budgetary functions effectively and fulfil its oversight role;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Reiterates its firm believe that in countries of specific strategic interest for the EU, particularly the accession countries and the associated countries of the Eastern Partnership, a closer link between the European Parliament and the respective national parliament should be established, and therefore calls for adequate funding to ensure the required level of parliamentary cooperation;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Considers that the human rights situation in Egypt requires a revision of the Commission’s budget support operations and requires the prioritisation of EU aid to primarily supporting democratic actors and civil society; calls for more transparency on all forms of financial support or training provided by the EU, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank to Egypt;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes stronger~~Condemns the particularly large amounts to be earmarked for Turkey under the MFF 2021-2027, amounting to EUR 5 billion; condemns the vague and changing nature of the conditionality ~~rela~~criteria; noteds t~~o democracy, human rights and rule of law under the modernised IPA III; calls on dedicated budget lines for~~hat Turkey, in stepping up its acts of aggression and provocation against a number of Member States of the European Union, is failing to respect the said criteria in any way; calls for a halt to the process of Turkish accession, along with an end to all payments to Turkey, under both IPA III~~, which should support Turkish civil society~~ and the 2016 agreement on migrants;

Amendment 23 #

Sunčana GLAVAK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes stronger conditionality related to democracy, human rights and rule of law under the modernised IPA III; calls on dedicated budget lines for Turkey and the Western Balkan countries under IPA III, which should support Turkish civil society and areas such as media freedom, the fight against corruption and organised crime, human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities and vulnerable groups, and reforms of the political, legal and economic systems in the Western Balkan countries;

Amendment 24 #

Anna BONFRISCO, Susanna CECCARDI, Marco ZANNI, Jaak MADISON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes stronger~~Notes conditionality related to democracy, human rights and rule of law under the modernised IPA III; ~~calls on dedicated budget lines f~~however regrets that this instrument is still used to support Turkey ~~under IPA III, which should support Turkish civil society~~, a country that does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy and that has increased its aggressive behaviour, not only in the Mediterranean area, becoming a real threat for many EU Member States;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes stronger conditionality related to democracy, human rights and rule of law under the modernised IPA III; calls ~~on dedicated budget lines for Turkey under IPA III, which should support Turkish civil society~~for sufficient funding for Turkish civil society under IPA III; reminds that all the funding under IPA III, including the Western Balkan Economic and Investment Plan (EIP) needs to be in line with the targets of the Paris Agreement and EU decarbonisation goals;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes stronger conditionality related to democracy, human rights and rule of law under the modernised IPA III; calls on dedicated budget lines for Turkey under IPA III, ~~which should support Turkish civil society~~introducing more stringent conditionalities and monitoring mechanisms to prevent and sanction abuse, support Turkish civil society and prevent misuse of EU funds by the Turkish government;

Amendment 27 #

5. Welcomes stronger conditionality related to democracy, human rights and rule of law under the modernised IPA III; calls on dedicated budget lines for Turkey under IPA III, which should support Turkish civil society and people-to-people contacts;

Amendment 28 #

Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recalls the important role played by Turkey in welcoming refugees from Syria; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian and other refugees and host communities in Turkey by means of a mix of longer-term, predictable, fully transparent, and rapidly deployable funding under instruments established for the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF) and potential contributions from the Member States as external assigned revenue, taking into account all financial instruments provided under the Financial Regulation; stresses that, any flexible funding mechanism established in the framework of the NDICI-Global Europe should comply with the thematic spending targets defined in the Regulation; insists on the need to ensure that the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework is accompanied by a robust human rights framework for the identification, implementation and monitoring of future migration cooperation programmes; calls for a fully-fledged human rights impact assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement and underlines the importance of both parties’ compliance with fundamental rights as part of its implementation;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes that from 2022 onwards the activities funded by the EU Trust Funds will be largely programmed and implemented through NDICI-Global Europe; insists on full involvement of the Parliament in decisions including contributions to the EU Trust Funds from the Union budget; insists on ensuring that the FRT funding will not come at the expense of the newly adopted financing instruments IPA III and NDICI-Global Europe (including the cushion); advocates for the funding of any such initiative through fresh appropriations;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the majority of external action spending is concentrated under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-Global Europe) and Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) and insists on supporting agreed priorities under those external financing instruments, including those decided during the NDICI-Global Europe high level geopolitical dialogue; calls for a more ambitious budget in the human rights components of the instrument, in order to address the increasing challenges to human rights in the world, which face unprecedented pressure further compounded by the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 30 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Urmas PAET, Malik AZMANI, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Reaffirms that the EU must continue to provide effective and monitored aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey, ensuring that its funds are directly and in full transparency channelled to non-governmental organisations; insists that the European Parliament will be fully informed about the types of expenditure financed and the channels used to reach all beneficiaries;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recognizes the essential role played by UNRWA as unique provider of vital services for millions of Palestine refugees in the Middle East and calls for an increase in the EU financial contribution to the Agency, as an investment towards security, stability and development in the region and beyond;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Highlights the EU’s global support efforts for refugees and calls for continued financial support in this field, including a continuation of financing for Syrian refugees via a successor programme of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT);

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Reiterates that any successor to the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) shall not be financed at the detriment of the newly adopted financing instruments such as IPA III and NDICI- Global Europe; requests that any successor of the FRT shall be financed by fresh appropriations and if necessary by contribution from the Member States; underlines that the European Parliament must be fully involved in the decision- making process for the establishment of any FRT successor in full respect of the role of the budgetary authority;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of democracy and human rights globally continues to be of core interest for external actions of the Union; underlines the importance of strengthening the budget for election observation missions, given their role in consolidating democratic institutions and bringing stability in fragile countries, as well as to reinforce the budget for the preservation of human rights and the support to civil society organisations including the ones committed to women and girls empowerment;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights globally continues to be of core interest for external actions of the Union; highlights that the EU should strictly refrain from budget support as a modality to provide assistance in countries that grossly fail to meet international standards in the field of human rights and democracy, or that fail to demonstrate their commitment to fighting corruption; highlights the importance of election observation missions, notably by local civil society groups, and calls for an appropriate level of funding;

Amendment 36 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Frédérique RIES, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy globally continues to be of core interest for ~~external actions of the Union;~~ the European Union external actions; calls for increased funding for Electoral Observation Missions and stresses their fundamental role as strong deterrents to electoral fraud and violence while also contributing in improving future elections, fostering peace and development and supporting democracy;

Amendment 37 #

Peter van DALEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights globally continues to be of core interest for external actions of the Union; stresses in this connection the importance of adequate funding and support for the recently appointed Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion and belief outside the EU;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights globally continues to be of core interest for external actions of the Union; encourages a thorough application of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act) and extension of its scope to acts of corruption;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for greater transparency regarding human rights-related provisions in financing agreements and a clarification of the mechanism and criteria for the suspension of such agreements in the event of a breach of human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law and in serious cases of corruption; calls on the Commission to strictly refrain from using budget support to third countries’ governments as an operational modality in countries witnessing widespread violations of human rights and repression of HRDs;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Notes that the maj~~Deplores the exorbit~~y of external action~~ant and unprecedented level of spending is concentrated under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-Global Europe), andmounting to EUR 89.4 billion for the years 2021-2027, as well as the sums devoted at the same time to the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) ~~and insists on supporting agreed priorities under those external financing instruments, including those decided during the NDICI-Global Europe high level geopolitical dialogu~~, totalling EUR 14.2 billion; considers such instruments to constitute a challenge to the independence of the Member States in terms of external policy; calls for a halt to all new accession procedures as a matter of principle;

Amendment 40 #

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. At a time where democracy is more and more under threat around the world, reiterates its support for funding dedicated to elections observation missions, including local observers, and calls for an appropriate level of funding; underlines that the need for democracy and election support, including EOMs, was further amplified by the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Insists that all funding for the civil society organisations in Afghanistan will be allocated directly to these organisations without using the Taliban government as an intermediary; calls for special attention to be focussed on the support of women and children in Afghanistan;

Amendment 42 #

Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Insists that the room for external action expenditure given by the MFF ceiling for Heading 6 'Neighbourhood and the world' and the rules for the mobilisation of the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve must be fully utilised; reiterates that the balance between the resources assigned to the different external action instruments through the respective regulations must be preserved; emphasises that the future funding for the needs of the Syrian refugees was not factored in the MFF or NDICI-Global Europe discussion sand it should therefore not be borne by the programmed instruments; furthermore, as the expected Syrian refugees package is not responding to a new crisis or unforeseen needs, stresses that any funding from the emergency cushion of NDICI-Global Europe towards this should be limited; calls instead on Member States to make available additional "fresh funds" for this package;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. While condemning any attack against religious minorities, in particular Christians, around the world, emphasises that adequate funding for actions to protect persecuted minorities must be available, and in this regard further underlines its support for the office of the EU Special Representative on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Calls for the EU to take particular care to assess and prevent any violation linked to the Union’s own projects and funding in third countries, including by creating a complaints mechanism for individuals or groups whose rights may have been violated by EU activities in these countries;

Amendment 45 #

Özlem DEMIREL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the importance of ~~building a strong common security and defence policy) and enhancing cooperation in defence and security matters through the European Defence Fund, a key contributor to the Un~~a paradigm shift in EU foreign policy, with the Union as a strong civilian actor promoting peaceful conflict resolution, advancing cooperation on arms control and nuclear disarmament, strengthening poverty reduction, fair trade and balanced economic relations; recalls the disastrous results of the interventionist, geopolitical and military approach as seen in Afghanistan and Mali; objects to further EU militarization and the continued setting up of a Military Union and the on- going support of the defence and armament industry; stresses that the setting-up of the European Defence Fund violates the provision’s ~~strategic autonomy~~laid down in Article 41(2) TEU;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the importance of building a strong common security and defence policy) and enhancing cooperation in defence and security matters through the European Defence Fund, a key contributor to the Union’s strategic autonomy; expects that the upcoming EU Strategic Compass, and its resulting conclusions, will also result in further increases of spending on defence related initiatives in order to respond to the multiple ongoing challenges and lead to a more geostrategic EU that is able to defend its interests and take over more responsibilities, in partnership with the US and NATO, in particular in the European neighbourhood;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the importance of building a strong cEuropean Common sSecurity and dDefence pPolicy (CSDP) and enhancing cooperation in defence and security matters through various instruments such as PESCO, CARD, and the European Defence Fund, ~~a key~~which shall contributore to the Union’s strategic autonomy and its ability to decide and act autonomously if needed; stresses the importance of civilian CSDP missions and calls on the Member States to commit sufficient personnel within short time frames;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the importance of building a strong common security and defence policy) and enhancing cooperation in defence and security matters through the European Defence Fund, a key contributor to the Union’s strategic autonomyStresses that a genuine European security and defence cooperation policy can only result from cross-border cooperation projects and warns against any plans to impose qualified majority voting in this area;

Amendment 5 #

Bart GROOTHUIS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Emphasises that at a time when external challenges and matters of international politics are gaining importance and are dominating international politics, we must ensure that the external dimension of the EU Budget is appropriately funded and prepared to respond without delay to current, emerging as well as future challenges;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Emphasises that optic fibre cables are the central nervous system of the global internet, as 97% of all internet traffic travels through these cables; Underlines that although these cables are a central and indispensable part of the critical infrastructure of the EU and thus of great geopolitical importance, they have recently been the subject of foreign spying operations; believes that the EU should prioritize the security and protection of these cables; calls for the EU to set up an EU optic fibre cables security program, that includes research, coordination, policy-making, the tracking of incidents and the training of coast guards;

Amendment 51 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Frédérique RIES, Bernard GUETTA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the Bureau to draw up a translation of key foreign policy resolutions adopted under Rule 54 (own- initiative reports) into the non-Union official languages of the United Nations (namely Arabic, Chinese and Russian), as well as country-specific resolutions adopted under Rules 132 (resolution accompanying Commission/VPHR statements) and 144 (urgency resolution) into the official language of the country concerned, with a view to enhancing the impact and outreach of the Parliament's foreign affairs activities, and calls on the budgetary authority to ensure that sufficient appropriations are made available for that purpose;

Amendment 52 #

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Nathalie LOISEAU

7 a. Underlines the need to draw the necessary lessons from the international engagement to fight terrorism and advance freedom, human rights and civil liberties in Afghanistan; reiterates the need to ensure appropriate funding to address the possible additional migration movements originating from Afghanistan, in particular in the region itself in order to ensure humane and adequate support both for the people seeking shelter, as well as the host countries;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on strengthening support for fighting disinformation and challenges linked to EU’s work against foreign interference; calls for ensuring appropriate funding and mandates for the EEAS units and projects dealing with this issues; calls for a creation of a Far East Task Force to tackle threats coming from the far east and south east Asia region;

Amendment 54 #

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Underlines the importance to regularly evaluate all EU security assistance measures (civilian CSDP and IcSP/NDICI) and to readjust certain missions, operations, and measures with a view on incorporating a meaningful human security approach, which takes into account the real security needs of the local population;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Acknowledges the need to reinforce the EEAS in order to allow it to fulfil its functions under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime; calls for adequate funding for additional staff in order to ensure carrying out the tasks under this new EU foreign policy tool;

Amendment 56 #

Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Rejects the Council’s cuts to the administrative budget of the European External Action Service; calls on the Rapporteur for the Committee on Budgets for section X to restore the draft budget on all lines cut by the Council in section X;

Amendment 57 #

Bart GROOTHUIS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Stresses the importance of the protection of the EU against foreign interference and influence, notably through hybrid attacks and disinformation, and the key role the EEAS plays therein; recalls that the European Court of Auditors has concluded that the EEAS needs a broader mandate to tackle the surge in hybrid attacks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and new emerging threats, accompanied with sufficient funding; calls the European Commission to meet those demands and calls for the creation of a dedicated Far East Task Force, to deal with the specific threats coming from the far east and south east Asia region;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Stresses the need for sufficient funding to facilitate the planning and implementation of the EU’s global connectivity agenda; emphasises the importance of including concrete connectivity projects and investments in the programming process for the 2021- 2027 MFF;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Highlights the importance of an increase in funding for including and streamlining the fight against malicious interference and disinformation within the EU policy approach, EU external action and EU countermeasures; emphasises the relevance of coordination among EU institutions and sufficient funding for a structure that serves as a focal point for civil society organisations, research organisations and other relevant actors; stresses the need for the EEAS StratCom Task Forces to have a stable funding source and for an increase of funding to address emerging challenges of foreign interference, especially from China; welcomes in this regard the recent ECA Special Report on Disinformation affecting the EU;

Amendment 6 #

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the urgent need to increase NDICI funds available for the thematic programme on Peace, Stability and Conflict Prevention and Rapid Response by 50% compared to the spending on such measures within the context of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) during 2020;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. SUnderlines the importance of connecting the Common Foreign and Security Policy to the EU Arctic Policy and stresses the responsibility of the Union to support the protection of the Arctic and its local communities.

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls for further funding for strategic communication actions to counter malicious interference, including foreign disinformation, espionage, and propaganda, which are increasingly used to undermine the democratic order in the Union and in countries in the Union’s vicinity; calls for the European External Action Service (EEAS) to further strengthen its capacities to counter disinformation, hybrid warfare, propaganda and espionage, including the creation of dedicated StratCom Task Forces on interference emanating from China and the Middle East, in particular from Iran, and providing them with further necessary financial and human resources;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Urges the EEAS to adopt and implement without further delay its self- standing implementation provisions on outside activities and assignments, which create a sui generis legal basis for Heads of Delegations to better protect the image and reputation of the EU as a whole, as announced in the written answers provided to the Committee on Budgetary Control in the context of the 2019 discharge;

Amendment 63 #

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Repeats its previous statements about the threats related to cyber security as well as the spreading of fake news, in this context highlights the need for the EU Budget to better address and respond to these key challenges on a horizontal level, including in particular at the headquarters of the EU as well as its delegations around the world;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Welcomes an ambitious external Gender Action Plan (GAP III), calls for adequate financial resources for its implementation;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Stresses the need for proper and measurable indicators and a specific methodology, as well as regular monitoring, to analyse the impact of the EU budget on gender equality and effectively implement gender budgeting in EU external action; emphasises the need for a specific increase in the budget to ensure the presence of dedicated gender advisers in each EEAS Directorate, EU delegations and CSDP missions and operations, and to implement mandatory trainings on gender equality across the EEAS, EU Delegations and CSDP missions and operations, including on harassment;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Stresses the need to improve the visibility and communication concerning EU aid and Union financing in third countries, particularly candidate and partner countries; calls upon the Commission to put greater focus on dissemination of the successfully implemented projects, and their positive impact and benefits in order to strengthen the impact of funding and enhance EU public diplomacy;

Amendment 67 #

David LEGA, Lukas MANDL, Miriam LEXMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9 c. Welcomes the statement of the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, on the Commission’s firm commitment to fighting anti-semitism and engaging with the Palestinian Authority and the UNRWA to promote quality education for Palestinian children and ensure full adherence to UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, co- existence, and non-violence in Palestinian textbooks; agrees with the stance that the conditionality of EU financial assistance in the educational sector needs to be duly considered; insists that the Commission must guarantee that no Union funds are allocated or linked to any form of terrorism and/or religious and political radicalisation;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9 c. Calls on the EEAS to create a special adviser position on gender equality and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda, as well as a special advisor position on diversity and inclusion, each with their own sufficient resources and amount of staff;

Amendment 69 #

Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9 d. Notes that NDICI-Global Europe foresees mid-term and final evaluations and the detailed annual reporting by Commission to Parliament and Council on the ongoing activities, results delivered, effectiveness, as well as progress towards the thematic targets and objectives of the Regulation; calls on the Commission to develop and implement a precise methodology for tracking the thematic targets, in particular on climate, biodiversity, gender equality, as well as migration and forced displacement, to ensure transparency, proper accountability and enable the Parliament to effectively fulfil its scrutiny role as one of the budgetary authorities;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls the need to implement strict conditionality in regard to financial support for EU’s partner countries and neighbourhood in cases of human rights violations;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 e (new)

9 e. Reiterates the importance it attaches to the translation of key foreign policy resolutions and urgency resolutions into the non-EU official languages of the United Nations (namely Arabic, Chinese and Russian) and into the official language of the country concerned, with a view to enhancing the impact and outreach of the European Parliament's foreign affairs activities, and calls on the budgetary authority to ensure that sufficient appropriations are made available for that purpose.

Amendment 8 #

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Stresses that the humanitarian aid budget for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries should be strongly increased to support and protect vulnerable Afghans and their families, including Internally Displaced People and refugees, and to enhance resettlement; demands that, unless the respect for human rights and especially the rights of women and girls can be guaranteed, development assistance to the Afghan regime remains suspended and is redirected towards independent development and humanitarian organisations in line with EU external action objectives;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Welcomes the increased contribution from NDICI and IPA III to Erasmus+, enabling increased mobility of students from the pre-accession countries;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the draft budget for 2022 as the first general budget with full implementation of the MFF Agreement~~, with the highest~~ including the relative share of climate- relevant EU expenditure ~~to date and a significant~~and the contribution to the EU’s digital transition; ~~considers~~stresses again that theis budget should be fully aligned with the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal, ultimately contributing to achieve the revised 2030 EU climate, energy and environmental targets and the objective of making the EU climate-neutral by 2050 at the latest and, in turn, prompting the updated New Industrial Strategy; stresses that 2022 should be a year for boosting a rapid recovery for a socially, environmentally and economically resilient Europe;

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Draws attention to the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic isand the health and economic measures taken in response to that pandemic have deal~~ing~~t a heavy blow to some developing countries, with already poor and vulnerable people taking the hardest hits and some progress ~~towards~~achieved with regard to the Sustainable Development Goals ~~in many cases being replaced by regress;~~ being lost and in many cases replaced by regress, but that, in general, according to the World Bank, the world economy is expected to experience its strongest post-recession recovery in 80 years in 2021, with low- income economies also expected to return to some economic growth, albeit affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; 1 a _________________ 1a https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/featu re/2021/06/08/the-global-economy-on- track-for-strong-but-uneven-growth-as- covid-19-still-weighs

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Demands that all infrastructure investments are in line with the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle and resilient to adverse climate change impacts, and that they contribute to the objective of limiting global warming to under 1.5 C; calls for the integration of GHG emissions in the mandatory cost-benefit analysis over the lifecycle of the project against the most likely baseline and the explicit consideration of related additional investments and lock-in effects to avoid stranded assets;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses that it is imperative that such development aid be conditional on reasonable guarantees of good management and effectiveness and accompanied by clear indicators to that effect and regular audits ;

Amendment 11 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Niels FUGLSANG, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Josianne CUTAJAR, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Reminds that ambitious policies in pathway to climate neutrality require significant investments in research and innovation and in this regard regrets recent Council cuts in allocations to Horizon Europe for 2022;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Stresses that any renegotiation of debt or additional public development aid must be coupled with appropriate measures in the recipient States to address the causes of the lack of public financial resources and the financing gap for sustainable development, in particular capital flight, which, according to UNCTAD, contributes to the flight of USD 88.6 billion per year from the [African] continent, as well as tax-base erosion and profit shifting, and that the States concerned must be proactive in carrying out the necessary reforms;1 c _________________ 1c https://unctad.org/webflyer/curbing- illicit-financial-flows-finance-sustainable- development-africa

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Welcomes the dedicated focus in the Commission's performance reporting on climate and biodiversity mainstreaming and calls on the Commission to refine and develop it further; reminds the Commission to fully involve the Parliament; emphasizes that the Commission needs to establish the effective methodology, in particular for tracking halting and reversing biodiversity loss, before the presentation of the draft budget for 2023 in order to ensure that the target set out in the IIA of 16 December 2020 for 2024 can be met effectively; reminds that the implementation of the principle as regards biodiversity must go beyond the full respect of relevant Union acquis; calls on the Commission to assess whether the national recovery and resilience plans collectively put the Union on track towards achieving the 7,5% biodiversity spending target by 2024 (and 10% in 2026 and 2027) and to report the assessment to Parliament;

Amendment 12 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Niels FUGLSANG, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Recalls that 'China's share of bilateral debt owed by the world's poorest countries to G20 members rose from 45% in 2015 to 63% last year, according to the World Bank' and that 'for many sub- Saharan African countries, China's share of bilateral debt is even higher', and therefore stresses that the EU cannot take the lead in any international discussions on the renegotiation of such debt, a renegotiation which, if it were to materialise, would require an equal effort on the part of all parties involved ; 1 d _________________ 1dhttps://www.ft.com/content/bd73a115- 1988-43aa-8b2b-40a449da1235

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Welcomes the Commissions ambition to strengthen Union competitiveness, strategic autonomy and resilience and in this context recalls the success of the European Battery Alliance that in line with EGD, Circular Economy Action Plan and New Industrial Strategy aims to contribute to clean and digital transition by creating a competitive, circular, sustainable and safe value chain for batteries, crucial for future low- emissions mobility and energy storage and can, therefore, serve as a good example;

Amendment 13 #

Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls for the creation of a European Bank for Sustainable Development and International Climate Protection, which pools resources, involves all Member States and their national development finance institutions, and mobilizes private investment in developing countries;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1 e. Reminds that the implementation of the Green New Deal requires the MFF and NGEU funding to be awarded exclusively to activities in line with the 'do no significant harm' principle and consistent with the Paris Agreement goal to limit the temperature rise to under 1.5oC; expects that the next performance report includes details on how the Union budget contributes to the Green New Deal, in particular though the implementation of the 'do no significant harm principle'; stresses that the guidance published for the RRF should be seen as the standard for all other expenditures of the same nature, in particular must serve as a basis for the partnership agreements;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out the urgency of ~~scaling up~~maintaining funds for health care, food security and nutrition, education, social protection and gender equality and to reinforce the People - Global Challenges line from the Emerging challenges and priorities cushion; stresses that human development should be prioritised in geographical lines and account taken of the challenge posed by migration, in particular the fight against illegal immigration into Europe ;

Amendment 15 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Niels FUGLSANG, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1 e. Stresses the importance of achieving the biodiversity spending level of 10 % and a climate mainstreaming spending level of 30 % agreed under the 2021-2027 MFF ; stresses that clear eligibility criteria and comprehensive methodology for defining and tracking relevant climate and biodiversity expenditure in line with the ‘do no harm’ principle are necessary, together with the corresponding correction measures, and the proofing mechanism to identify potential harmful impacts of Union actions on biodiversity and climate;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out the urgency of scaling up funds for health care, food security and nutrition, education, and social protection and ~~gender equality and~~ to reinforce the People - Global Challenges line from the Emerging challenges and priorities cushion; stresses that human development should be prioritised in geographical lines;

Amendment 16 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Josianne CUTAJAR, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1 f. Calls for addressing the social, economic, energy and environmental impacts of the transition whilst maintaining and expanding employment opportunities in the affected territories in order to avoid social exclusion; points, in this respect, to the role of the Just Transition Fund in addressing societal, socio-economic, technological and environmental impacts on workers, sectors and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence; calls for securing workers’ rights, reducing of the energy poverty and avoiding deepening of inequalities;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out the urgency of scaling up funds for health care, food security and nutrition, education, access to basic water and sanitation services, social protection and gender equality and to reinforce the People and Planet - Global Challenges lines from the Emerging challenges and priorities cushion; stresses that human development as well as protection of biodiversity should be prioritised in geographical lines;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1 f. Underlines the importance of enhancing the protection of the Union budget and NGEU against fraud and irregularities; welcomes the introduction of standardised measures to collect, compare and aggregate information and figures on the final beneficiaries of Union funding, including on beneficial owners of the recipients and contractors; calls on the Commission to ensure full application of these new measures on all levels of budget implementation and to monitor closely their effectiveness in view of detecting fraud;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to finance actions involving Indigenous People and Local Communities, in order to halt biodiversity loss, fight against illegal logging and wildlife trade and trafficking and ensure sustainable use and management of ecosystems; stresses that new investment tools to support resource mobilisation can be used to this end (e.g biodiversity-relevant taxes, fees and charges); calls on scaling up investments to better track, reform and phase-out subsidies harmful for biodiversity and channelling them towards biodiversity friendly activities, in line with Agenda 2030;

Amendment 18 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Niels FUGLSANG, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Josianne CUTAJAR, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)

1 g. Underlines the important role that SMEs, microenterprises and start-ups play in the recovery while maintaining employment and growth and calls on Union and Member States to ensure stronger support for SMEs and start-ups and to further reduce their administrative burden; underlines that SMEs are an essential part of the European economy and stresses the need to create a SMEs- friendly business environment and support SMEs cluster and network; Calls for the need for sufficient financial resources in the SME window under InvestEU;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that development aid for health programmes and humanitarian aid must be complementary and must be based on the national health systems of the recipient countries, in particular by assessing and taking into account their real needs, and that, in particular, aid and programmes relating to the COVID-19 pandemic must not have the indirect consequence of reducing the amount of attention paid to other public health priorities in the countries concerned, or even of reducing the resources devoted to such priorities ;

Amendment 19 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Josianne CUTAJAR, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)

1 h. Underlines the need to reform the European industry and hard-to-abate sectors in order to achieve a competitive and sustainable Union and its climate goals; stresses, therefore, the need for sufficient funding for programmes supporting these goals, innovative solutions and breakthrough technologies such as Horizon Europe, CEF, InvestEU and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 (FCH 2) Joint Undertaking;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that it will be able to convincingly demonstrate adherence to the NDICI regulation’s provisions on expenditure for social inclusion and human development, gender, climate, biodiversity and migration objectives, in particular the fight against illegal immigration in Europe, and full respect of the requirement that 93% of the NDICI expenditure shall qualify as official development assistance; insists on the need to ~~increase~~maintain ODA, in particular to least developed countries, so as to contribute to fulfilment of the EU’s and its Member States’ collective pledges;

Amendment 2 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA, Josianne CUTAJAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the draft budget for 2022 as the first general budget with full implementation of the MFF Agreement, with the highest share of climate-relevant EU expenditure to date and a significant contribution to the EU’s digital transition; underlines the importance of ensuring sufficient funding in order to contribute to the twin transition towards the achievement of the 2030 energy and climate targets and climate-neutrality by 2050; considers that the budget should fully align with the updated New Industrial Strategy; stresses that 2022 should be a year for boosting a rapid recovery for a resilient Europe;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Draws attention to the fact that the COVID pandemic is dealing a heavy blow to developing countries, with already poor and vulnerable people taking the hardest hits and progress towards Sustainable Development Goals in many cases being replaced by regress; underlines the need to continue supporting developing countries in terms of access to COVID-19 vaccines; stresses that this is key to saving life, building human capital and stimulating economic recovery in such countries; considers that the current crisis is exacerbating inequalities throughout the world and that without access to vaccines, the gulf will become even wider;

Amendment 20 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Josianne CUTAJAR, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)

1 i. Insists on the importance of increased investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity to clearly define 2030 digital target and tackle challenges related to reducing the digital divide and digital literacy, cybersecurity, free flow of data, safety, liability and artificial intelligence;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that it will be able to convincingly demonstrate adherence to the NDICI regulation’s provisions on expenditure for social inclusion and human development, ~~gender, climate,~~ biodiversity and migration objectives and full respect of the requirement that 93% of the NDICI expenditure shall qualify as official development assistance; insists on the need to increase ODA, in particular to least developed countries, so as to contribute to fulfilment of the EU’s and its Member States’ collective pledges;

Amendment 21 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)

1 j. Stresses the importance of successful implementation of 'Fit for 55' package; highlights the essential role of implementing the Union's Circular Economy Action Plan in order to achieve the mentioned policies;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that it will be able to convincingly demonstrate adherence to the NDICI - Global Europe regulation’s provisions and reach the committed targets on expenditure for social inclusion and human development, gender, climate, biodiversity and migration objectives ~~and~~ full respect of the requirement that 93% of the NDICI expenditure shall qualify as official development assistance; insists on the need to increase ODA, in particular to least developed countries, so as to contribute to fulfilment of the EU’s and its Member States’ collective pledges;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the need to further support research and innovation ~~in the context of~~as a driver for prosperity in the context of the recovery from the current pandemic and the EU’s green and digital ambitions; Calls for making available to Horizon Europe Programme the research decommitments from 2020 in line with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; calls for the expenditure on health research from the Union budget to be at least equal to that in the 2021 general budget, given the evolving pandemic situation; calls for allocation of Next Generation EU funds to sectors hard hit by the crisis and to instruments that can contribute directly to the recovery ~~of the European economy;~~ while spurring the ecological and sustainable digital transition of the European economy; believes that the digital transition should itself facilitate and contribute to the green transition and highlights the importance of further greening of the ICT sector;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that it will be able to convincingly demonstrate adherence to the NDICI regulation’s provisions on expenditure for social inclusion and human development, education, gender, climate, biodiversity and migration objectives and full respect of the requirement that 93% of the NDICI expenditure shall qualify as official development assistance; insists on the need to increase ODA, in particular to least developed countries, so as to contribute to fulfilment of the EU’s and its Member States’ collective pledges;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the need to support research and innovation in the context of the current pandemic and the EU’s green and digital ambitions with a view to improving access to knowledge, promoting social development, tackling climate change, raising quality of living standards and achieving the Sustainable Developments Goals; Calls for making available to Horizon Europe Programme the research decommitments from 2020 in line with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; calls for the expenditure on health research from the Union budget to be at least equal to that in the 2021 general budget, given the evolving pandemic situation; calls for allocation of Next Generation EU funds to sectors hard hit by the crisis and to instruments that can contribute directly to the recovery of the European economy;

Amendment 23 #

Valérie HAYER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Iskra MIHAYLOVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission and financial institutions, including the EIB, to ensure that all operations engaged through EFSD+ - EAG respect the principle of development additionality and are compliant with the external action goals of the EU as defined in Article 21 TEU, including respect and promotion of human rights, eradication of poverty, and the management of environmental risks; calls on the Commission to assess the development additionality of channelling EU funds through EFSD+ to reinforce the COVAX facility;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the need to support research and innovation in the context of the current pandemic and the EU’s green and digital ambitions; Calls for making available to Horizon Europe Programme the research decommitments from 2020 in line with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; calls for the expenditure on health research from the Union budget to be at least equal to that in the 2021 general budget, given the evolving pandemic situation; calls for allocation of Next Generation EU funds to sectors hard hit by the crisis and to instruments that can contribute directly to the recovery of the European economy; underlines the role of the EIC and EIT in supporting research and innovation in the Union, and the need to increase their financial resources in 2022;

Amendment 24 #

Elżbieta KRUK, Izabela-Helena KLOC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Recalls that according to the GE- NDICI Regulation, EDF reflows will be ring-fenced to ACP countries and channelled exclusively through the EIB via budgetary guarantees and blending operations under EFSD+ - EAG; calls on the use of EDF reflows to help remedy the current lack of presence of the EIB on the ground in ACP countries in order to analyse the reality of the situation around the projects it finances; underlines the positive role a stronger involvement of EU delegations could also play to this end;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the need to support research and innovation in the context of the c~~urrent pandemic and~~hallenges arising from the EU’s green and digital ambitions; Calls for making available to Horizon Europe Programme the research decommitments from 2020 in line with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; calls for the expenditure on health research from the Union budget to be at least equal to that in the 2021 general budget~~, given the evolving pandemic situation~~; calls for allocation of Next Generation EU funds to sectors hard hit by the crisis and to instruments that can contribute directly to the recovery of the European economy;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. (new) Calls on the Commission to swiftly and coherently address the targeted promotion of renewable energy expansion and partnerships as well as to support developing countries capacity to export renewable energy including in the form of renewable hydrogen;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Reiterates that Union budget should benefit the people and primarily be focused on sustainable development and quality jobs, energy transition to more efficient and renewable-based energy system, fight against climate change, and eradicate energy poverty. Underlines, in that regard, that public money shall not be spent for military investments or defence implications.

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. (new) Calls on the Commission to appoint as soon as possible a high-level EU Climate Envoy to promote the fight against climate change at international level;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Highlights that the Union budget should support academic freedom and institutional autonomy across Europe and the world; calls for the Union budget to offer support to Afghan scholars now facing dire circumstances as academic freedom is likely to disappear under the Taliban-lead regime;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that social protection systems and universal health coverage should be promoted by a Pan-Africa Programme, which should have its own budget line; welcomes the funds for continued building of OACP capacity. and asks for continued support for capacity building of the African Union and the African Continental Free Trade Area;

Amendment 28 #

2 b. Supports the pilot project for setting up a Fellowship Scheme for Researchers At Risk, which should enable the Union to directly support scholars at risk, like those in Afghanistan;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that social protection systems accessible to all and universal health coverage should be promoted by a Pan-Africa Programme, which should have its own budget line; welcomes the funds for continued building of OACP capacity in the framework of the EU-ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Stresses that in accordance with Article 41(2) TEU any expenditure arising from actions having military or defence implications should not be charged to the Union budget.

Amendment 29 #

Elżbieta KRUK, Izabela-Helena KLOC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that social protection systems and universal health coverage should be promoted by a Pan-Africa Programme, which should have its own budget line and be in line with the needs of, and in coordination with, the national health systems concerned; welcomes the funds for continued building of OACP capacity.

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the draft budget for 2022 as the first general budget with full implementation of the MFF Agreement, with the highest share of climate-relevant EU expenditure to date and a significant contribution to the EU’s digital transition; considers that the budget should fully align with the updated New Industrial Strategy and adequately alleviate the effects of the economic downturn; stresses that 2022 should be a year for boosting a rapid recovery for a resilient Europe;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Draws attention to the fact that the ~~COVID pandemic is dealing a heavy blow to~~consequences of a combined health pandemic and a global recession will seriously undermine the capacity of developing countries, notably the Least develop~~ing~~ed countries (LDCs) to achieve the SDGs, with already poor and vulnerable people taking the hardest hits ~~and progress towards Sustainable Development Goals in many cases being replaced by regress~~;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Reiterates its support for an industrial policy based on an ecosystem approach that supports competitiveness and strengthens resilience of the Union while facilitating the ecological and digital transitions; highlights the need for alignment of investment across Union Programmes and actions, including Joint Undertakings, Industrial Alliances and IPCEIs where appropriate, to efficiently address the needs of each ecosystem;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Stresses that one of the corollaries of EU development aid must be effective cooperation on migration, particularly as regards the acceptance by the beneficiary countries of the return of their nationals from the Member States; notes in this respect that, according to statistics published by the European Commission, the five nationalities with at least 5 000 return orders and the lowest return rate were all from the African continent ;1 e _________________ 1e https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/prioritie s-2019-2024/promoting-our-european- way-life/statistics-migration-europe_en

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Calls for additional funds to accelerate the development and deployment of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures in order to meet the commitments under the Paris Agreement and to accelerate clean energy transition/ or transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Believes an ACP programme with its own budget line is essential to cover the common and intersecting objectives and strategic priorities under the new EU- OACPs agreement; considers that this programme would complement EU programming at regional and country level in these parts of the world and should be dedicated priorily towards vulnerable populations facing climate change and biodiversity loss, and support the financing of COVID-19 related healthcare to facilitate access to quality medical care and vaccines for all;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to micro and SME policy; uUnderlines that ~~without additional support it will not be possible to address adequately the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis on SMEs.~~ given the current economic situation, it is highly important to establish and strengthen the support mechanism for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises. Without additional support it will not be possible to address adequately the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis on micro and SMEs. Calls, therefore, for stronger support in the 2022 budget for micro and SMEs and their representative associations, thus helping to support development, improve access to technology and promote better labour conditions.

Amendment 32 #

Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Draws attention to the calamitous consequences of the global failure to take adequate action against the climate crisis and the need to reinforce the Planet - Global Challenges line;

Amendment 33 #

Elżbieta KRUK, Izabela-Helena KLOC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to SME policy; underlines th~~at without~~e need for additional support ~~it will not be possible~~ to address adequately the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis ~~on SMEs.~~and to enable SMEs and micro-enterprises in particular to take full advantage of the opportunities arising from the Green Deal and to successfully and swiftly take up green practices, products, processes and services;

Amendment 33 #

Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Insists that the room for external action expenditure given by the MFF ceiling for Heading 6 'Neighbourhood and the world' and the rules for the mobilisation of the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve must be fully utilised; reiterates that the balance between the resources assigned to the different external action instruments through the respective regulations must be preserved; emphasises that the future funding for the needs of the Syrian refugees was not factored in the MFF or NDICI-Global Europe discussions and it should therefore not be borne by the programmed instruments; furthermore, as the expected Syrian refugees package is not responding to a new crisis or unforeseen needs, stresses that any funding from the emergency cushion of NDICI-Global Europe towards this should be limited; calls instead on Member States to make available additional "fresh funds" for this package;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to SME policy; recalls the analysis showing that there are distinct differences among sectors in the level of severity of impact and the extent of rebound; underlines that without additional long-term support it will not be possible to address adequately the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis on SMEs.

Amendment 34 #

Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls on the annual budget exercise to properly reflect the provisions of the GE-NDICI on the mobilisation of the emerging challenges and priorities cushion, in particular to ensure additional EUR 1 billion throughout the entire duration of the MFF to thematic programmes (EUR 200 000 000 for the Human Rights and Democracy thematic programme, EUR 200 000 000 for the Civil Society Organisations thematic programme and EUR 600 000 000 for the Global Challenges thematic programme);

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 inwith regards to SME policy; underlines th~~at without additional support it will not be possible to address adequately~~e need to support the Union’s competitiveness and industrial capacity; calls in this regard for adequate allocation of funds to support SMEs and micro enterprises in order to address the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis on SMEs and micro enterprises.

Amendment 35 #

Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Expresses deep concern about the ongoing situation in Afghanistan; calls on the Commission to prepare humanitarian assistance, address critical food insecurity, support for refugees in neighbouring countries, support for women, girls and children and human rights defenders in cooperation with the UN agencies (UNHCR, UNICEF), other international organizations and international NGOs; calls for preparation of the new financial programming and strategy to preserve hard-won development gains and continue to support people of Afghanistan and the neighbouring countries without using the Taliban government as an intermediary.

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Considers the New European Bauhaus movement to be a potent mechanism to support Europe’s transition to a sustainable economy and society; believes Union programmes such as Horizon Europe, Connecting Europe Facility and InvestEU should contribute to that initiative; calls on the Commission to develop a mechanism to integrate this movement into existing Union programmes, leading to synergies and without any additional criteria or administrative burdens;

Amendment 36 #

Valérie HAYER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Iskra MIHAYLOVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Stresses that the humanitarian aid budget for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries should be strongly increased to support and protect vulnerable Afghans and their families, including Internally Displaced People and refugees, and to enhance resettlement; demands that, unless the respect for human rights and especially the rights of women and girls can be guaranteed, development assistance to the Afghan regime remains suspended and is redirected towards and limited to independent development and humanitarian organisations in line with EU external action objectives;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for sufficient staffing for all agencies in line with their tasks and responsibilities; underlines in particular the need to substantially reinforce ACER and the EIT which have been understaffed for many years, as well as ensure sufficient budget for ENISA and BEREC to fulfil their missions; welcomes the addition of new establishment plan posts in the EUSPA, but calls for a gradual reduction of external personnel in order to prevent disruptions in security related activities.

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for sufficient staffing for all agencies in line with their tasks and responsibilities; underlines in particular the need to substantially reinforce ACER, EUSPA and the EIT which have been understaffed for many years while more tasks were conferred to them through recent legislation; welcomes the addition of new establishment plan posts in the EUSPA, but calls for a gradual reduction of external personnel in order to prevent disruptions in security related activities.

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls its plea for promoting gender equality and equal rights and opportunities for all in the Union budget; highlights that special efforts are needed to ensure that the Union budget catalyses gender-equal ecological and sustainable digital transitions; stresses the importance of targeting, in particular, the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the field of ICT and space sectors; expects the commission to swiftly come up with its methodology to measure the contribution of each relevant programme to gender equality, in line with the inter-institutional Agreement accompanying the 2021-2027 MFF, taking on board the European Court of Auditors' recommendations1a; _________________ 1aSpecial report N10/2021:"Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget:time to turn words into action. https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR21_10/SR_Gender_mainstream ing_EN.pdf

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Urges, in light of the climate emergency and the alarming findings of the 6th IPCC Assessment Report, for a substantial increase of the climate expenditure in the 2022 budget and to use available margins and flexibility instruments to strengthen the Union’s programmes supporting the ecological, energy and resource-efficient transition; believes, moreover, that the Union funds spent for harmful projects or false climate solutions, such as ITER, which has accumulated substantial technological delays and costs overruns, should be redirected into the development and deployment of energy- and resource- efficiency measures and sustainable renewable energy solutions that are already available or will be available in the near future in order to deliver the EU climate and energy goals;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Is particularly alarmed that between 119 and 124 million people worldwide are reported to have fallen into poverty by 20201 b and that social measures taken in some developing countries have not been able to compensate for these income losses,2 b which have affected the self-employed and small and medium-sized enterprises in particular;3 b _________________ 1b https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/upd ated-estimates-impact-covid-19-global- poverty-looking-back-2020-and-outlook- 2021 2b https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/develo ping-countries-covid-19-crisis-has-not- affected-everyone-equally 3b https://www.ilo.org/empent/units/boosting -employment-through-small-enterprise- development/resilience/lang-- en/index.htm

Amendment 40 #

4 a. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to research for health; underlines that in the context of the current pandemic, without addition support it will not be possible to ensure health as a public good for all; reminds that everyone has the right to a cure and the right to have a quality life; calls therefore for new approaches for human centered health care in order to ensure access to diagnostics, therapeutics and quality public health services for all.

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Takes note of the Council’s position on the 2022 budget; condemns strongly the cuts proposed to the Union programmes in the industry, research and energy areas, particularly considering that these programmes represent essential investments for recovery, and in the sustainability and digital transitions as well as Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy;

Amendment 5 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Stresses that certain restrictive measures taken in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic have had a significant negative impact on self- employed workers and small and medium- sized enterprises and thus on the social fabric of the States concerned, for example in the artisanal fisheries sector in certain West African countries, whereas industrial fisheries are reported to have been less affected by the restrictions imposed in the context of COVID-19 and that, consequently, it is also incumbent on the States concerned to ensure that the above-mentioned measures are proportionate to the health objectives sought and fair for all economic actors, so as not to exacerbate the already significant economic and social inequalities and hinder economic recovery ;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls its resolution of 16 September 2020 on the draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the EU; calls on Commission to ensure timely implementation of New Own resources as agreed in the Interinstitutional agreement of16 December 2020;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that development assistance ~~together with substantial debt relief and further development of international tax cooperation~~ is badly needed to shore up public finances, avert damaging austerity measures and prevent that spending on COVID vaccination crowds out other crucial expenditure; ~~calls on the European Commission to define a comprehensive European debt relief strategy towards developing countries;~~

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Reiterates its call for the phase-out of harmful subsidies and for coherence between all Union funds and programmes; insists that projects and programmes which are inconsistent with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1.5oC, or with the objective of halting and reversing biodiversity loss, should not be eligible for support under the Union budget;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that development assistance together with substantial debt relief measures involving all private and public creditors and further development of international tax cooperation is badly needed to tackle the problems of tax- motivated illicit financial flows originating from cross-border operations by multinational entreprises, tax evasion and tax fraud in order to improve the tax bases of developing countries, to shore up public finances, avert damaging austerity measures and prevent that spending on COVID vaccination crowds out other crucial expenditure; calls on the European Commission to define a comprehensive European debt relief strategy towards developing countries; calls for support to the creation of a multilateral debt workout mechanism, under UN auspices, to address both the impact of the crisis and the financing requirements of the Agenda 2030; believes that steps should also be taken towards agreement on binding rules on responsible sovereign lending and borrowing in order to support improved debt crisis prevention;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Recalls the agreement on the MFF, including on the NGEU funding and the additional funding of EUR 4 billion for Horizon Europe; Considers the cuts proposed by the Council to run contrary to these agreements; intends to hold the Council to its commitments to the recovery of Europe;

Amendment 8 #

Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that development assistance together ~~with substantial debt relief~~ and further development of international tax cooperation is ~~badly~~ needed to shore up public ~~finances, avert damaging austerity measur~~and private finances, and ~~prevent~~ that spending on COVID vaccination must not crowds out other crucial expenditure; calls on the European Commission to define a new comprehensive European debt ~~relief strategy towards~~management deal with developing countries;

Amendment 9 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Łukasz KOHUT, Ivo HRISTOV, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Jens GEIER, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Josianne CUTAJAR, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Dan NICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Reminds of the crucial role of strategic foresight and importance of the evidence based anticipatory policy making;

Amendment 9 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that development assistance together with substantial debt relief and further development of international tax cooperation is badly needed to shore up public finances, avert damaging austerity measures and prevent that spending on COVID vaccination crowds out other crucial expenditure; calls on the European Commission to define a comprehensive European debt relief strategy towards developing countries; stresses, however, that debt relief is an ad hoc measure and that in the longer term there is a need to support developing countries in implementing systemic reforms so that they can address their immediate and urgent health, education and social protection needs while at the same time avoiding insolvency;

source: 696.476

2021/09/08 CULT 28 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic should not adversely affect investments of a social, educational, creative and cultural nature; therefore, increases the allocations of Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps Programme to better support the recovery, in particular by ‘greening’ those programmes; underlines that particular attention should be paid to ensure good outreach to vulnerable people, whose exclusion has been worsened by the pandemic, in order to ensure equal access to the programmes for all, leaving no one behind;

Amendment 10 #

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Reiterates that the increase in programme budgets must go hand in hand with a linear and gradual growth in annual allocations, in order to avoid disproportionate increases and absorption difficulties in the final years of the 2021- 2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF);

Amendment 11 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Member States once more to earmark at least 2 % of the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the recovery of the CCS and industries, and/or to provide equal protection measures such as tax deductions or exemptions, disposal of public buildings for free to boost the recovery, financing of the costs of the expensive processes required for the special hygiene protocols to be obligatorily adopted by the CCS or other measures possibly suggested by the CCS agents themselves;

Amendment 12 #

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Member States once more to earmark at least 2 % of the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the recovery of the CCS and industries, in line with Parliament's request; welcomes the fact that some Member States have already earmarked part of their recovery plans to benefit CCS and industries;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Member States once more to earmark at least 2 % of the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the recovery of the CCS ~~and industri~~I; believes that such earmarking is necessary and important for preserving the values of the Member States;

Amendment 14 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Member States once more to earmark at least 2 % of the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the recovery of the CCS and industries and at least 10 % for education;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists that no funding from any of the three strands of the Creative Europe Programme should be used for financing projects in the framework of the New European Bauhaus initiative, in line with the repeated commitment of the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth to this effect, in order to prevent diversion of the programme’s already thinly spread funds ~~towards new, unforeseen political prioritie~~, which, as past years have shown, are not sufficient to meet the needs of the programme, towards new, unforeseen political priorities; notes that the New European Bauhaus initiative needs its own funding, which should also be tailored to its particular needs and requirements;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists that no funding from any of the three strands of the Creative Europe Programme should be used for financing projects in the framework of the New European Bauhaus initiative, in line with the repeated commitment of the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth to this effect, in order to ~~prevent diversion of~~stop the programme’s already ~~thinly spread funds towards new, unforeseen political prioritie~~strained funding from being spread too thin to cover new, unforeseen political priorities, thus "watering down" the effects and impacts of such funding where it really matters;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists that no funding from any of the three strands of the Creative Europe Programme should be used for financing projects in the framework of the New European Bauhaus initiative, in line with the repeated commitment of the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth to this effect, in order to prevent diversion of the programme’s already thinly spread funds towards new, unforeseen political prioritiesWelcomes the increase in the budget of the Creative Europe Programme, needed to ensure the smooth operation of the programme; calls upon the Commission to identify fresh resources for the New European Bauhaus initiative and excludes the possibility of any funds coming from the Creative Europe Programme;

Amendment 18 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises that more funding is needed to fund all high-quality projects submitted in the framework of calls for proposals under the Citizens’ engagement and participation strand of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme and to tackle the historically low application success rate of that strand;deleted

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises that more funding is needed to fund all high-quality projects submitted in the framework of call~~s for proposals under the Citizens’ engagement and participation strand~~ Union programmes in the fields of culture and education, with particular emphasis ofn the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme ~~and~~in order to tackle the historically low application success rate of that strand;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic should not adversely affect investments of ~~a social,~~ educational and cultural nature; therefore, increases the allocations of Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps Programme to better support the recovery~~, in particular by ‘greening’ those programmes~~; underlines that particular attention should be paid to ensure good outreach to vulnerable people, whose exclusion has been worsened by the pandemic;

Amendment 20 #

Laurence FARRENG, Salima YENBOU, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Bernard GUETTA, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Suggests that more funding for all high-quality projects submitted in the framework of calls for proposals under the Citizens’ engagement and participation strand of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme might tackle the historically low application success rate of that strand;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Increases the budget for “Multimedia actions” by EUR 2,2 million and creates a reserve of EUR 5 million, in order to encourage the Commission to provide more stability and predictability for radio networks covering EU affairs with funding covering at least two years; calls, however, for this reserve not to penalise the partnerships concluded by the Commission with other partners for the provision of quality European information, in the framework of "Multimedia actions"; affirms in particular its support for the editorial partnership concluded with Euronews in this perspective; furthermore, splits the existing budget line into its four components, for enhanced budgetary scrutiny.

Amendment 22 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Increases the budget for “Multimedia actions” by EUR 2,2 million and creates a reserve of EUR 5 million, that shall be lifted only after an adequate solution has been identified for the financing of radio networks, in order to encourage the Commission to provide more stability and predictability for the long-term strategic financing of radio networks covering EU affairs with funding covering at least two years; furthermore, splits the existing budget line into its four components, for enhanced budgetary scrutiny.

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Increases the budget for “Multimedia actions” by EUR 2,2 million and creates a reserve of EUR 5 million, in order to encourage the Commission to provide more stability, financial security and predictability for radio networks covering EU affairs with funding covering at least two years; furthermore, splits the existing budget line into its four components, for enhanced transparency and budgetary scrutiny.

Amendment 24 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Underlines the need to support the CCS so that they manage to develop creativity and innovation in order to further develop and eventually deal with the digital transition as an opportunity and not as a threat;

Amendment 25 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Νotes the importance of providing equal access for all to funding for education and culture; therefore, calls for specific measures to enhance visibility of the funding tools that the Union makes available to the CCS, as well as educational activities to enhance know- how and accessibility to the administrative processes required to access Union funding;

Amendment 26 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Stresses the need for Member States to monitor and be monitored with regard to the management of funding for the CCS;

Amendment 27 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Highlights the need to enhance data gathering and usage for the CCS; notes that there are many data that are currently not further used to add value for policy-design; suggests the adoption of specific measures to enhance the usage of the data already gathered in the implementation processes of the programmes;

Amendment 28 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

6 e. Highlights that public funding is vital for the CCS; notes, however, that they are currently inadequately funded; therefore, calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures establishing long-term schemes for funding the CCS as well as measures incentivising the private sector to invest in the CCS.

Amendment 3 #

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic should not adversely affect investments of a social, educational and cultural nature; therefore, increases the allocations of Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps Programme to better support the recovery~~, in particular by~~ and the ‘greening’ of those programmes; underlines that particular attention should be paid to ensure good outreach to vulnerable people, whose exclusion has been worsened by the pandemic;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls upon the Commission to ensure full implementation of the Union programmes in the fields of culture and education in 2022; reiterates the need to make sure that all programmes are accessible across the Union, in particular to small organizations, vulnerable people and people from remote, rural and isolated areas;

Amendment 5 #

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Martina MICHELS, Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to seek for a fair and equitable digitalization of the different programmes and projects allowing everyone to participate; urges the Commission and Member States not to penalize NGOs, participants and implementation partners for changes made, in particular by digitalizing the implementation of the projects, in the context of the pandemic; underlines the need to strengthen the digital dimension of the programmes, as it has been underlined in particular in the resolution of the European Parliament of 25 March 2021 on shaping digital education policy, by including initiatives related to artificial intelligence, robotics and digital education or the European Online University;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Given the dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on Europe’s cultural and creative sectors (CCS), reinforces the Culture strand of the Creative Europe Programme, to support organisations ~~and artist~~, artists and all cultural workers in their recovery, to provide targeted support for the performing arts, in particular the music sector, and to ‘green’ and to “digitize” the programme;

Amendment 7 #

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Given the dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on Europe’s cultural and creative sectors (CCS), reinforces the Culture strand of the Creative Europe Programme, to support organisations and artists in their recovery, to provide targeted support for the performing arts, in particular the music sector, and to ‘green’ and include a social dimension in the programme;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Given the dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on Europe’s cultural and creative sectors (CCS) and industries, reinforces the Culture strand of the Creative Europe Programme, to support organisations and artists in their recovery, to provide targeted support for the performing arts, in particular the music sector, and to ‘green’ the programme;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Given the dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on Europe’s cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI), reinforces the Culture strand of the Creative Europe Programme, to support organisations and artists in their recovery, to provide targeted support for the performing arts, in particular the music sector~~, and to ‘green’ the programme~~;

source: 696.498

2021/10/01 BUDG 186 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

— having regard to the Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should be a full implementation year and should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives; against this background, supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on SMEs including start-ups, strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions, give fresh opportunities to young people and protection to children in particular, build a strong European Health Union; reinforces, further, priorities in the fields of ~~security, migration~~gender equality, climate and biodiversity, security, migration, asylum and integration, EU values, fundamental rights, while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly as well as in the medium and long terms to the upcoming challenges;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Stresses the need to significantly increase the budget of the European Environment Agency to provide sufficient financial and staff resources to enable full implementation of the European Green Deal ~~and its related polici~~, the Fit for 55 package and the Biodiversity 2030 Strategy and their related policies and to achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; underlines that the reinforcement for the European Environment Agency should not be financed from the LIFE programme, which has not been intended by the co-legislators for such purposes;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls, therefore, for a reinforcement of allocations under Heading 3 by EUR 212 750 473 in commitment appropriations above DB levels (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions), to be financed by using part of the available margin;deleted

Amendment 102 #

Andrey NOVAKOV, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Underlines the importance of increasing appropriations for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, in particular in the light of the recent developments in Afghanistan; reverses, further, the decrease for the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) programmed by the Commission to finance new tasks for Europol under its enhanced mandate, as the necessary appropriations for Europol should be drawn exclusively from unallocated margins under the relevant MFF heading ceilings and/or through the mobilisation of the relevant MFF special instruments; calls for appropriate budgeting for Europol in view of the appointment of additional staff in 2022; the respective appropriations will mitigate the risks of a late adoption of the revised mandate and boost Europol’s response against terrorism and cybercrime, innovation, to support large scale investigations, cooperation with EPPO and anti-money laundering activities; against this background, offsets also the redeployment of BMVI for eu- LISA;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34 a. Recalls the importance of providing the EU budget with a sufficiently detailed nomenclature to allow the budgetary authority to fulfil its decision-making role effectively and for Parliament in particular to fulfil its democratic oversight and scrutiny roles across all headings; regrets, therefore, that the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund does not benefit from a more detailed nomenclature reflecting the specific objectives of the Fund;

Amendment 105 #

34 a. Underlines the importance of investing inadequate funding and staffing levels for all agencies operating in the fields of migration, asylum and border management, as long as the allocations are devolved to repatriation and border security;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Underlines the need to increase funding and staffing levels for the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in line with the tasks stemming from the political agreement on the European Asylum Agency; ~~also~~highlights the need for further increases of the staffing for eu- LISA in line with the agency’s identified needs, assisting the Agency to implement a number of highly critical EU projects for internal security and border management in 2022 such as EES, ETIAS, Interoperability, VIS Revised Regulation and EURODAC Recast;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Underlines the need to increase funding and staffing levels for the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in line with the tasks stemming from the political agreement on the European Asylum Agency; also increases staffing for eu-LISA in line with the agency’s identified needsagencies operating in the field of migration, asylum and border management, as long as the allocations are devolved to repatriation and border security;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35 a. Underlines the failure of European policies on preventing migration flows and human trafficking; reiterates its concerns about the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund in the management of the effects of the migration and refugee crisis;

Amendment 11 #

Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Valérie HAYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Martin HOJSÍK, Luis GARICANO, Fabienne KELLER, Vlad GHEORGHE, Moritz KÖRNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives; against this background, supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on SMEs, strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions, give fresh opportunities to young people in particular, build a strong European Health Union; reinforces, further, priorities in the fields of security, migration, fundamental rights, while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges; emphasises the leading role that the European Union must play in ending the pandemic by financing vaccination through COVAX in the low income countries;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. ~~Strongly objects to Council’s cuts to~~Decides to place EUR 90 000 000 of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) ~~as the agency must be adequately equipped to enable it to deliver in all areas of responsibility falling under its new mandate; decides, however, to place EUR 90 000 000~~ into the reserve subject to the recruitment of the remaining 20 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, the recruitment of the three deputy executive directors and the adoption of a procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation 2019/1896~~9 ; _________________ 9Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing~~; requires also the agency to present an adapted Serious Incident Report (SIR) mechanism in line with the recommendations of the working group on fundamental rights and legal operational aspects of operations in the Aegean sea (FRaLO) is presented, to establish a fully functioning fundamental rights monitoring system in line with Article 110 (paragraphs 1(1) and 2) (2) of Regulations (EU) ~~No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).~~2019/1896 and to successfully implement recommendation 5 of the last European Court of Auditor’s report on Frontex by the end of 2021;

Amendment 112 #

Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Olivier CHASTEL, Martin HOJSÍK, Luis GARICANO, Fabienne KELLER, Vlad GHEORGHE, Moritz KÖRNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Strongly objects to Council’s cuts to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) as the agency must be adequately equipped and its staff upgraded to enable it to deliver in all areas of responsibility falling under its new mandate; decides, however, to place EUR 90 000 000 into the reserve subject to the recruitment of the remaining 20 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, the recruitment of the three deputy executive directors and the adoption of a procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation 2019/18969 ; _________________ 9Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. ~~Strongly object~~Reverses tohe Council’s cuts to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) as the agency must be adequately equipped to enable it to deliver in all areas of responsibility falling under its new mandate; decides, however, to place EUR 90 000 000 into the reserve subject to the recruitment of the remaining 20 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, the recruitment of the three deputy executive directors and the adoption of a procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation 2019/18969 ; _________________ 9Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Reinforces therefore Heading 4 by EUR 106 231 750 in commitment appropriations above DB levels (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions), to be financed by using the available margin and mobilising the special instruments;deleted

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

Amendment 116 #

38. Stresses the importance of a progressive framing of the Union’s common security and defence policy; underlines the importance of enhancing European cooperation in defence matters since it not only makes Europe and its citizens safer, but also leads to a cost reduction; calls for increased funding for the European Defence Fund and for military mobility in order to fully foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base that will contribute to the much-needed strategic autonomy of the Union; reminds that the purpose of European defence cooperation is to create syerngies to avoid double spending in member states; invites the Commission to report to Council and Parliament about national spendings that have been avoided as a consequence of European spending;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Stresses the importance of a progressive framing of the Union’s common security and defence ~~policy~~while respecting the neutrality status of some of the EU’s Member States; underlines the importance of enhancing European cooperation in defence matters since it not only makes Europe and its citizens safer, but also leads to a cost reduction; calls for increased funding for the European Defence Fund and for military mobility in order to fully foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base that will contribute to the much-needed strategic autonomy of the Union;

Amendment 118 #

Fabienne KELLER, Valérie HAYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Recalls the important role played by decentralised agencies operating in the field of security and law enforcement, in particular with regard to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)~~, and proposes targeted increases and/or staffing changes to allow them to properly perform their tasks~~;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)

39 a. Highlights the need to ensure appropriate staff level to Europol as of the beginning of 2022, in line with relevant Commission proposal; Stresses that in the absence of the adoption of Europol’s revised legal basis by the end of 2021, the reserve retained on the agency's budget may lead to delayed recruitment of staff allocated to the Agency in 2022 which is required to ensure the preparation for an efficient implementation of Europol’s revised legal basis and mandate.

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives; against this background, supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on SMEs, which are a cornerstone of the Union economy and play a crucial role in delivering excellent quality investment and job creation in all Member States, strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions, give fresh opportunities to young people in particular, build a strong European Health Union; reinforces, further, priorities in the fields of security, migration, fundamental rights, while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

~~40. Reinforces Heading 5 overall by EUR 82 621 461 above the DB, to be financed by using part of the available margin;~~deleted

Amendment 121 #

Niclas HERBST

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9 a (new)

Emphasises the importance of education of children to tolerance, peace and mutual respect. Demands therefor UNWRA und Palestinian Authority to reform school textbooks by next school year through removing all educational material which does not meet UNESCO standards such as antisemitism, incitement to violence, hate speech, and glorification of terrorism.

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Emphasises that at a time when external challenges and matters of international politics are gaining importance in international politics, the Union must ensure that the external dimension of its budget is appropriately funded and prepared to respond without delay to current, emerging as well as future challenges, including those connected to climate change and health crises; insists on focussing support~~ing~~ on agreed priorities under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-Global Europe) and Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III); stresses the need for sufficient funding to facilitate the planning and implementation of the EU’s global connectivity agenda; emphasises the importance of including concrete connectivity projects and investments in the programming process for the 2021- 2027 MFF; underlines the need to increase funding to UNRWA in light of the crucial role it plays in protecting and ensuring the essential needs and human development of Palestine refugees; emphasizes that the proposed increase is dedicated to ensure the predictable funding to UNRWA;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls for an immediate stop to the Union’s accession negotiations with Turkey, as well as for the blocking of all Union’s funding for Turkey;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

Amendment 127 #

42. Emphasises the need to increase funding for Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support comprehensive political and socio-economic reforms and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and its long-term economic consequences; points, in that context, to the need to ensure adequate funding for crucial areas such as democracy support, civil society and the rule of law; stresses the essential role held by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in providing vital services for Palestine refugees, contributing to regional stability and human development in the Middle East; underlines, in that sense, that the increase in appropriations for Southern Neighbourhood is intended to provide predictable funding to UNRWA in 2022 in order to preserve uninterrupted its basic services;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Emphasises the need to increase funding for Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support comprehensive ~~political and socio-economic~~ reforms and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and its long-term ~~economic consequenc~~social, environmental and economic consequences and to increase funding for civil society and non-state actors in accession countries; points, in that context, to the need to ensure adequate funding for crucial areas such as democracy support, civil society and the rule of law;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

42 a. Calls for an immediate stop to the Union's accession negotiations with Turkey, a country that does not respect several of the basic principles of freedom and democracy and that has increased its aggressive behaviour, not only in the Mediterranean area, becoming a real threat for many EU Member States;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously while not abandoning its long-term strategies; reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives by strengthening the drive towards an upward socioeconomic convergence between European regions; against this background, supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on SMEs, strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions, give fresh opportunities to young people in particular, build a strong European Health Union; reinforces, further, priorities in the fields of security, migration, fundamental rights, while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

42 a. Underlines that all programmes under the EU external policy should contribute to gender mainstreaming;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)

42 b. Calls for the EU to step up its contribution to UNRWA to EUR 142 million in 2022 in recognition of its essential role as unique provider of vital services for millions of Palestine refugees and as an investment towards security, stability and development in the region;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Expresses deep concern about the ongoing situation in Afghanistan; believes that the humanitarian aid budget for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries should be significantly increased to support and protect vulnerable Afghans ~~and their families;~~, in particular women and girls, as well as internally displaced people and refugees, and to enhance resettlement; demands that, unless the respect for human rights and especially the rights of women and girls can be guaranteed, insists that development assistance to the Afghan regime remains suspended and is redirected towards and limited to independent development and humanitarian organisations in line with EU external action objectives, given the expected needs to be financed by the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve, both internally and externally, that might lead to financial shortcomings, decides to reinforce the funding of the humanitarian aid by 20%;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Expresses deep concern about the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and other international situations; believes that the humanitarian aid budget for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries should be significantly increased to support and protect vulnerable Afghans and their families; given the expected needs to be financed by the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve, both internally and externally, that might lead to financial shortcomings, decides to reinforce the funding of the humanitarian aid by 20%;

Amendment 135 #

Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Olivier CHASTEL, Martin HOJSÍK, Luis GARICANO, Fabienne KELLER, Vlad GHEORGHE, Moritz KÖRNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. ~~Stress~~Deplores the ine~~ed to support developing countries in improv~~quality of vaccination coverage ing the~~ir health systems and~~ world; therefore stresses the need to enable access~~ing~~ to COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries, particularly through the COVAX initiative, as well as supporting the improvement of their health systems; decides, therefore, to earmark the amount of EUR 1 billion under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of NDICI-Global Europe in 2022 to this effect, including the NDICI carry- over funds from year 2021, as well as a further EUR 100 million under the line “People - Global Challenges” in addition to the pledges already made by the Commission in 2021, including the extra 200 million doses announced at the State of the Union; requests that Member States fulfil with urgency the COVAX pledges already made and invites them to commit additional EUR 2 billion, either to COVAX or in vaccine doses, in the first semester of 2022;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Stresses the need to support developing countries in improving their health systems and accessing COVID-19 vaccines, particularly through the COVAX initiative; decides, therefore, to earmark the amount of EUR 1 billion under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of NDICI-Global Europe to this effect, as well as a further EUR 100 million under the line “"People - Global Challenges”" to finance immediate, middle and long term challenges; requests that Member States fulfil the COVAX pledges already made and invites them to commit additional EUR 2 billion, either to COVAX or in vaccine doses, in the first semester of 2022;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Stresses the need to support developing countries in improving their health systems and accessing COVID-19 vaccines, particularly through the COVAX initiative; decides, therefore, to earmark the amount of EUR 1 billion under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of NDICI-Global Europe to this effect, as well as a further EUR 100 million under the line “People - Global Challenges”; requests that Member States fulfil the COVAX pledges already made and invites them to commit additional EUR 2 billion, either to COVAX or in vaccine doses, inby the first semester of 2022;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Highlights the Union’s global support efforts for refugees and recalls the important role played by Turkey and the other host countries in welcoming refugees from Syria; reaffirms that the Union and its Member States must continue to provide effective and monitored aid to Syrian refugees in host countries; emphasises that the future funding for the needs of the Syrian refugees was not factored in the MFF or NDICI-Global Europe negotiations and should therefore not be borne by the programmed instruments, including the NDICI-Global Europe cushion, as the package in favour of refugees from Syria is not responding to a new crisis or unforeseen needs; requests that any successor of the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) shall be financed by fresh appropriations and by additional contributions from the Member States and should be accompanied by the corresponding revision of the MFF regulation to increase the ceiling of Heading 6 in order to reflect the actual financial needs for the EU external actions; calls for greater transparency regarding human rights-related provisions in financing agreements and a clarification of the mechanism and criteria for the suspension of such agreements in the event of a breach of human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law and in serious cases of corruption; calls on the Commission to strictly refrain from using budget support to third countries’ governments as an operational modality in countries witnessing widespread violations of human rights;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives; against this background, supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on SMEs, strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions, as well as to tackle climate change and halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity, give fresh opportunities to young people in particular, build a strong European Health Union; reinforces, further, priorities in the fields of security, migration, fundamental rights, while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45 a. Further recognises the role played by host Countries in the Southern Mediterranean, particularly Libya, Tunisia and Morocco and reaffirms that the Union and its Member States must continue to provide adequate support to the region, at a level that is not lower than that provided through the EU Trust Fund for Africa. Decides, therefore, to earmark an adequate amount under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of NDICI-Global Europe to this effect.

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45 a. Calls for sufficient funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in 2022, in recognition of its essential role at contributing to regional stability at a time of political uncertainty in the region and in view of the growing needs of Palestine refugees;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45 a. Underlines the key role of the EU Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) to Moldova, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Jordan, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Ukraine to promote investments and and support recovery from the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45 a. Denounces Turkey's continued violations of international and EU law, as well as democratic principles and values; demands an immediate end to Turkey's funding; strongly condemns Turkey's repeated provocations and violations of Greek and Cypriot sovereignty;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy globally continues to be of core interest for the Union’s external action; decides therefore, to increase the funding of these lines;deleted

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy globally as well as the empowerment of women and protection of vulnerable groups, such as children, continues to be of core interest for the Union’s external action; decides therefore, to increase the funding of these lines;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Decides to increase support for strategic communication, especially to measures aimed at countering global disinformation through the systematic tracking and exposing of disinformation spread by state and other actors;deleted

Amendment 148 #

Karlo RESSLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47 a. Increases therefore the level of commitment appropriations for Heading 6 by EUR 563 429 451 above the DB (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions), to be financed by using the available margin and mobilising the special instruments;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Considers that Council’s cuts are unjustified ~~and would not allow the Commission to fulfil their tasks; restores therefore the DB for the Commission administrative expenditure, including on its offices~~;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives; against this background, supports increases to boost sustainable investment with a particular focus on SMEs, strengthen efforts towards the socially just green and digital transitions, give fresh opportunities to young people in particular, build a strong European Health Union; reinforces, further, priorities in the fields of security, migration, fundamental rights, while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Stresses that, given the new legislative proposals, such as Fit for 55 package and increased Union spending due to NGEU and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, some services, in particular the Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), will need staff reinforcements; asks the Commission to reassess these needs and to propose these reinforcements in its Amending letter, without undermining the actual human resources level in its other services; highlights that the current level of budget and staff hinders the ability of OLAF to conduct its work in all Member States; also highlights the increased workload of OLAF with reference to the implementation of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility and the liaison with EPPO;

Amendment 152 #

Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Valérie HAYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Martin HOJSÍK, Luis GARICANO, Fabienne KELLER, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Stresses that, given the new legislative proposals~~, such as~~ and strategic initiatives arising from the European Green Deal, such as the Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, Fit for 55 package, and increased Union spending due to NGEU and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, some services, in particular the Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), will need staff reinforcements; asks the Commission as honest broker to reassess these needs promptly and to propose ~~thes~~adequate reinforcements ~~in its Amending letter~~during the Conciliation, without undermining the actual human resources level in its other services or agencies;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Stresses that, given the new legislative proposals and strategic initiatives arising from the European Green Deal goals, such as the Fit for 55 package, the Biodiversity Strategy, Chemical Strategy for Sustainability and increased Union spending due to NGEU and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, some services, in particular the Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), will need staff reinforcements; asks the Commission as honest broker to reassess these needs promptly and to propose ~~thes~~adequate reinforcements ~~in its Amending letter~~during the conciliation, without undermining the actual human resources level in its other services;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)

49 a. Stresses the need to dedicate more capacity for mandatory trainings and initiatives to foster gender equality and fight gender bias, including harassment;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. Recalls the importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions (PP-PAs) as tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that have the potential to turn into standing Union activities and programmes; having carried out a careful analysis of all the proposals submitted and taking fully into account the Commission's assessment of their respect of legal requirements and implementability, adopts a ~~balanced~~ package of PP-PAs ~~that reflects Parliament’s political priorities~~; calls on the Commission to swiftly implement PP-PAs and provide feedback on their performance and results delivered on the ground;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point a

a) takes note of the upcoming mid- term review of the Environmental Management System (EMAS) Mid-Term Strategy; ~~reiterates its call to amend its current CO2 reduction plan for reaching carbon neutrality by 2030, using an internal carbon price;~~

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point b

b) takes note that one of the main focus areas for EMAS in the medium term will be reducing emissions resulting from transport of persons; reiterates its call for a reasonable decrease of travel for meetings that can be effectively conducted remotely or in hybrid mode and for promoting a shift to low carbon alternatives for all remaining travel, provided that this does not affect the quality of legislative and political work;deleted

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point b a (new)

b a) Calls again on the Conference of Presidents to revise the Implementing provisions governing the work of delegations and missions outside the European Union; underlines that such a revision should consider the possibility for APAs, subject to certain conditions, to accompany Members on official Parliament Delegations and Missions;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Underlines the importance of the implementation of gender-responsive budgeting to ensure that women and men benefit equally from public spending; calls, furthermore, for the swift implementation of the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 complemented by additional actions and specific and binding targets;

Amendment 160 #

Hélène LAPORTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point c

c) welcomes the expansion of voluntary teleworking for Parliament staff; reiterates its call for a preference to be given to hybrid meetings or fully remote meetings when they do not involve political decision making, such as hearings and exchanges of views or internal and preparatory meetings; reiterates its call for fully remote preparatory meetings and post-mission debriefings for all official delegation visits as a condition for authorisation, and the limiting of authorisation of delegations to only those within entitlements from 2022; reiterates its call on the Bureau to ensure that extraordinary committee meetings in Strasbourg are strictly limited to exceptional circumstances and that they are required to be duly justified before they are approved in each individual case;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point d

d) welcomes the on-going process to revise the mission rules; reiterates its call for a proper needs-based approval and for using of low carbon modes of transport whenever possible; reiterates its call to revise the missions rule for APAs following the same principles;eleted

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point e

e) encourages Members to use low carbon transport alternatives; reiterates its call to revise the implementing measures of the Statute for Members to reimbursement of flexible economy airline tickets when travelling within the Union except for duly justified exemptions;deleted

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point f

f) reiterates its call for the Parliament to closely collaborate with the relevant local authorities and especially the Brussels Region in its efforts to be a frontrunner in sustainable urban mobility by taking a proactive role in the implementation of the GoodMove Plan, in particular as regards parking spaces; reiterates its calls for the expansion of the service bike scheme within Parliament and for official cars to be used to transport Members, staff and APAs with mission orders between Brussels and Strasbourg; reiterates its call for an appropriate increase in the number of car parking spaces reserved exclusively for electric vehicles;deleted

Amendment 164 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Martin HOJSÍK, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point g

g) welcomes the future proposal for a revision of the rules governing visitor groups; calls for the revised rules to be in line with Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future (COM(2020)0789), in particular its paragraph 9;deleted

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point g

g) Expects all visitor groups to be informed by the Parliament services about the environmental impact of their transport and that a system of incentive reimbursement of travel costs based on environmental impact is established in 2022; welcomes the future proposal for a revision of the rules governing visitor groups; calls for the revised rules to be in line with Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future (COM(2020)0789), in particular its paragraph 9;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point h

h) notes that feasibility studies are in progress to assess the cost effectiveness of the installation of new photovoltaic panels in several buildings in Brussels and at the same time reiterates its call for the installation of state of the art rooftop photovoltaics for the maximum potential in Brussels by 2023; reiterates its call for a halt to upgrading of fossil fuel heating installations and for a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels with specific milestones to be adopted in 2022 to avoid stranded assets and for an analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of using heat pump systems and other relevant technologies in line with EMAS objectives; reiterates its call in parallel for the gradual replacement of Guarantees of Origin procurement with local renewable energy source;

Amendment 167 #

Fabienne KELLER, Valérie HAYER, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point i

i) recalls the support of the vast majority of Parliament’s Members for a single seat in Strasbourg to ensure that Union taxpayers’ money is spent efficiently and for Parliament to assume its institutional responsibility to reduce its carbon footprint; recalls that according to the Treaty on the European Union, the European Parliament is to have its seat in Strasbourg; ~~notes that permanent changes would require a Treaty change for which unanimity is needed;~~

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point i

i) rRecalls the support of the vast majority of Parliament’s Members for a single seat to ensure that Union taxpayers’ money is spent efficiently and for Parliament to assume its institutional responsibility to reduce its carbon footprintneed to find solutions to optimise parliamentary institutional work, financial costs and the carbon footprint with due regard for geographical distribution of European Parliament’s three seats; recalls that according to the Treaty on the European Union, the European Parliament is to have its seat in Strasbourg; notes that permanent changes would require a Treaty change for which unanimity is needed;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point i a (new)

i a) Recalls the Parliament's 2013 resolution which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion to range from EUR 156 million to EUR 204 million per year; deplores the fact that over a single parliamentary term the costs generated by Parliament's geographic dispersion can amount to as much as EUR 1 billion and calls, therefore, for practical step to be taken quickly to establish a single seat for Parliament, in order to prevent any further waste of public money;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Takes note of Council’s position on the DB, cutting EUR 1,43 billion in commitment appropriations for the MFF headings compared to the Commission’s proposal; considers that the cuts proposed by the Council follow the usual top-down approach of implementing an overall arbitrary reduction target, which is neither driven by an objective assessment of implementation trends nor absorption capacities; points out the contradiction with core shared policy priorities; concludes that the Council’s position is far from Parliament’s expectations for a recovery budget; decides therefore, as a general rule, to restore appropriations on all lines cut by the Council to the level of the DB, for both operational and administrative expenditure, and to take the DB as the starting point to build its position upon; accepts, however,accepts to enter EUR 1 299 million in both commitment and payment appropriations in 2022 for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) as this reflects the political agreement on the BAR Regulation;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point j

j) welcomes that the EMAS Action Plan 2021 provides for an obligatory consultation of the “Green Public Procurement Helpdesk” for all procurement procedures in the priority product categories, if deemed appropriate; reiterates however its call for an obligation to consult the Green Public Procurement Helpdesk for procurement above EUR 15 000;deleted

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point k

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point k

k) reminds that following the 2018 Bureau decision on the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA), subsequent plenary decisions have been taken and therefore reiterates its demands to the Bureau to introduce changes to the rules governing the GEA by the end of 2021; instructs the Bureau to change the necessary rules to enable Members that wish to do so to transfer part of their General Expenditure Allowance (GEA) to the Parliamentary Assistance Allowance; believes that this would improve accountability of expenditure, would be budgetary neutral, and would allow Members to cope with the increasing workload;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point k a (new)

k a) Highlights the need to revisit Parliaments HR policy in order to allow the institution to make use of expertise acquired by all Parliament staff; believes that it is therefore necessary to change the rules to enable all categories of staff, including Accredited Parliamentary Assistants, to participate in internal competitions and to establish HR development schemes that will allow Parliament to keep the expertise of these categories at the service of the Institution;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point l

l) rRegrets that the Bureau refuses to implement the will of the Plenary expressed on numerous occasions to take action for the full alignment of the allowances rates of officials, other civil servants and APAs in respect of duty travel between Parliament’s three places of work; ~~reiterates its~~ calls on the Bureau to address this issue to remedy that inequality without any further delay and to take ~~the necessary measures to remedy that inequality as soon as possible~~immediate action with regard to the revision of the applicable Rules which is necessary to change the legal framework;

Amendment 175 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Martin HOJSÍK, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point l a (new)

l a) Regrets that the Bureau refuses to implement the will of the Plenary expressed on several occasions to grant a high level of protection to APAs reporting on breaches of Union law asper Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on whistleblower protection, similar to the level of protection granted to APAs who are victims of harassment; invites the Bureau to define clear and legally certain standards regarding in which cases whistleblower protection can be granted, including for APAs, and to publish those standards;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point n a (new)

n a) calls for faster and more secure wireless networks in the three places of work;

Amendment 177 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Martin HOJSÍK, Valérie HAYER, Fabienne KELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point n b (new)

n b) calls for increased digital means to directly engage with citizens; supports the establishment of Europa Experiences by 2024 in all Member States; supports the administration in its policy aimed at maximizing synergies;

Amendment 178 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Martin HOJSÍK, Valérie HAYER, Fabienne KELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point n c (new)

n c) calls to introduce the opportunity for the citizens and the residents of Member States and partner countries to make virtual guided tours in the Parliament in order to achieve better understanding of the work and values of the institution among broader public;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point p a (new)

p a) Recalls that Parliament strongly supports multilingualism and promotes the rights, the involvement and participation of the national, regional and linguistic minorities (about 50million people in the Union); considers that Parliament can actively contribute to the fight against disinformation by providing information also in the languages of linguistic minorities, regions and communities where appropriate; requests the Bureau to analyse the feasibility and estimate the financial cost of providing communication materials, for example for the Europa Experience Centres in the languages of linguistic minorities, regions and communities within the different Member States;

Amendment 18 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Martin HOJSÍK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Takes note of~~Welcomes the Council’s position on the DB, cutting EUR 1,43 billion in commitment appropriations for the MFF headings compared to the Commission’s proposal; considers that the cuts proposed by the Council follow the usual top-down approach of implementing an overall arbitrary reduction target, which is neither driven by an objective assessment of implementation trends nor absorption capacities; points out the contradiction with core shared policy priorities; concludes that theregrets Parliament's lack of flexibility in relation to Council’'s position ~~is far from Parliament’s expectations for a recovery budget; decides therefore, as a general rule, to~~, having restored appropriations on all lines cut by the Council to the level of the DB, for both operational and administrative expenditure, ~~and to~~thus takeing the DB as the starting point to build its position upon; ~~accepts, however, to~~notes the enter of EUR 1 299 million in both commitment and payment appropriations in 2022 for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) ~~as this~~that reflects the political agreement on the BAR Regulation;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point p a (new)

p a) Recall Article 27(1) and (2) of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament on the voluntary pension fund set up by Parliament;

Amendment 181 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Martin HOJSÍK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 – point r a (new)

r a) recalls the political commitment of Parliament as regards its external liaison offices and urges the European External Action Service to ensure the diplomatic status accreditation of Parliament's staff to the authorities of the hosting States;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Notes that, in the main, the DB reflects the estimates of the various institutions falling within the other sections of the budget and therefore matches, with some exceptions, their financial requirements; considers that the systematic cuts proposed by the Council would therefore have a deleterious effect on the working of the institutions concerned and consequently on the vital contribution they make to the functioning of the Union; on that account, proposes to restore the levels of the DB in almost all cases, including with regard to the establishment plan of the Committee of the Regions; in line with the gentlemen’s agreement, does not modify the Council’s reading concerning the Council and the European Council;

Amendment 183 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Martin HOJSÍK, Valérie HAYER, Fabienne KELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Notes that, in the main, the DB reflects the estimates of the various institutions falling within the other sections of the budget and therefore matches, with some exceptions, their financial requirements; considers that the systematic cuts proposed by the Council would therefore have a deleterious effect on the working of the institutions concerned and consequently on the vital contribution they make to the functioning of the Union; on that account, proposetakes note of the willingness to restore the levels of the DB in almost all cases, including with regard to the establishment plan of the Committee of the Regions; in line with the gentlemen’s agreement, does not modify the Council’s reading concerning the Council and the European Council;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)

54 a. stresses that the European Data Protection Supervisor is a key institution, active in all aspects of the processing of personal data; that its tasks and responsibilities have grown, necessitating an increase in its human and financial resources; recalls that the Commission has integrated its expenditure estimates;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 – point a

a) in relation to the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Economic and Social Committee, to increase the appropriations above the DB for lines related to remuneration and entitlements of staff, including with regard to the establishment plans, so as to maintain a level of appropriations in line with their estimates;deleted

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 – point c

c) in relation to the European External Action Service to increase the appropriations above the DB for the line 2214 “Strategic Communication Capacity” and line 1200 “Contract staff” to step up further the fight against disinformation, in particular in the Far East region; in addition, to reinforce line 1100 “Basic salaries”, few additional related lines and its establishment plan to allow the European External Action Service to replace seconded national experts with statutory staff and to fulfil its functions under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.deleted

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Takes note of Council’s position on the DB, cutting EUR 1,43 billion in commitment appropriations for the MFF headings compared to the Commission’s proposal; considers that the cuts proposed by the Council follow the usual top-down approach of implementing an overall arbitrary reduction target, which is neither driven by an objective assessment of implementation trends nor absorption capacities and does not reflect on the multitude of challenges the EU is facing including the severe impact of climate change and the biodiversity crisis; points out the contradiction with core shared policy priorities; concludes that the Council’s position is far from Parliament’s expectations for a recovery budget; decides therefore, as a general rule, to restore appropriations on all lines cut by the Council to the level of the DB, for both operational and administrative expenditure, and to take the DB as the starting point to build its position upon; accepts, however, to enter EUR 1 299 million in both commitment and payment appropriations in 2022 for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) as this reflects the political agreement on the BAR Regulation;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

— having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1,5 °C, its special report on climate change and land, and its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Takes note of Council’s position on the DB, cutting EUR 1,43 billion in commitment appropriations for the MFF headings compared to the Commission’s proposal; considers that the cuts proposed by the Council follow the usual top-down approach of implementing an overall arbitrary reduction target, which is neither driven by an objective assessment of implementation trends nor reflects absorption capacities; points out the contradiction with core shared policy priorities; concludes that the Council’s position is far from Parliament’s expectations for a recovery budget; decides therefore, as a general rule, to restore appropriations on all lines cut by the Council to the level of the DB, for both operational and administrative expenditure, and to take the DB as the starting point to build its position upon; accepts, however, to enter EUR 1 299 million in both commitment and payment appropriations in 2022 for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) as this reflects the political agreement on the BAR Regulation;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Welcomes the dedicated focus in the performance reporting of the European Commission on climate and biodiversity mainstreaming and calls the Commission to further refine and develop the reporting; reminds the Commission to fully involve the European Parliament; emphasizes that the Commission needs to establish the effective methodology in particular for tracking, halting and reversing biodiversity loss before the presentation of the draft budget for 2023 in order to ensure that the target set out in the IIA for 2024 can be met effectively; reminds that for the implementation of the Green Deal it is essential that funding from the multiannual financial framework and the NGEU is only awarded for activities which are in line with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle and are consistent with the Paris Agreement goal to limit the temperature rise to under 1.5 degrees Celsius; expects that the next performance report includes details on how the EU budget contributes to the Green Deal, in particular through the implementation of the do no significant harm principle; stresses that the guidance published for the RRF should be seen as the standard for all other expenditures of the same nature, in particular must serve as a basis for the partnership agreements; reminds that the implementation of the principle as regards biodiversity must go beyond the full respect of relevant EU acquis; calls on the Commission to assess whether the national recovery and resilience plans collectively put the Union on track towards achieving the 7,5% biodiversity spending target by 2024 and to report the assessment to Parliament;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Insists that gender mainstreaming be better reflected in the drafting and implementation of the budget, including through targeted incentives; calls for the systematic and comprehensive collection of data in the context of all EU policies and programmes in order to measure the impact on gender equality; expects the Commission to develop a methodology to measure the relevant expenditure at programme level in the MFF 2021-2027, as soon as possible;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Underlines the importance to enhance the protection of the Union budget and NGEU against fraud and irregularities; welcomes the introduction of standardised measures to collect, compare and aggregate information and figures on the final beneficiaries of Union funding, including on beneficial owners of the recipients and contractors; calls on the Commission to ensure full application of these new measures on all levels of budget implementation and to monitor closely their effectiveness in view of detecting fraud;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Insists that new policy priorities or tasks must be accompanied by fresh resources, and that creating an agency or expanding its mandate should not come at the expense of existing programmes or agencies; reverses, therefore, reductions in appropriations for funding programmes proposed by the Commission to reinforce the financial envelopes of decentralised agencies;deleted

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Insist~~Stresses that new policy priorities or tasks must be accompanied by fresh resources, and that creating an agency or expanding its mandate should not come at the expense of existing programmes or agencies; reverses, therefore, reductions in appropriations for funding programmes proposed by the Commission to reinforce the financial envelopes of decentralised agenciesan efficient use of resources; regrets the reductions in appropriations for funding programmes proposed by the Commission to reinforce the financial envelopes of decentralised agencies, since it questions if their policy priorities or tasks could not be better accomplished by existing Directorates-General of the Commission or by Member states in order to prevent duplication of roles and costs and also improving transparency;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Insists that new policy priorities or tasks must be accompanied by fresh resources, and that creating an agency or expanding its mandate should not come at the expense of existing programmes or agencies; ~~revers~~compensates, therefore, reductions in appropriations for funding programmes proposed by the Commission to reinforce the financial envelopes of decentralised agencies;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes note, in this context, of the recent initiative on a European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA); expresses deep concern over Parliament's exclusion from the decision-making procedure for establishing such an authority, and is strongly opposed to any financing architecture that would redeploy funds away from key objectives and actions ~~initially planned~~planned and agreed by the legislator under Horizon Europe, EU4Health and RescEU; is very concerned that substantial additional funding may derive from the creation of a framework for emergency measures, potentially squeezing the limited margins and special instruments available, and, in some cases, bypassing the budgetary authority where those emergency measures are financed through external assigned revenue; underlines that the timing of such an initiative has not made it possible for Parliament to take it into account in its reading on the 2022 budget; calls for this issue to be addressed during the budgetary conciliation on the 2022 budget;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes note, in this context, of the recent initiative on a European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA); expresses deep concern over Parliament's exclusion from the decision-making procedure for establishing such an authority, and is strongly opposed to any financing architecture that would redeploy funds away from key objectives and actions initially planned under Horizon Europe, EU4Health and RescEU; highlights, in this context, the need to ensure adequate funding for Europe’s Beating Cancer plan as a priority objective for the EU budget, which should not be jeopardised as a result of redeployments in favour of other policy initiatives; underlines that the timing of such an initiative has not made it possible for Parliament to take it into account in its reading on the 2022 budget; ~~calls for~~expects that this issue to be addressed during the budgetary conciliation on the 2022 budget and calls for other means of funding to be explored for this purpose;;

Amendment 29 #

5. Takes note, in this context, of the recent initiative on a European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA); expresses deep concern over Parliament's exclusion from the decision-making procedure for establishing such an authority and the lack of proper oversight for its activities, and is strongly opposed to any financing architecture that would redeploy funds away from key objectives and actions initially planned under Horizon Europe, EU4Health and RrescEU which would hinder the implementation of other foreseen activities in the area of health set under these programmes including for example Europe's Beating Cancer Plan; underlines that the timing of such an initiative has not made it possible for Parliament to take it into account in its reading on the 2022 budget; ~~calls for this issue to be addressed during the budgetary conciliation on the 2022 budget;~~

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)

— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law),

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses, also, that the Commission announced a package in favour of refugees from Syria and beyond after the publication of its DB; in that respect, calls for a comprehensive agreement to be found on the overall package in the budgetary conciliation on the 2022 budget, which would also include Draft Amending Budget No 5/2021; acknowledges that further measures will be needed to adequately respond to the recent events in Afghanistan, including support for citizens who do not have possibility to continue their work in Afghanistan; underlines that, given the changing situation and the lack of a comprehensive and longer-term needs assessment, these issues could not be fully factored into the Parliament’s reading and will be reassessed in the light of the Commission’s Amending Letter 1/2022 and subsequent information presented at a later stage;

Amendment 31 #

Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses, also, that the Commission announced a package in favour of refugees from Syria and beyond after the publication of its DB; in that respect, calls for a comprehensive agreement to be found on the overall package in the budgetary conciliation on the 2022 budget, which would also include Draft Amending Budget No 5/2021; acknowledges that further measures will be needed to adequately respond to the recent events in Afghanistan, including support for citizens and heavily targeted risk groups, such as researchers, teachers, doctors, and scholars, who do not have the possibility to continue their work in Afghanistan; underlines that, given the changing situation and the lack of a comprehensive and longer-term needs assessment, these issues could not be fully factored into the Parliament’s reading and will be reassessed in the light of the Commission’s Amending Letter 1/2022 and subsequent information presented at a later stage;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses, also, that the Commission announced a package in favour of refugees from Syria and beyond after the publication of its DB; in that respect, calls for a comprehensive agreement to be found on the overall package in the budgetary conciliation on the 2022 budget, which would also include Draft Amending Budget No 5/2021; acknowledges that further measures will be needed to adequately respond to the recent events in Afghanistan, including ~~support for citizens~~humanitarian aid and effective support for women, children, vulnerable groups and all people who do not have possibility to continue their ~~work~~living in Afghanistan; underlines that, given the changing situation and the lack of a comprehensive and longer-term needs assessment, these issues could not be fully factored into the Parliament’s reading and will be reassessed in the light of the Commission’s Amending Letter 1/2022 and subsequent information presented at a later stage;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Underlines the fact that proper coordination and synergies between agencies are needed to increase the effectiveness of their work, especially where there is convergence towards specific policy objectives, in order to allow for the fair and efficient use of public money.

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Decides to reinforce lines that have an excellent implementation rate and the operational capacity to absorb the additional appropriations in 2022; indicates that, for the purpose of adequately financing the pressing priorities expressed above, the Flexibility Instrument needs to be fully mobilised, and a partial use of the Single Margin Instrument (amount offset against current year margins) will further be required; requests, moreover, the entire amount of the 2020 decommitments to be made available inline with Art 15(3) of the Financial Regulation in 2022;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Decides to reinforce lines that have an excellent implementation rate and the operational capacity to absorb the additional appropriations in 2022; i~~Indicates that, for the purpose of adequately financing the pressing priorities expressed above, the Flexibility Instrument needs to be fully mobilised, and a partial use of the Single Margin Instrument (amount offset against current year margins) will further be required;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the need to restore the level of the DB for the financing cost of the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) ~~to avoid giving a negative signal towards the financial markets~~, pending any reassessment of forecasted needs by the Commission in conciliation; is of the opinion that any savings should be reallocated in line with the top-ups as defined by the EP; reiterates the European Parliament’s long standing position that the interests of the NGEU should be over and above the MFF ceilings;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the need to ~~restore~~make an appropriate estimate of the level of the DB for the financing cost of the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) to avoid giving a negative signal towards the financial markets, pending any reassessment of forecasted needs by the Commission in conciliation;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Highlights that women have been disproportionately affected by the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis; underlines the importance of the implementation of gender-responsive budgeting to ensure that women and men benefit equally from public spending; calls, in this context, on the Commission to accelerate the introduction of an effective, transparent and comprehensive methodology, in close cooperation with Parliament, to measure relevant gender expenditure, as set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement, in order to be able to show tangible results for the 2022 budget and in view of the extension of the methodology to all MFF programmes; calls, furthermore, for the swift implementation of the EU gender equality strategy;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Sets, therefore, the overall level of appropriations for the 2022 budget (all sections) at EUR 171 802 114 289 in commitment appropriations, representing an increase of EUR 2 709 847 787 compared to the DB; decides in addition to make available an amount of EUR 486 000 000 in commitment appropriations further to decommitments under Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; sets the overall level of appropriations for the 2022 budget (all sections) at EUR 172 277 719 551 in payment appropriations;deleted

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)

— having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019, on “The European Green Deal” (COM(2019)0640),

Amendment 40 #

Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Stresses that for emergency situations, including those connected to the increasingly severe impact of climate change and in particular extreme weather events such as heat waves, draught, fire or floods, enough resources must be mobilised in the European budget; underlines that fresh allocations need to be made available in the case that the planned resources are not sufficient;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that a successful research programme is essential for the Union’s future prosperity; stresses that Horizon Europe, which has very high European added value, will make a critically important contribution to the Green Deal and efforts towards a climate-neutral economy, to a successful digital transition and to the recovery of the Union economy from the pandemic; highlights in particular the need to bolster Union investment in health research, including funding for cancer research; and well as to further support the activity of the European Research Council; stresses the excellent implementation rate of this programme, reflecting its ability to absorb additional appropriations in next year’s budget; increases, therefore, the allocation of Horizon Europe over the level of the DB by EUR 305 million in commitment appropriations;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that a successful research programme is essential for the Union’s future prosperity; stresses that Horizon Europe, which has very high European added value, will make a critically important contribution to the Green Deal and efforts towards a climate-neutral economy and to tackle climate and biodiversity crisis especially via innovative research in the cluster ‘Climate, Energy and Mobility’ and the cluster ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’, to a successful digital transition and to the recovery of the Union economy from the pandemic; highlights in particular the need to bolster Union investment in health research, including funding for cancer research; increases, therefore, the allocation of Horizon Europe over the level of the DB by EUR 305 million in commitment appropriations;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that a successful research and innovation programme is essential for the Union’s future prosperity; stresses that Horizon Europe, which has very high European added value, will make a critically important contribution to the Green Deal and efforts towards a climate- neutral economy, to a successful digital transition and to the recovery of the Union economy from the pandemic; highlights in particular the need to bolster Union investment in health research, including funding for cancer research; increases, therefore, the allocation of Horizon Europe over the level of the DB by EUR 305 million in commitment appropriations;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that a successful research programme is essential for the Union’s future prosperity; stresses that Horizon Europe, which has very high European added value, will make a critically important contribution ~~to the Green Deal and efforts towards a climate-neutral economy,~~ to a successful digital transition and to the recovery of the Union economy from the pandemic; highlights in particular the need to bolster Union investment in health research, including funding for cancer research; increases, therefore, the allocation of Horizon Europe over the level of the DB by EUR 305 million in commitment appropriations; is seriously concerned about the use of Horizon Europe funds abroad;

Amendment 46 #

Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses that in order for the Union to recover from the pandemic, there is particular need to rebuild European long term competitiveness by providing important investments in research, innovation, digitalisation and SMEs;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) plays an absolutely crucial role in the building of high-quality, sustainable, interconnected trans-European transport, energy and digital networks and is therefore at the heart of efforts to strengthen the Union economy and make a success of the green and digital transitions; recalls that CEF makes a very significant contribution to the overall target of at least 30% climate expenditure from the MFF and New Generation EU (NGEU); proposes therefore to increase the funding for the three CEF strands by a total amount of EUR 207,3 million in commitment appropriations above the level of the DB;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) plays an absolutely crucial role in the building of high-quality, sustainable, interconnected trans-European transport, energy and digital networks and is therefore at the heart of efforts to strengthen the Union economy and make a success of the green and digital transitions; recalls that CEF makes a very significant contribution to the overall target of at least 30% climate expenditure from the MFF and New Generation EU (NGEU); notes that CEF plays an essential role in boosting social and territorial cohesion and upward convergence in Europe; proposes therefore to increase the funding for the three CEF strands by a total amount of EUR 207,3 million in commitment appropriations above the level of the DB;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) plays an absolutely crucial role in the building of high-quality, sustainable, affordable, interconnected trans-European transport, energy and digital networks and is therefore at the heart of efforts to strengthen the Union economy and make a success of the green and digital transitions; recalls that CEF makes a very significant contribution to the overall target of at least 30% climate expenditure from the MFF and Newxt Generation EU (NGEU); proposes therefore to increase the funding for the three CEF strands by a total amount of EUR 207,3 million in commitment appropriations above the level of the DB;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that, in its abovementioned resolution of 25 March 2021 on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2022 budget, Parliament defined clear political priorities for the 2022 budget to support the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, to boost investments and tackle unemployment, and lay the foundations for a more resilient Union; reaffirms its strong commitment to those priorities and sets out the following position to ensure an appropriate level of financing to deliver on them;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses the immediate need for additional staff of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER); highlights that additional staff will enable the agency to counter market manipulation (REMIT), especially in the context of energy price hikes, to secure adequate internal legal resources and to further demand-side responsiveness;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that the Digital Europe Programme is a vital tool in increasing rates of digitalisation in the Union, thereby leading to significant productivity gains, and in helping to bolster investments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; recalls the need to support businesses, especially innovative digital SMEs and start-ups; considers that additional appropriations are required to promote digital inclusion and digital literacy across Europe, with a specific focus on vulnerable groups and women; proposes therefore to increase the amount allocated to the programme by just over EUR 71 million;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that the Digital Europe Programme is a vital tool in increasing rates of digitalisation in the Union, thereby leading to significant productivity gains, and in helping to bolster investments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; emphasizes the need for additional budgetary appropriations required to finance enhancement of women's digital literacy and skills as well as equal access; recalls the need to support businesses, especially innovative digital SMEs; proposes therefore to increase the amount allocated to the programme by just over EUR 71 million;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that the Digital Europe Programme is a vital tool in increasing rates of digitalisation in the Union, thereby leading to significant productivity gains, and in helping to bolster investments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; stresses the need to bridge the digital divide and strengthen the Union’s resilience and digital sovereignty; recalls the need to support businesses, especially innovative digital SMEs; proposes therefore to increase the amount allocated to the programme by just over EUR 71 million;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that the Digital Europe Programme is a vital tool in increasing rates of digitalisation in the Union, thereby leading to significant productivity gains, and in helping to bolster investments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; recalls the need to support businesses, especially innovative digital SMEs; ~~proposes therefore to increase the amount allocated to the programme by just over EUR 71 million;~~

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Supports increases to the various strands of the Single Market Cluster by a total amount of just over EUR 37 million in commitment appropriations above the level of the DB; draws particular attention to the need to significantly increase the line dedicated to improving the competitiveness of enterprises, including start-ups, and their access to markets, considering the severe and long-lasting consequences of the crisis on SMEs; calls also for a targeted increase of the line ensuring high level of consumer protection and product safety; Considers that InvestEU is a cornerstone of the recovery strategy in a post-pandemic context and underlines the need for the full and rapid deployment of the programme; stresses in particular the importance of the InvestEU Advisory Hub and the InvestEU Portal in strengthening the investment and business environment across all regions of the European Union; for these reasons, rejects any cut to this programme and decides to restore all relevant budget lines to the level of the DB;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Supports increases to the various strands of the Single Market Cluster by a total amount of just over EUR 37 million in commitment appropriations above the level of the DB; underlines the importance of an adequately funded Single Market Programme to boost competitiveness, promote entrepreneurship, and effectively support small businesses, including through the development of digital and entrepreneurial skills; draws particular attention, therefore, to the need to significantly increase the budget line dedicated to improving the competitiveness of enterprises and their access to markets, considering in particular the severe and long-lasting consequences of the crisis on SMEs;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Reiterates its long-standing request for a dedicated budget line and allocation for tourism, particularly considering the severe contraction that the sector, which includes many SMEs, has experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; acknowledges that several EU programmes contribute to the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the sector, but strongly believes that an EU tourism programme would ensure more coordinated, visible and transparent action; underlines that such a programme should support the design, implementation and enforcement of Union legislation that supports the sector’s recovery, while putting it back on a path towards a sustainable future, economically, socially and environmentally;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Reiterates and emphasises its long- standing request for a dedicated budget line and allocation for tourism, particularly considering the severe contraction that the sector has experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; acknowledges that several EU programmes contribute to the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the sector, but strongly believes that an EU tourism programme would ensure more coordinated, visible and transparent action;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that, in its abovementioned resolution of 25 March 2021 on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2022 budget, Parliament defined clear political priorities for the 2022 budget to support the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and lay the foundations for a more resilient Union; reaffirms its strong commitment to those priorities and sets out the following position ~~to ensure an appropriate level of financing to deliver on them~~;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Reiterates its long-standing request for a dedicated budget line and allocation for tourism, particularly considering the severe contraction that the sector has experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; acknowledges that several EU programmes contribute to the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the sector, but strongly believes that an EU tourism programme would ensure more coordinated, visible, sustainable and transparent action;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Decides to create a reserve conditional on further improvements in the governance of the International Accounting Standards Board operating under the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation in line with the demands contained in the European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2016 (2016/2006(INI)); decides to create a reserve for the European Banking Authority (EBA) in light of the serious deficiencies and shortcomings identified by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in its Special Report 13/2021 as regards the lack of sufficient action in the area of anti-money laundering / counter terrorist financing until the ECA recommendations are fully complied with;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Stresses that the government mandated lockdowns to counter possible future pandemics will be especially burdensome for the tourism sector;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Reinforces the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), in line with the identified needs of this agency, to ensure it can adequately fulfil its role in supporting the transition towards the decarbonisation of transport modes; highlights that a higher level of staff is necessary for the Agency to cope with the high demand for issuing vehicle authorisations (VA), single safety certificates (SSC) and ERTMS trackside approvals (TA) and the implementation of the 4th Railway Package; stresses also that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) classified as a ‘’European Strategic Investment’’ Agency with significant new core tasks in 2018 is in need of financial reinforcements to contribute to the fast-paced and innovative aviation sector in particular towards greener and more sustainable products in the area of urban mobility and artificial intelligence (fuels, electric or hydrogen propulsion and new comers such as drones);

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Reinforces the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), in line with the identified needs of this agency, to ensure it can adequately fulfil its role in supporting ~~the transition towards the decarbonisation of transport~~a comprehensive modal shift towards rail, ensuring among others the completion of rail missing links, particularly cross-border, and its full decarbonisation also for segments where direct electrification is complex, and to overall ensure a level playing-field with other modes;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls for the 2022 Union budget to ensure that the InvestEU Programme is sufficiently funded and delivers on both its long-term objectives and participates in the rebuilding of European long-term competitiveness by providing more investment capacity aimed at supporting sustainable infrastructure, research, innovation, digitalisation, SMEs, and social investments and its new short term objective of supporting a sustainable economic recovery via strategic sustainable investments;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Increases therefore the level of commitment appropriations for Heading 1 by EUR 668 593 067 above the DB (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions), to be financed by using the available margin and mobilising the special instruments; moreover, makes available to the heading an overall amount of EUR 486 000 000 in commitment appropriations corresponding to de-commitments made under Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation;deleted

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Decides to create a separate budget line under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), to provide a special additional allocation to foster the implementation of the European Child Guarantee in order to contribute to eradicate child poverty and to meet targets of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action plan, while mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic on children; reinforces, for this purpose, Sub- heading 2a by EUR 700 000 000 above the DB in commitment appropriations (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions), to be financed by using the available margin and mobilising the special instruments;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that, in its abovementioned resolution of 25 March 2021 on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2022 budget, Parliament defined clear political priorities for the 2022 budget to support the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and lay the foundations for a more resilient and sustainable Union; reaffirms its strong commitment to those priorities and sets out the following position to ensure an appropriate level of financing to deliver on them;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Is concerned by the severity of natural catastrophes in the summer of 2021, including the floods in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria, with a high number of human casualties; is concerned that the resources of the Solidarity Fund might not be sufficient to cover the financial needs following the upcoming applications for deployment by the national authorities of the affected Member states; expects the Commission to make use of all options to ensure sufficient funding, including a frontloading of future annual budgets; invites the Commission to seize the opportunity of the upcoming MFF revision to propose an increase of the EUSF envelope for the remainder of the MFF;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Recalls that the support of the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU) to the ESF+ and to the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) should contribute to provide notably for job creation and quality employment, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, and for social inclusion and poverty eradication measures, notably on child poverty;

Amendment 72 #

Andor DELI

18 a. Decides regarding all other budget lines under Heading 2a to take over the Council’s reading.

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. calls on the Commission to provide financial resources for a European network of trade-union linked national advisory networks for short-term migrant, posted and seasonal workers that supplements other channels of support for this target group; believes that trade union representatives are closer to the ground and more accessible for most workers than official authorities;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Underlines that additional resources should notably be allocated for sexual and reproductive health and right services (SRHR), particularly to ensure timely and free access, as well as quality of services;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Emphasises that youth remains an overarching priority for the Union budget; reinforces therefore funding to meet increasing demand for the Erasmus+ programme by a total amount of just over EUR 137 million, as a 5% increase represents an additional 40,000 mobility exchanges; recalls that Erasmus + is a key flagship programme and one of the most successful Union programmes with strategic investment in the future of the Union and of its citizens; recalls that insufficient funding for the Erasmus+ programme would endanger the continued creation of new opportunities for and the increased employability of young people, as well as the capacity of the programme to reach its new objectives and to uphold the challenges of becoming more inclusive and ecological; furthermore increases the European Solidarity Corps by EUR 5 million as the economic crisis triggered by the COVID- 19 pandemic should not adversely affect support for the youth;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Emphasises that youth remains an overarching priority for the Union budget; reinforces therefore funding to meet increasing demand for the Erasmus+ programme by a total amount of just over EUR 137 million, as a 5% increase represents an additional 40,000 mobility exchanges; furthermore increases the European Solidarity Corps by EUR 5 million as the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic should not adversely affect support for the youth; welcomes the Commission Presidents’ announcement to come up with a new programme that will help these young Europeans to find temporary work experience in another Member State; asks the Commission provide additional information on the budget and a timeline for the proposal as soon as possible;

Amendment 77 #

Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Valérie HAYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Martin HOJSÍK, Luis GARICANO, Fabienne KELLER, Vlad GHEORGHE, Moritz KÖRNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Emphasises that youth remains an overarching priority for the Union budget; reinforces therefore funding to meet increasing demand for the Erasmus+ programme by a total amount of just over EUR 137 million, as a 5% increase represents an additional 40,000 mobility exchanges; calls the Commission to present a draft amending budget so that the unspent funds from the 2021 budget should be carried over into the 2022 budget in order to help students regaining the missed opportunities due to the pandemic, so that we do not have a lost generation for Erasmus; furthermore increases the European Solidarity Corps by EUR 5 million as the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic should not adversely affect support for the youth;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Highlights the relevance of increasing the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (rescEU) by EUR 10 million, in particular in relation to the natural disasters in Europe, to enhance the protection of EU citizens and strengthen preparedness in the event of future disasters ~~due to climate change~~, which are likely to occur more often and in a more sever manner due to climate change; stresses therefore the need to invest in climate mitigation and adaptation for particularly vulnerable regions and build back better;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Proposes, further, a reinforcement to the Culture strand of the Creative Europe Programme to support Europe’s cultural and creative sectors and creative industry, particularly hit by the COVID-19 crisis, in the recovery; underlines that no funding from any of Creative Europe’s three strands should be used for financing projects in the framework of the New European Bauhaus initiative;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Stresses that Member States still face many challenges, in particular in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic, and is convinced that EU citizens expect the 2022 budget to be more efficient, transparent and result-oriented, to provide for concrete reductions, including but not limited to administrative expenditure, and to ensure efficient and responsible use of taxpayers' money; regrets Parliament's lack of flexibility in comparison with the Council's position, which, on the contrary, remains pragmatic in the current economic context;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Proposes, further, a reinforcement to the Culture strand of the Creative Europe Programme by EUR 10 million to support Europe’s cultural and creative sectors and creative industry, particularly hit by the COVID-19 crisis, in the recovery;

Amendment 81 #

Hélène LAPORTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the crucial role of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme to strengthen European citizenship and democracy, equality and the rule of law in the Union, as well as to support victims of gender-based violence, and insists that additional appropriations are required to support these objectives; increases the Justice Programme to offset the proposed cut to finance increased tasks for the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large- Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) under the e-CODEX proposalupport victims of violence;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the crucial role of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme to strengthen European citizenship and democracy, equality and gender equality and the rule of law in the Union, as well as to support victims of gender-based violence, and insists that additional appropriations are required to support these objectives; increases the Justice Programme to offset the proposed cut to finance increased tasks for the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) under the e- CODEX proposal;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Decides to increase the budget for “"Multimedia actions~~” and~~", to create a reserve in order to encourage the Commission to provide more stability and predictability for radio networks covering EU affairs with funding covering at least two years and to clarify the different objectives financed thorough this budget line; increases, also, appropriations on social dialogue in order to enhance social dialogue and support in particular national social partners in t~~he post-Covid response~~o respond to the he long-term consequences of the Covid crisis;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Deems it necessary to ~~increase~~cut appropriations for the Turkish Cypriot Community budget line for the purpose of contributing decisively to the continuation and intensification of the mission of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, the wellbeing of Maronites wishing to resettle and that of all enclaved persons as agreed in the 3rd Vienna Agreement, and of supporting the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, thereby promoting trust and reconciliation between the two communities;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Deems it necessary to increase appropriations for the Turkish Cypriot Community budget line for the purpose of contributing decisively to the continuation and intensification of the mission of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, the wellbeing of Maronites wishing to resettle and that of all enclaved persons as agreed in the 3rd Vienna Agreement, and of supporting the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, therebywith the aim of promoting trust and reconciliation between the two communities;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Deems it necessary to increase appropriations for the Turkish Cypriot Community budget line for the purpose of contributing decisively to the continuation and intensification of the mission of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, ~~the wellbeing of Maronites wishing to resettle and that of all enclaved persons as agreed in the 3rd Vienna Agreement,~~ and of supporting the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, thereby promoting trust and reconciliation between the two communities;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls the important role played by the decentralised agencies active under this Sub-heading; decides to increase funding for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) in line with the identified needs of those agencies; decides, also, to apply targeted reinforcements to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to allow the body to fulfil its duties in line with the requirements to fulfil its mandate; increases, further, staffing levels for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), FRA, Eurojust and EPPO;deleted

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

Amendment 89 #

Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls the important role played by the decentralised agencies active under this Sub-heading; decides to increase funding for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) in line with the identified needs of those agencies; decides, also, to apply ~~target~~justified reinforcements to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to allow the body to fulfil its duties in line with the requirements ~~to fulfil its mandate~~of its mandate; points out the significant backlog of cases and the fact that after only some weeks of operations the EPPO has registered more than 1.000 reports of fraud affecting the financial interests of the EU underlining the urgency of the request; increases, further, staffing levels for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), FRA, Eurojust and EPPO;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the Union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; reiterates Parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives; against this background, supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on SMEs, strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions, give fresh opportunities to young people in particular, build a strong European Health Union; reinforces, further, priorities in the fields of security, migration, fundamental rights, while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

Amendment 91 #

Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Valérie HAYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Martin HOJSÍK, Luis GARICANO, Fabienne KELLER, Vlad GHEORGHE, Moritz KÖRNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Regrets that the increase for EPPO budget in 2021 voted by both arms of budgetary authority is not respected the Commission; reiterates the fundamental role that EPPO plays in protecting the financial interests of the Union, including the use of funds from Next Generation EU, as well as ensuring the respect of the rule of law; invites the Commission to clarify the blockade of the 7.3 million euro and to ensure that the budget for 2021 and 2022 of EPPO will be fully respected and implemented;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reinforces Sub-heading 2b overall by EUR 296 065 210 above the DB in commitment appropriations (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions), to be financed by using the available margin and mobilising the special instruments;deleted

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Observes that the COVID-19 pandemic has served to emphasise the strategic role that agriculture plays in avoiding a food crisis by providing safe, high-quality food at affordable prices all over Europe; insists that additional support measures under some budget lines for selected agricultural sectors especially those dedicated to small-scale farming and young farmers need to be funded in 2022 to mitigate the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic;

Amendment 94 #

Andor DELI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Emphasises that food supply was ensured even during the coronavirus epidemic thanks to the diligence and sacrificial work of European farmers. Citizens could always count on farmers, who ensured the uninterrupted food supply, and market access of agricultural products. The European agricultural sector and food industry excelled and successfully tackled food safety issues and maintained supply chains.

Amendment 95 #

Hélène LAPORTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Stresses that the agricultural sector will have to face new challenges, particularly with the EU's free trade agreements with third countries;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Recalls, the importance of the LIFE programme in supporting climate action and environmental protection; calls for the level of budgetary support for LIFE to be increased across the various programme strands by 25% above DB; highlights that any annual reinforcement for the LIFE programme will imply progress towards the mainstreaming targets and ambitions in the areas of climate and biodiversity;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Recalls, the importance of the LIFE programme in supporting climate action and environmental protection; in the light of the programme’s remarkable absorption capacity, calls for the level of budgetary support for LIFE to be increased across the various programme strands by 25% above DB; highlights that ~~any~~ annual reinforcements for the LIFE programme will ~~imply progress towards~~contribute to the mainstreaming targets and ambitions in the areas of climate and biodiversity;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. RStresses the urgent need to act on climate change as underlined by the latest IPPC report published on 9 August 2021; recalls, the importance of the LIFE programme in supporting and underpinning climate action and environmental protection~~; calls for the level of~~ in the Union; reinforces budgetary support for LIFE to be increased across the various programme strands by 25% above DB; highlights that any annual reinforcement for the LIFE programme will imply progress towards the mainstreaming targets and ambitions in the areas of climate and biodiversityby EUR 171 million (25% above DB) across the various programme strands;

Amendment 99 #