11 Amendments of Auke ZIJLSTRA related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
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1. Calls for the 2018 budget to reflect the priorities outlined in the European Semester, specifically re-launching investment, pursuing structural reforms and conducting responsible fiscal policies;fact that central spending has never been proven to be efficient.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Takes note of the Draft Budget 2018 (DB 2018); regretwelcomes the reduction in both commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) in Heading III compared to 2017; welcome as increased expenditures are not related to increased advancements; questions the top-up of Heading III by an additional EUR 817.1 million above its ceiling using the flexibility instrument as that seems rigid instead of flexible;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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2. Believes that the large budget reduction (49,7 % in PA) for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) undermines the importance and urgency of the AMIF policy objectives; challenges the Commission’s assertions in DB 2018 that justify its proposed reduction in AMIF funding; stresses that security for those who seek protection in the Union should not be adversely affected by budgetary cutsreflects the leading role of Member States and the failure of the Union in this field;
Amendment 13 #
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2. Welcomes the inclusion of adequate resources in the 2018 budget to support the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs); underlines that the role of the ESAs is essential in fostering the consistent application of Union law and better coordination between national authorities, and in ensuring financial stability, better integrated financial markets and consumer protection; emphasises that the ESAs must stick strictly to the tasks assigned to them by the European Parliament and the Council and must not seek to broaden their mandate beyond those assignmentsConsiders the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to be mainly superfluous and questions therefore the exorbitant budget;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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3. Suggests that, as the workload of the ESAs is shifting from legislative tasks to supervisory convergence and enforcement, the budget and manpower of the ESAs should be allocated accordingly; emphasises that allshould be given back to the Member States and three agencies will have to assign resources to analyse the implications of Brexit for the future of Union financial marketsuthorities should cease to exist;
Amendment 22 #
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3. RegretWelcomes the significant budget reduction for the Internal Security Fund (ISF) (35,6 % in PA); stresses that in light of the continued security threat in the Union, ISF funding should be sufficient to aid Member States in dealing with threats to internal security; highlights the need to sufficiently fund efforts to improve information sharing and to fight cybercrimeMember States should be in control of their own borders again to stop illegal migration;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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5. Reiterates that the financing of the ESAs should be reviewed; calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of introducing calibrated fees for market participants partly replacing the contributions of national competent authorities;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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5. NotesIs not surprised by the proposed increases in the DB 2018 for expenditure and establishment plans for all agencies in the area of Justice and Home Affairs classified as holding “new tasks”; regrets howeve since the agencies indefinitely ask for more money; is delighted to hear that the increases proposed are lower than those requested by most agencies; stwelcomes a reasses the importance of staff increases for eu-LISA and Europol; welcomsment of the necessity of Union agencies; deplores the budget increase for the European Data Protection Supervisor in view of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation1 . _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC ( General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
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Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
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7. Points outWelcomes the suggestion that considerable efficiency gains could be achieved by merging EBA with at least one of the two other ESAs with a vision of reducing resources.