7 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) should focus its funding in the areas of functioning of democratic institutions, rule of law, good governance and public administration; recalls that the European Commission has recommended opening accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia and calls for adequate financial provisions in order to support political reforms and alignment with the acquis;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines that financial allocations under the IPA III should be conditional on the respect of European values such as the rule of law, independence of the judiciary, democratic process, respect to fundamental values and good neighbourly relations; calls on the Commission to follow the implementation of conditionality; asks the Commission to use the funds currently allocated under the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance (IPA III) to support, via direct management by the EU, Turkey’s civil society, human rights defenders and journalists and to increase opportunities for people-to-people contacts, academic dialogue, access for Turkish students to European universities, and media platforms for journalists with the objective of protecting and promoting democratic values and principles, human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. 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 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its support forcalls that human rights are an integral part of the EU's external action policy; reiterates the need for sufficient funding dedicated to supporting human rights worldwide, with a particular focus on the protection of human rights defenders, in particular those most at risk ; highlights the importance of election observation missions and calls for an appropriate level of funding;
Amendment 36 #
5 a. Emphasises the importance of providing adequate financial support to frame a genuine European Defence Union and to promote strategic autonomy; stresses that continued support to and enhanced coordination of defence- related policy and actions under EDA, PESCO, EDF and other initiatives should be ensured; calls on the Council to reverse its decision to withdraw the budgetary function for the EDA and PESCO from Parliament;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. In view of the greater uncertainty and instability following the unveiling of the US Middle East plan, calls on the Commission to step up its financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in 2021, in order to preserve uninterrupted basic services to millions of Palestine refugees;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Recalls the worrying developments in the countries in the Southern neighbourhood, including the continuing conflicts in Syria and Libya, the rise of extremism, and refugee and migrant waves; calls on the Commission to dedicate adequate financial resources for the countries in the Southern Neighbourhood under the new EFIs structure;