7 Amendments of Laura AGEA related to 2015/2345(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considering the current geopolitical context, in which NGOs are playing a fundamental role in assisting and managing refugees and displaced persons, hopes that the Commission will increase the financial support it provides to these NGOs;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the independence of social NGOs and to provide funding to contribute to the independent assessment of policies; believes it would be appropriate therefore to create a European database of NGOs and monitoring tools to verify their transparency and their operations in order to prevent any form of misconduct; calls for funding also to be guaranteed for small NGOs and recently-established NGOs;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. deplores the total lack of information on access to funding for NGOs; stresses the need to provide guidance and information to NGOs and other partners entitled to this, while simultaneously conducting careful and precise monitoring;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that many NGOs, and especially the smaller ones, have difficulties in accessing ESF funding and are disproportionately burdened by the complexity of programmes and reporting requirements; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to step up support in this areato simplify bureaucratic procedures with a view to reducing the burdens on European social NGOs; also recommends that mentoring facilities be arranged to ensure they are able to participate in these programmes;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to focusbolster social NGO funding programmes so that they focus on operational grants beyond one year, in order to ensure continuity and sustainability, while also introducing instruments for projects of one year or less;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that sometimes under the EaSI only public administration bodies can apply for funding as the lead partner; calls therefore on the Commission to put forward a proposal to adapt the regulations so that NGOs can also be the lead partnerules and the programmes in such a way as to establish a measure through which NGOs can also be the lead partner, while ensuring that a mechanism exists for 100% funding of the project;