5 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2022/2046(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Reiterates that, from the very beginning of the new multiannual financial framework (MFF), the available margins under Heading 6 have been limited and have been shrinking further, including through early depletion of the cushion; encourages the Commission to propose an ambitious early revision of the MFF in order to meet needs more effectively meet needs that emerge or escalate;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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2. Is of the opinion that a revision of the MFF may have to be accompanied by a revision of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation (NDICI) - Global Europe instrument and the third Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) to reflect any policy changes in the relevant instruments and any changes in countries’ status and eligibility for EU funding, especially in light of the new reality deriving from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the actions undertaken by the Union in this regard;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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3. Underlines its undivided solidarity with the people of Ukraine and recalls the need to mobilise all available EU budget instruments to provide the strongest possible economic and financial, financial, and immediate humanitarian support to Ukraine and to people fleeing the war; calls for work to start on a Marshall-Plan-like facility within the EU budget (Ukraine solidarity trust fund) to rebuild Ukraine after the war, and for a massive investment programme to be launched;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the Commission’s upcoming proposal for a European Defence Investment Programme (EDIP), the aim of which would be to introduce joint procurement and life cycle management of military capabilities, in particular those critical and strategic capabilities deemed necessary to harness EU defence over the decades to counter a military threat from Russia; calls on all Member States to complement EU funding with funding from their national defence budgets; invites the Commission to open this programme to key strategic partners and allies; and other actors, as well as to guarantee EU security against the threats emanating from every strategic directions (both East and South), and to empower the Union to be a decisive player in its external action; calls on all Member States to complement EU funding with funding from their national defence budgets in a cooperative way with the aim to create a concrete added value for the whole Union; invites the Commission to open this programme to key strategic partners and allies that share our interests and values, building on the already existing guidelines on the participation of third parties;
Amendment 37 #
5. Calls for stronger defence cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova to be established, including by enhancing the financial capabilities of the European Defence Agency (EDA) to help identify where Ukrainethe aforementioned countries should participate in EU defence capability development over the years to come.