6 Amendments of Laura FERRARA related to 2014/2040(BUD)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its readiness to accept cuts in commitments to humanitarian aid, food aid and disaster preparedness; calls, however, at the same time for an increase inStresses that, as a matter of priority, the level of payments to the emergency aid reserve must be substantially increased to cope with unforeseen events; recalls that payments from the emergency aid reserve are financed outside the MFF, as a special instrument;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that certain cuts proposed by the Council are unacceptable, as some programmes, such as the Pan-African programme, may not require specific levels of commitments at this stage.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is not entirely satisfied with the limited increase in the budget of Frontex as it must reinforce its operational assistance in particular to Member States facing strong pressure at the external borders and to increase its reactivity to rapid evolutions in migration flows; considers that Frontex should have additional staff and resources to fulfil its tasks and implement the EUROSUR system;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of an adequate EU budget in the field of asylum and migration to face the current situation affecting in particular Southern Member States and calls for a clear commitment of all Union partners in that direction;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to increase Europol’s annual budget; considers that the Agency's establishment plan should be adjusted to allow it to recruit additional personnel, in particular cybercrime experts, criminal analysts and IT experts so that the EC3 and Europol ICT capabilities can keep up with the rising demand for support in the fight against cybercrime and serious international crime and terrorism; asks to consider again the opportunity of merging Europol and CEPOL in order to improve the cost efficiency and effectiveness of both Agencies;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. SupportsTakes note of the increase of the budget of eu.LISA in order to ensure secure and well-functioning IT systems in Home Affairs; supports the further development of the Agency in view of possible further tasks such as the entry-exit system and the registered travellers programme; asks, however, for a rationalisation of the organisational structure of the Agency (i.e. a single location) in order to avoid unnecessary expenses;