11 Amendments of Erik MARQUARDT related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with deep concern that the brutal Russian aggression against Ukraine and its worldwide effects have dramatically increased humanitarian assistance needs, which were already under pressure because of funding gaps and the multiplication of crises in the world; underlines that the numerous and consistent top-ups of the EU’s annual humanitarian budget over the past years have proven the initially allocated funding to never be sufficient to cover the humanitarian needs for the entire year; calls to significantly increase humanitarian aid to address the unprecedented gap between needs and available resources, which currently stands at $36.9 billion – the highest ever1 ; _________________ 1 OCHA Global Humanitarian Overview 2022, Mid-Year Update, https://reliefweb.int/report/world/global- humanitarian-overview-2022-mid-year- update-snapshot-21-june-2022; recalls that, due to increasing humanitarian needs throughout 2022, the MFF profile set for 2022 was already raised up to a provisional rate of nearly EUR 2.2 billion; calls to increase the humanitarian aid budget by at least 900 million euros, as the situation is not likely to improve in 2023, as the conflict in Ukraine and its global economic repercussions have exacerbated the already dismal humanitarian situation worldwide.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. calls on the increase of funding for crisis response to properly address the current challenges, in particular measures to ensure specific needs of women and children in crisis and conflict situations, including preventing their exposure to gender-based violence and their participation in building peace, as well as measures in response to the impacts of climate change, natural or man-made disasters, threatening stability and public health;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Is extremely alarmed by the deepening food insecurity, with up to 345 million people across 82 countries estimated to be acutely food insecure in 20222 ; calls for additional funding for the “Prosperity” thematic programme of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-Global Europe) to help partner countries develop resilient sustainable agri-food systems and reduce their dependence on food imports; _________________ 2 WFP Global Ope, rural development, fisheries and aquaculture to enhance resilient local food production which are based on agroecological practional Response Plan 2022, June Update, https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP- 0000140306/download/?_ga=2.9396989.99 022134.1657279887- 893066287.1657279887.ces, promotes small-scale producers and local communities and reduce their dependence on food imports;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. calls for an increase of 20 million euros in commitments for each of the following geographic programmes: West Africa and East and Central Africa, to help implement anticipatory and medium to long-term locally led climate adaptation actions to increase the resilience of small- scale local food production and compensate for climate change induced loss and damage;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Calls to increase thematic programmes of the NDICI-Global Europe (NDICI-GE) and to focus on human development investments, in particular through the “People” thematic programme, to address growing inequalities as required by the 20% budgetary target set in the regulation;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out the need to support investments to end Covid-19, HIV, TB, Malaria and other epidemics in the framework of global health interventions, particularly for health system strenghtening through the ‘People’ thematic programme; underlines that this programme should also focus on education and social protection with a gender-responsive approach, to address growing inequalities resulting from the fallout of the Covid and Ukraine crises; calls for this thematic programme to include adequate financing for the protection of cultural heritage, in particular those of Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLC), and support agreements for the return of cultural property to their country of origin;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to support partner countries to buy and eventually produce vaccines and treatments, as well as to develop more robust health systems and close access gaps to essential health services; support the waiving of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines; underlines that development aid should primary be dedicated to deliver - “horizontal” - universal health care system coverage through a holistic and rights-based approach, which entails i.a. to fully address the multidimensional nature of health (with close links to gender, food security and nutrition, water and sanitation, education and poverty); stresses that Universal public health coverage must be associated with the expansion of the coverage of social health protection mechanisms during and beyond the crisis;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the need to finance climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in partner countries through the “Planet” thematic programme, which should receive adequate funding; as well as actions for the protection of biodiversity, with a focus on supporting locally led actions in partner countries through the “Planet” thematic programme, which should receive adequate funding; underlines that more investments in climate adaptation will help better prevent impacts of climate change and more expenditures in addressing those impacts; calls for an increase in appropriations for the protection of biodiversity under NDICI-GE given the fact that reaching the 2026 and 2027 MFF biodiversity targets remains insufficient; stresses that new investment tools to support resource mobilisation can be used to this end (e.g biodiversity- relevant taxes, fees and charges); calls on scaling up investments to better track, reform and phase-out subsidies harmful for biodiversity and channelling them towards biodiversity friendly activities, in line with Agenda2030 ;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. calls on increasing support to civil society organizations, given the shrinking space for civil society in many developing countries; due to the global rise of extremist discourse that threatens the upholding of women’s rights, calls on ensuring adequate support to civil society organizations supporting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights as well as sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women, girls, LGBTIQ+, human right defenders, minorities and other marginalised population;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. recalls that article 4.2 of NDICI- GE provides for the creation of geographic programmes of continental or trans-regional scope, including an ACP programme; considers that such programme will complement EU programming at regional and country level in these parts of the world and shall be designed so as to support the OACPS in a way that incorporates the parliamentary dimension of the EU- OACPS partnership, namely in terms of human resources being dedicated to the joint parliamentary and regional assemblies set up under the Cotonou Agreement and the future Partnership Agreement respectively;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is alarmed that there is no margin under Heading 6 in draft budget 2023, which underscores that the multiannual financial framework does not provide sufficient means for Union’s external action and needs to be revised.; calls on the Commission to conduct an in-depth review of the functioning of the current MFF and proceed with a legislative proposal for a comprehensive revision of the MFF as soon as possible and not later than the first quarter of 2023 that substantially increases the resources for Heading 6; urges the Member States to agree to a significant increase in ceilings; calls on the Commission to create an effective crisis response mechanism to tackle the new without jeopardizing priorities established under co-decision in the relevant programs, in particular as regards climate and development aid;