3 Amendments of Elisabetta GUALMINI related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Welcomes the Commission for the establishment of a 232 million EUR aid package as response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, aiming at effectively boosting global preparedness, prevention and the containment of this epidemics; believes that this action shall be considered as a first step to tackle the diffusion of the virus; urgently calls the Commission to make use of all relevant available programmes and instruments to define a more comprehensive, coordinated and effective EU response; demands the establishment of an ad hoc financial tool of support to be used for the ongoing sanitarian emergency, to effectively help and better coordinate the measures taken by Member States and local administrations to tackle the COVID-19 epidemic and limit its detrimental social and economic effects on the most affected regions, territories and their population;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Recalls the pivotal role played by EU agencies in the implementation of EU policy objectives and reaffirms the importance of endowing these bodies with sufficient funding for the efficient running of their duties; highlights the key role performed by the European Environment Agency in developing awareness with regard to climate change, the European Labour Authority in promoting labour mobility, as well as the European Asylum Support Office and the Fundamental Rights Agency in supporting asylum seekers looking for shelter in Europe; is concerned about the insufficient level of funding provided to EPPO in the course of the 2020 budgetary procedure and, in view of 2021, calls on the Commission to increase financial support to this agency, which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud and corruption;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Europe and the need for a prompt, coordinated and coherent EU response, urgently calls on the Commission to provide the adequate and necessary funding to the relevant EU Agencies which shall work and support the European Commission and the Member States in the effort to tackle this epidemic, in particular the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Medicines Agency. Moreover, reiterates the importance of providing the European Food Safety Authority with sufficient resources in order to control and prevent the risks associated with the food chain, to provide scientific advice, as well as appropriate, accurate and timely information on food safety issues;