5 Amendments of Martin HOJSÍK related to 2020/2087(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, while acknowledging that the EUSF is not an instrument for rapid intervention in disaster situations, that aid disbursement has speeded up since the 2014 reform; requests, nevertheless, that the Commission provide technical assistance to the national authorities in the application process, ensure that the assessment of applications is done in a timely manner and accelerate payments;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal of 27 May 2020 to increase the maximum annual amount of the EUSF under the next long-term budget to EUR 1 billion (at 2018 prices), which has been Parliament’s position from the outset; questions, however, whether this amount will be sufficient to cover all of the eligible applications in 2020, taking into account the Fund’s widened scope and the rapid evolution of climate change, which makes natural disasters more frequent and unpredictable;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Notes the significant potential synergies between the EUSF and other Union funds and policies; asks that these synergies are used to their full extent;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Calls on the Commission to step up communication efforts to improve the public awareness of the interventions done with the financing under the EUSF;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Stresses that the awarding, management and implementation of the EUSF grants should be as transparent as possible, and that the grants need to be used in line with the principles of sound financial management.