3 Amendments of Sebastian TYNKKYNEN related to 2024/2019(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. Points out to the unprecedented challenges in the global environment, peace and geopolitical instability in the current year of audit; recalls that since Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has provided economic, humanitarian and military support for Ukraine worth over €88 billion; emphasises the need for a rapid and substantial increase in support for Ukraine;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes with concern that the number of migrants arriving irregularly in the Union increased again in 2023 as compared to previous years; notes with concern that there is a significant gap between the number of migrants who have been ordered to leave the EU and the number of migrants who actually return to their countries of origin, which underlines the need for more effective returns; further notes the Commission’s ongoing efforts to assist Member States in addressing irregular arrivals and in successfully integrating legally residing third-country nationals; recalls that, while the Commission should continue to take action on migration and asylum within the framework of external action, the functioning of the ‘Team Europe’ approach must be clarified while safeguarding the role of Parliament; calls on the Commission to increase the transparency and accountability of the programming and implementation of the Union home affairs funds in third countries; renews its call on the Commission to support the Union agencies and the Member States in coordinating effective search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean, ensuring that such actions are carried out in accordance with international andputting an end to the business of human traffickers in the Mediterranean, so that migrants do not embark upon life- threatening sea journeys; emphasises that asylum seekers’ right to asylum should therefore be assessed outside the Union law;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses that the Union budget must continue to provide support to build peace and stability in the Middle East region, to combat hate and fundamentalism and to promote human rights; emphasises that, accordingly, EU budgets must under no circumstances support activities that work against those objectives; stresses, therefore, the need to freeze support for the Palestinian Authority until educational materials that are anti- Semitic and incite violence are brought into line with UNESCO standards; finds it unacceptable that EU funds have been used to finance organisations with direct links to terrorism, such as UNRWA; notes that following the heinous terror attacks of 7 October 2023 by Hamas and serious allegations of misuse of EU funds for terrorism, a funding review was conducted which found that generally EU funds are being well implemented, but certain additional safeguards were deemed necessary;