Activities of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2018/2046(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019
Amendments (6)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the Union has an increasingly ambitious trade agenda, as outlined in the ‘Trade for all’ strategy; stresses that the funding for Aid for Trade initiatives should be increased and sufficient resources should be allocated to DG Trade of the Commission to enable it to carry out the increasing number of activities; furthermore asks the Commission to coordinate its implementation in order to maximise its effectiveness;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that international trade is a core tool for Union foreign policy which, if it is sufficiently funded and implemented by means of coherent strategies, contributes to sustainable development, particularly in developing countries;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the urgent need for a thorough reorganisation of the Union budget and its structure in the context of the review of the next MFF and with regard to the trade policy agenda, and calls on the Commission to take the initiative on this vis à vis the Council and Parliament;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Emphasises that the trade-related technical support and economic assistance provided by the European Neighbourhood Policy to Union partners in the East border and to the post-Arab- Spring countries make an important contribution to stability in those regions;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses the need for a sufficient funding level of the Macro Financial Assistance to ensure that future requests for loans can be accommodated;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5