2 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that, in view of the dynamic developments taking place in the global security and humanitarian situation, EU crisis response mechanisms need to be reinforced; strongly rejects the proposed cuts to26 % cut to the crisis response component of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace and stresses that weakening the Union’s unique crisis response, crisis preparedness and conflict prevention instrument would amount to a strategic mistake; highlights the importance of providing sufficient funds for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) budget, funding civilian crisis-management missions that contribute to the building of peace and security around the world;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes the proposal of the Commission of 5 July 2016 on Capacity Building in Support of Security and development (CBSD) amending the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace; rejects the attempt to use a development policy-based instrument for security and military objectives at the expense of its conflict prevention function; believes that the provision of military training, mentoring, advice, equipment, infrastructure and services to military actors cannot be funded by a regulation based on Articles 209 and 212 TFEU also for legal reasons, as a number of European Court of Justice rulings have already confirmed; urges the Commission to clarify the precise source of the additional EUR 100 Million funding for CBSD under the IcSP;