3 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU is faced with an unprecedented number of crises, most notably the refugee crisis, natural disasters, security threats and armed conflicts, which are threatening core values and require solidarity and reinforced common external action; underlines that these were unforeseen at the time the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 was concluded; recalls that the total for Heading 4 was cut by some 16 % compared to the initial proposal, significantly debilitating the EU’s ability to respond to new situations and meet its political commitments; calls onurges the Commission to submit a proposal for a revision raising the ceilings of both payment and commitment appropriations under this heading;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that addressing the migration and refugee crises is a key priority but that this should not come at the cost of policies in other areas, including those that are key to addressing long-term challenges; is convinced that responses to humanitarian distress must go in parallel with development processes and, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting human rights and all the other EU foreign policy priorities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that current flexibility mechanisms are insufficient in terms of volume and flexibility to adequately respond to the changed situation; recalls that, mainly owing to a lack of resources, the Commission has set up a number of ad hoc instruments, including the Trust Funds for Syria, Africa and the Central African Republic and the Refugee Facility for Turkey; welcomes their potential to increase the EU’s financial response, but is concerned, nevertheless, about transparency and accountability and notes and stresses the need of transparency and accountability in the management of these financial instruments, as well as for the Member States’ failure to deliver on funding pledges;