3 Amendments of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2013/2145(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the decrease of 9.4% in commitments and 11.9% in payments in Heading 3 on Security and Citizenship compared to the 2013 budget, which strengthens the concept of European citizenship by creating an area of freedom, justice, security and access to basic public goods and services; this concept needs re-enforcement during these times of economic crisis and in view of the forthcoming European elections;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that solidarity between Member Statthe principle of solidarity and the fair sharing of responsibilities between Member States is at the heart of the common policies in the field of asylum and, migration shouldand external borders and should therefore be reinforced and that; the EU budget should demonstrate a clear commitment in that direction, including an adequate contribution from Member Statesproviding the means to address the financial implications of this principle; underlines the importance of strengthening European solidarity, transnational co- operation, coordination, mutual trust and responsibility sharing, for common EU policies among Member States; notes that financial support should be given to those Member States who bear a heavier burden due to their specific geographic situation and the length of the external borders of the Union that they have to manage;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that the Agencies should have adequate resources to implement the systems and projects which were recently approved; considers, therefore, that the budget of the Frontex Agency should be increased to provide them with sufficient resources to operate Eurosur; as a pan- European border surveillance system; considers that adequate financial provisions will enable Eurosur to reduce the number of irregular migrants entering the EU undetected, reduce the number of deaths of irregular migrants lost at sea and to contribute to the prevention of cross-border crimes;