En En Amendments 1

European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

2020/1998(BUD)

17.8.2020

AMENDMENTS 1 - 44

Draft opinion Karlo Ressler (PE654.091v01-00)

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - all sections (2020/1998(BUD))

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PE655.893v01-00 2/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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1. Regrets that the proposed 1. Regrets that the proposed commitment appropriations for the commitment appropriations for the “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme” at EUR 90 600 000 are much Programme” at EUR 90 600 000 are much lower than initially requested by the lower than initially requested by the Parliament; requests, in line with the first Parliament, and represents a decrease of - reading position of the Parliament adopted 9,9% on commitment appropriations and - on 17 April 2019, that commitment 17,8% on payment appropriations appropriations are increased to EUR 265 compared to 2020; requests, in line with 000 000 and that a new budget line to the first reading position of the Parliament “promote and protect Union values“ (EUR adopted on 17 April 2019, that 120 000 000 in commitment commitment appropriations are increased appropriations) is created; calls, in line to EUR 265 000 000 and that a new budget with the partial agreement reached with line to “promote and protect Union values“ Council, to increase the commitment (EUR 120 000 000 in commitment appropriations under the “Daphne” budget appropriations) is created; calls, in line line to EUR 37 100 000 and to earmark with the partial agreement reached with EUR 27 300 000 of this amount for the Council, to increase the commitment fight against gender-based violence by appropriations under the “Daphne” budget creating a subline “Combating all forms of line to EUR 37 100 000 and to earmark gender-based violence”; calls further for an EUR 27 300 000 of this amount for the increase of the commitment appropriations fight against gender-based violence by of the budget line “Promote citizens creating a subline “Combating all forms of engagement and participation in the gender-based violence”; calls further for an democratic life of the Union” to EUR 70 increase of the commitment appropriations 600 000, to rename the budget line of the budget line “Promote citizens “Promote equality and rights” to “Promote engagement and participation in the equality, rights and gender equality” and to democratic life of the Union” to EUR 70 earmark EUR 10 300 000 to “Promote 600 000, to rename the budget line gender equality and gender “Promote equality and rights” to “Promote mainstreaming” by creating a new subline; equality, rights and gender equality” and to earmark EUR 10 300 000 to “Promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming” by creating a new subline;

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AM\1211424EN.docx 3/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN Amendment 2 Pernando Barrena Arza

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1. Regrets that the proposed 1. Regrets that the proposed commitment appropriations for the commitment appropriations for the “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme” at EUR 90 600 000 are much Programme” at EUR 90 600 000 are much lower than initially requested by the lower than initially requested by the Parliament; requests, in line with the first Parliament; requests, in line with the first reading position of the Parliament adopted reading position of the Parliament adopted on 17 April 2019, that commitment on 17 April 2019, that commitment appropriations are increased to EUR 265 appropriations are increased to EUR 265 000 000 and that a new budget line to 000 000 and that a new budget line to “promote and protect Union values“ (EUR “promote and protect Union values“ (EUR 120 000 000 in commitment 120 000 000 in commitment appropriations) is created; calls, in line appropriations) is created; calls, in line with the partial agreement reached with with the partial agreement reached with Council, to increase the commitment Council, to increase the commitment appropriations under the “Daphne” budget appropriations under the “Daphne” budget line to EUR 37 100 000 and to earmark line to EUR 37 100 000 and to earmark EUR 27 300 000 of this amount for the EUR 27 300 000 of this amount for the fight against gender-based violence by fight against gender-based violence by creating a subline “Combating all forms of creating a subline “Combating all forms of gender-based violence”; calls further for an gender-based violence against women and increase of the commitment appropriations girls and domestic violence”; calls further of the budget line “Promote citizens for an increase of the commitment engagement and participation in the appropriations of the budget line “Promote democratic life of the Union” to EUR 70 citizens engagement and participation in 600 000, to rename the budget line the democratic life of the Union” to EUR “Promote equality and rights” to “Promote 70 600 000, to rename the budget line equality, rights and gender equality” and to “Promote equality and rights” to “Promote earmark EUR 10 300 000 to “Promote equality, rights and gender equality” and to gender equality and gender earmark EUR 10 300 000 to “Promote mainstreaming” by creating a new subline; gender equality and gender mainstreaming” by creating a new subline;

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Amendment 3 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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1. Regrets that the proposed 1. Deplores that the proposed commitment appropriations for the commitment appropriations for the “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme” at EUR 90 600 000 are much Programme” at EUR 90 600 000 are much lower than initially requested by the lower than initially requested by the Parliament; requests, in line with the first Parliament; requests, in line with the first reading position of the Parliament adopted reading position of the Parliament adopted on 17 April 2019, that commitment on 17 April 2019, that commitment appropriations are increased to EUR 265 appropriations are increased to EUR 265 000 000 and that a new budget line to 000 000 and that a new budget line to “promote and protect Union values“ (EUR “promote and protect Union values“ (EUR 120 000 000 in commitment 120 000 000 in commitment appropriations) is created; calls, in line appropriations) is created; calls, in line with the partial agreement reached with with the partial agreement reached with Council, to increase the commitment Council, to increase the commitment appropriations under the “Daphne” budget appropriations under the “Daphne” budget line to EUR 37 100 000 and to earmark line to EUR 37 100 000 and to earmark EUR 27 300 000 of this amount for the EUR 27 300 000 of this amount for the fight against gender-based violence by fight against gender-based violence by creating a subline “Combating all forms of creating a subline “Combating all forms of gender-based violence”; calls further for an gender-based violence”; calls further for an increase of the commitment appropriations increase of the commitment appropriations of the budget line “Promote citizens of the budget line “Promote citizens engagement and participation in the engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union” to EUR 70 democratic life of the Union” to EUR 70 600 000, to rename the budget line 600 000, to rename the budget line “Promote equality and rights” to “Promote “Promote equality and rights” to “Promote equality, rights and gender equality” and to equality, rights and gender equality” and to earmark EUR 10 300 000 to “Promote earmark EUR 10 300 000 to “Promote gender equality and gender gender equality and gender mainstreaming” by creating a new subline; mainstreaming” by creating a new subline;

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Amendment 4 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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AM\1211424EN.docx 5/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN Programme” at EUR 90 600 000 are much Programme” at EUR 90 600 000 are much lower than initially requested by the lower than initially requested by the Parliament; requests, in line with the first Parliament; requests, in line with the first reading position of the Parliament adopted reading position of the Parliament adopted on 17 April 2019, that commitment on 17 April 2019, that commitment appropriations are increased to EUR 265 appropriations are increased to EUR 265 000 000 and that a new budget line to 000 000 and that a new budget line named “promote and protect Union values“ (EUR “Union values“ (EUR 120 000 000 in 120 000 000 in commitment commitment appropriations) is created; appropriations) is created; calls, in line calls, in line with the partial agreement with the partial agreement reached with reached with Council, to increase the Council, to increase the commitment commitment appropriations under the appropriations under the “Daphne” budget “Daphne” budget line to EUR 37 100 000 line to EUR 37 100 000 and to earmark and to earmark EUR 27 300 000 of this EUR 27 300 000 of this amount for the amount for the fight against gender-based fight against gender-based violence by violence by creating a subline “Combating creating a subline “Combating all forms of all forms of gender-based violence”; calls gender-based violence”; calls further for an further for an increase of the commitment increase of the commitment appropriations appropriations of the budget line “Promote of the budget line “Promote citizens citizens engagement and participation in engagement and participation in the the democratic life of the Union” to EUR democratic life of the Union” to EUR 70 70 600 000, to rename the budget line 600 000, to rename the budget line “Promote equality and rights” to “Promote “Promote equality and rights” to “Promote equality, rights and gender equality” and to equality, rights and gender equality” and to earmark EUR 10 300 000 to “Promote earmark EUR 10 300 000 to “Promote gender equality and gender gender equality and gender mainstreaming” by creating a new subline; mainstreaming” by creating a new subline;

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Amendment 5 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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1 a. Calls on the Commission to develop budget lines in respect of the future Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and the future Border Management and Visa Instrument based on the specific objectives of those funds in order to facilitate the work of the Budgetary Authority in scrutinising implementation of the Funds, helping to ensure a fair and

PE655.893v01-00 6/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN transparent distribution of funding between the Funds different objectives and provide better readability and transparency regarding how the financial resources are allocated annually; calls to strengthen the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund by increasing the commitment and payment appropriations by 14%, and reinforcing the Common European Asylum System, legal migration, integration and solidarity objectives of the fund;

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Amendment 6 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Michal Šimečka

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1 a. Recalls that independent and qualitative investigative journalism is an essential component of a well-functioning democracy, by bringing quality fact-based information, combating disinformation, raising awareness to citizens, and revealing wrongdoings or crimes; stresses that journalism across Europe faces strong challenges, in particular the lack of financial resources, hence threatening their independence or survival; calls for ambitious funding programmes in the European budget in this field;

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Amendment 7 Pernando Barrena Arza

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1 a. Calls, in line with the European Parliament first reading position of 13 March 2019 on the proposal for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, to create separate budget lines for each specific objective of this fund to increase transparency, ensure adequate financing of each separate objective and guarantee a better budgetary scrutiny;

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Amendment 8 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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1 a. Considers that the budget lines under AMIF should be separated to facilitate greater transparency regarding how the financial resources of the Fund are allocated to the different specific objectives of that Fund;

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Amendment 9 Pernando Barrena Arza

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1 b. Regrets the proposal to disproportionately increase the Border Management and Visa Instrument Fund while other budget lines such as rights and values are being cut and in light of increased evidence of fundamental rights violations; calls, therefore, for this

PE655.893v01-00 8/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN appropriation to be restored to its level of 2020 and for the Commission to use its powers to ensure that EU funding is being used in full respect of fundamental rights;

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Amendment 10 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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1 b. Is of the opinion that, instead of the current ad-hoc decision-making, a more long-term approach to search and rescue operations is necessary; proposes, therefore, a new budget line for an EU Search and Rescue Fund to encourage Member States to provide their assets for such operation;

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Amendment 11 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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2. Notes the small increase by 3% of 2. Notes the small increase by 3% of commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations of the European Union Agency for Law of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL); requests Enforcement Training (CEPOL); requests an additional funding increase from EUR an additional funding increase from EUR 10 400 000 to EUR 17 100 000 and 10 400 000 to EUR 15 429 951 and additional 23 posts in the Agency additional 18 posts in the Agency establishment plan; stresses that the establishment plan; considers that the requested additional funding will allow the additional resources should allow the Agency to keep up with the constantly agency to strengthen training in diversity growing demands of Member States; and to keep up with the demands of Member States;

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Amendment 12 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Michal Šimečka

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3. Notes the small increase (+0.5%) of 3. Notes the small increase (+0.5%) of commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations of the Justice programme; requests, in line of the Justice programme; requests, in line with position of the Parliament on the with position of the Parliament on the financial envelope for the Justice financial envelope for the Justice programme included in the European programme included in the European Parliament resolution of 14 November Parliament resolution of 14 November 2018 on the Multiannual Financial 2018 on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, to further increase Framework 2021-2027, to further increase the funding of that programme in 2021 by the funding of that programme in 2021 by a total of EUR 6 800 000 to EUR 50 500 a total of EUR 6 800 000 to EUR 50 500 000; 000; stresses that Justice is a key component of a Security Union as defended by the President of the European Commission, and that judicial cooperation should be strengthened with the help of European JHA agencies, in particular to fight organised crime and terrorism;

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Amendment 13 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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3 a. Is concerned by the reduction (- 10,2%) of the commitment appropriations for the Asylum and Migration Fund

PE655.893v01-00 10/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN (AMF), at a time where the pressure on national authorities for asylum remains very high, with huge gaps in terms of proper reception of asylum seekers and major delays in the procedures for asylum in the Member States; recalls the importance of providing adequate financial capacities to support the development of a Common European Asylum System, to bring concrete solidarity to Member States most exposed to migration and asylum flows, as well as to ensure efficient and fair asylum and return procedures; requests a budget increase for the AMF commitment appropriations to at least the level of 2020, i.e. 1 228,7 million euros;

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Amendment 14 Fabienne Keller, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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3 b. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean in the absence of functioning SAR capacities; believes that SAR is a state responsibility that cannot be left to non-state actors; calls on the Commission to urgently create a fund to support the setting up of a EU Search and Rescue mission for the Mediterranean;

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Amendment 15 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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4. Considers that the small funding 4. Considers that the small funding increase (+1.8%) proposed for the increase (+1.8%) proposed for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction will not be sufficient to Drug Addiction will not be sufficient to comply with its legal obligations deriving comply with its legal obligations deriving from the Staff Regulations as well as its from the Staff Regulations as well as its rental contracts; emphasises, moreover, rental contracts; emphasises, moreover, that additional funding should be provided that additional funding should be provided for the Centre to fully deploy its for the Centre to fully deploy its operational capacity and to effectively operational capacity and to effectively respond to the most recent developments of respond to the most recent developments of the drug phenomenon, including effects of the drug phenomenon, including effects of Covid-19 outbreak; requests, therefore, to Covid-19 outbreak; highlights that the increase the Centre’s budget to EUR 18 drug retail value in Europe is estimated at 100 000; 30 billion euros per year, and that 100 tonnes of cocaine were seized in the EU in 2019; requests, therefore, to increase the Centre’s budget to EUR 18 100 000;

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Amendment 16 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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PE655.893v01-00 12/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN funding; expects Agency’s tasks to be smuggling, drugs trafficking or further extended in 2021 with the cybercrime, and, upon request, has recently upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; launched new initiatives such as the considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 000 European Financial and Economic Crime should be provided to the Agency in line Centre and the Innovation Lab which with its request; requests to add further 63 require additional funding; also stresses posts to the Agency establishment plan; the increase of criminal activities during the pandemic, such as cyberattacks and cybercrimes, online child abuse and exploitation, goods counterfeiting, and the surge of new activities in the recent years like environmental crimes, showing the adaptability and flexibility of criminals and the need for Europol to adapt likewise; expects Agency’s tasks to be further extended in 2021 with the upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 000 should be provided to the Agency in line with its request; requests to add further 63 posts to the Agency establishment plan;

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Amendment 17 Tomas Tobé

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5. Takes note of the proposal to 5. Takes note of the proposal to increase the appropriations of the European increase the appropriations of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% while Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% while leaving the number of statutory staff leaving the number of statutory staff unchanged; reminds that the Agency is unchanged; reminds that the Agency is requested to provide increased operational requested to provide increased operational support to Member States and, upon support to Member States and, upon request, has recently launched new request, has recently launched new initiatives such as the European Financial initiatives such as the European Financial and Economic Crime Centre and the and Economic Crime Centre and the Innovation Lab which require additional Innovation Lab which require additional funding; expects Agency’s tasks to be funding; expects Agency’s tasks to be further extended in 2021 with the further extended in 2021 with the upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 000 considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 000

AM\1211424EN.docx 13/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN should be provided to the Agency in line should be provided to the Agency in line with its request; requests to add further 63 with its request; requests to add further 63 posts to the Agency establishment plan; posts to the Agency establishment plan; considers that sufficient resources should be allocated to Europol to enable the agency to combat organised property crime; states that Europol should set up a new centre in order to prevent organised property crime in Europe;

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Amendment 18 Sabrina Pignedoli, Laura Ferrara

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5. Takes note of the proposal to 5. Takes note of the proposal to increase the appropriations of the European increase the appropriations of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% while Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% while leaving the number of statutory staff leaving the number of statutory staff unchanged; reminds that the Agency is unchanged; in particular, it is concerned requested to provide increased operational by the lack of increase of human support to Member States and, upon resources for Europol, which will request, has recently launched new undermine Europol’s development and initiatives such as the European Financial operational activities in 2021; reminds that and Economic Crime Centre and the the Agency is requested to provide Innovation Lab which require additional increased operational support to Member funding; expects Agency’s tasks to be States and, upon request, has recently further extended in 2021 with the launched new initiatives such as the upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; European Financial and Economic Crime considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 000 Centre and the Innovation Lab which should be provided to the Agency in line require additional funding; expects with its request; requests to add further 63 Agency’s tasks to be further extended in posts to the Agency establishment plan; 2021 with the upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 000 should be provided to the Agency in line with its request; requests to add further 63 posts to the Agency establishment plan;

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PE655.893v01-00 14/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN Amendment 19 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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5. Takes note of the proposal to 5. Takes note of the proposal to increase the appropriations of the European increase the appropriations of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% while Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% while leaving the number of statutory staff leaving the number of statutory staff unchanged; reminds that the Agency is unchanged; reminds that the Agency is requested to provide increased operational requested to provide increased operational support to Member States and, upon support to Member States and, upon request, has recently launched new request, has recently launched new initiatives such as the European Financial initiatives such as the European Financial and Economic Crime Centre and the and Economic Crime Centre and the Innovation Lab which require additional Innovation Lab which require additional funding; expects Agency’s tasks to be funding; considers, therefore, that EUR further extended in 2021 with the 181 325 177 should be provided to the upcoming revision of the Agency Agency; requests to add further 47 posts to mandate; considers, therefore, that EUR the Agency establishment plan; 184 900 000 should be provided to the Agency in line with its request; requests to add further 63 posts to the Agency establishment plan;

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Amendment 20 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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AM\1211424EN.docx 15/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN initiatives such as the European Financial the European Financial and Economic and Economic Crime Centre and the Crime Centre and the Innovation Lab; also Innovation Lab which require additional notes that Europol’s tasks might be further funding; expects Agency’s tasks to be extended in 2021 with the upcoming further extended in 2021 with the revision of the Agency mandate and upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; recalls that any possible extension of considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 Europol’s mandate should go hand-in- 000 should be provided to the Agency in hand with increased parliamentary line with its request; requests to add scrutiny; further 63 posts to the Agency establishment plan;

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Amendment 21 Pernando Barrena Arza

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5. Takes note of the proposal to 5. Takes note of the proposal to increase the appropriations of the European increase the appropriations of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% while Cooperation (Europol) by 11.5% ; notes leaving the number of statutory staff that the Agency is requested to provide unchanged; reminds that the Agency is increased operational support to Member requested to provide increased operational States and has recently launched new support to Member States and, upon initiatives such as the European Financial request, has recently launched new and Economic Crime Centre and the initiatives such as the European Financial Innovation Lab; believes however that an and Economic Crime Centre and the increase to the Europol budget should not Innovation Lab which require additional be the priority and proposes to keep funding; expects Agency’s tasks to be Europol budget at the same level as 2020; further extended in 2021 with the considers that a decision on additional upcoming revision of the Agency mandate; funding and posts with a view on the considers, therefore, that EUR 184 900 upcoming revision of Europol mandate 000 should be provided to the Agency in can be taken only at the end of the line with its request; requests to add legislative process; reminds that extended further 63 posts to the Agency tasks would entail additional work for the establishment plan; EDPS;

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Amendment 22

PE655.893v01-00 16/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Michal Šimečka

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6. Stresses the importance of 6. Stresses the importance of integrated border management to ensure integrated border management to ensure the functioning of the Schengen area; the functioning of the Schengen area; notes highlights the important role of the that the Covid-19 outbreak showed to European Border and Coast Guard Agency which extent borders management has (Frontex) in this regard and calls for a implications in various areas, not only in significant budget increase for 2021 to security and migration, but also in EUR 838 000 000 to allow the Agency to mobility; highlights the important role of build and train its standing corps as well as the European Border and Coast Guard to purchase own equipment, thereby (Frontex) in this regard; regrets that allowing a successful deployment and Commission’s proposal is below the operational support to the Member States anticipated budget in the financial at the external borders; statement of the Agency’s regulation, hence putting at risk the ability of Frontex to deliver the European standing corps of border by 2024, as requested by the President of the European Commission; underlines that the recruitment, training and deployment of 10,000 border and coats guards requires exceptional resources that cannot be reduced; calls for a significant budget increase for 2021 to EUR 838 000 000 to allow the Agency to build and train its standing corps as well as to purchase own equipment, thereby allowing a successful and timely deployment and operational support to the Member States at the external borders;

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Amendment 23 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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6. Stresses the importance of 6. Notes the role of the European

AM\1211424EN.docx 17/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN integrated border management to ensure Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) the functioning of the Schengen area; in coordinating and developing an highlights the important role of the integrated border management; calls European Border and Coast Guard Agency therefore for a budget increase for 2021 to (Frontex) in this regard and calls for a EUR 770 365 795 to allow the Agency to significant budget increase for 2021 to build and train its standing corps as well as EUR 838 000 000 to allow the Agency to to purchase own equipment, thereby build and train its standing corps as well as allowing a successful deployment and to purchase own equipment, thereby operational support to the Member States allowing a successful deployment and at the external borders; stresses that this operational support to the Member States task requieres compliance with at the external borders; fundamental rights; regrets that the number of deaths at sea keeps increasing in light of the absence of SAR assets in the Mediterranean; suggests that any boost in resources should also be used for rescuing lives at sea and strengthen the Frontex fundamental rights monitors;

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Amendment 24 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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Amendment 25

PE655.893v01-00 18/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN Pernando Barrena Arza

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6. Stresses the importance of 6. Expresses concerns regarding the integrated border management to ensure increased violations of fundamental rights the functioning of the Schengen area; at the EU's external borders; believes that highlights the important role of the the considerable budget FRONTEX has European Border and Coast Guard been allocated over the years should Agency (Frontex) in this regard and calls rather be spent to providing safe and legal for a significant budget increase for 2021 ways to access the European Union as to EUR 838 000 000 to allow the Agency well as in the short term a pan-European to build and train its standing corps as Search and Rescue operation in order to well as to purchase own equipment, save people's lives at sea; thereby allowing a successful deployment and operational support to the Member States at the external borders;

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Amendment 26 Karlo Ressler

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AM\1211424EN.docx 19/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN Amendment 27 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Michal Šimečka

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6 a. Takes note of the decrease in commitment appropriations (-5%) and the increase in payment appropriations (12%) for eu-LISA; highlights the important role of the Agency in the proper implementation and operational management of EU large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (EES, ETIAS, ECRIS-TCN, EURODAC, VIS, SIS) and to provide interoperability between these systems for faster and more reliable data to border management and law enforcement authorities; regrets that Commission’s proposal does not meet eu-LISA’s request in terms of staff; requests 14 additional staff to support the securing information networks and databases, the project for the extension of the operational sites of the Agency and the activities of the management board;

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Amendment 28 Sabrina Pignedoli, Laura Ferrara

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6 a. Highlights the crucial role played by Europol to ensure the security of EU citizens and the support to national law enforcement authorities in fighting ever evolving security threats; notes the impact of the COVID 19 crisis on the European organised crime landscape and the surge

PE655.893v01-00 20/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN of criminal activities in specific areas, such as child sexual abuse online and goods counterfeiting. Underlines that post-COVID economic recovery efforts calls for the highest level of vigilance to prevent and fight criminal infiltrations in the legal economy; believes that, as part of an EU coordinated approach, the EU agencies and bodies, such as Europol, EPPO, Eurojsut and OLAF, can contribute to combat organised crime activates and potential fraud of the EU recovery budget.

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Amendment 29 Pernando Barrena Arza

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6 a. Calls for a new budget line to support Search and Rescue operations to guarantee access to international protection in accordance with the obligations contracted by the Member States in the field of human rights and maritime law, including the right to life and the principle of non-refoulement;

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Amendment 30 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Michal Šimečka

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7. Takes note of the estimation of the 7. Takes note of the estimation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the

AM\1211424EN.docx 21/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN EPPO’) that it will process information EPPO’) that it will process information equivalent to 4,300 cases and 2,000 equivalent to 4,300 cases and 2,000 investigations in its first year of operation; investigations in its first year of operation; expects the workload to increase further expects the workload to increase further during the coming years; reminds that the during the coming years, as up to 3700 in EPPO is a prosecution office with 2027, due to the overall increase of EU mandatory competences; notes with financial interests in the next MFF and concern the low funding level proposed in the Recovery Plan; reminds that the EPPO the Draft EU Budget 2021; stresses that a is a prosecution office with mandatory substantial funding increase to EUR 55 000 competences; is deeply concerned with the 000 will be required to allow the EPPO to low funding level proposed in the Draft EU meet its legal obligation to translate a huge Budget 2021 and the amount of staff volume of documents that are transmitted representing only half of what has been to judges at national level and to provide it requested by EPPO; considers that such a with the requested 140 European Delegated proposal would significantly affect the Prosecutors and 219 staff members; ability of the new agency to start its activities and deliver its mandate stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55 000 000 will be required to allow the EPPO to meet its legal obligation to translate a huge volume of documents that are transmitted to judges at national level and to provide it with the requested 140 European Delegated Prosecutors and 219 staff members;

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Amendment 31 Karlo Ressler

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PE655.893v01-00 22/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN 000 will be required to allow the EPPO to 000 will be required to allow the EPPO to meet its legal obligation to translate a huge meet its legal obligation to translate a huge volume of documents that are transmitted volume of documents that are transmitted to judges at national level and to provide it to judges at national level, to cover with the requested 140 European Delegated recruitment and staff related expenditure, Prosecutors and 219 staff members; especially for security infrastructure, and to provide it with the requested 140 European Delegated Prosecutors and 219 staff members;

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Amendment 32 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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7. Takes note of the estimation of the 7. Takes note of the estimation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) that it will process information EPPO’) that it will process information equivalent to 4,300 cases and 2,000 equivalent to 4,300 cases and 2,000 investigations in its first year of operation; investigations in its first year of operation; expects the workload to increase further expects the workload to increase further during the coming years; reminds that the during the coming years; reminds that the EPPO is a prosecution office with EPPO is a prosecution office with mandatory competences; notes with mandatory competences; notes with concern the low funding level proposed in concern the low funding level proposed in the Draft EU Budget 2021; stresses that a the Draft EU Budget 2021; stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55 000 substantial funding increase to EUR 55 500 000 will be required to allow the EPPO to 000 will be required to allow the EPPO to meet its legal obligation to translate a huge meet its legal obligation to translate a huge volume of documents that are transmitted volume of documents that are transmitted to judges at national level and to provide it to judges at national level and to provide it with the requested 140 European Delegated with the requested 140 European Delegated Prosecutors and 219 staff members; Prosecutors and 219 staff members;

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Amendment 33 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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7 a. Stresses that the Recovery plan is a new opportunity for criminals to make profits and misappropriate funds intended to saving jobs and supporting the legal economy in Europe; considers that the fight against fraud to EU’s budget, corruption, money laundering, criminal financing should be strengthened in 2021; in this context, stresses the importance of adequate funding for European JHA agencies, in particular Europol, EPPO, CEPOL, OLAF and Eurojust;

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Amendment 34 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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7 b. Welcomes the new Security Union Strategy published by the Commission on 24 July, focusing on critical infrastructure protection, the fight against cybercrime, responding to hybrid threats and organised crime; also notes the three action plans presented on online sexual abuse against children, on firearms and on drugs; considers therefore that adequate funding is necessary in the Union’s budget and for the European JHA agencies to pursue these objectives;

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Amendment 35

PE655.893v01-00 24/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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9. Regrets the reduction of the 9. Deeply regrets the reduction of the European Union Agency for Fundamental European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ budget by 0.4%; requests instead Rights (FRA)’ budget by 0.4%; urges to to increase Agency’s commitment and increase the Agency's commitment and payment appropriations to EUR 24 600 payment appropriations to at least the 000; calls for adding two AD6 and two Agency’s initial request (EUR 24 600 000) contractual agent function group IV posts and to also take into account the to the Agency establishment plan; considerable extra efforts made by FRA to highlights that without adequate financial closely monitor the impact of fundamental and staff resources, the Agency may not be rights during the COVID-19; deplores the able to implement projects that respond to fact that the budget for FRA has barely identified needs; increased in the last years, and underlines that this can affect the quality of work that FRA provides, which has proved to be extremely valuable for EU policy; calls for adding two AD6 and two Contractual agent function group IV posts to the Agency establishment plan; highlights that without adequate financial and staff resources, the Agency may not be able to implement projects that respond to identified needs;

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Amendment 36 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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AM\1211424EN.docx 25/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN highlights that without adequate financial highlights that without adequate financial and staff resources, the Agency may not be and staff resources, the Agency may not be able to implement projects that respond to able to implement projects that respond to identified needs; identified needs; considers necessary to support the agency in its response to the Covid-19 crisis in the areas of fair technologies to safeguard public health, domestic abuse, seniors, Roma, migration and asylum, particularly in view of a possible second wave during 2021;

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Amendment 37 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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9. Regrets the reduction of the 9. Regrets the reduction of the European Union Agency for Fundamental European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ budget by 0.4%; requests instead to Rights’ budget by 0.4%; requests instead to increase Agency’s commitment and increase Agency’s commitment and payment appropriations to EUR 24 600 payment appropriations to EUR 24 600 000; calls for adding two AD6 and two 000; calls for adding two AD6 and two contractual agent function group IV posts contractual agent function group IV posts to the Agency establishment plan; to the Agency establishment plan; highlights that without adequate financial highlights that without adequate financial and staff resources, the Agency may not be and staff resources, the Agency may not be able to implement projects that respond to able to implement projects that respond to identified needs; identified needs, in particular in countering discriminations and racism, defending individuals data protection and fundamental rights, including at the external borders, protecting migrants and refugees, supporting justice and victims’ rights;

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Amendment 38 Pernando Barrena Arza

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9. Regrets the reduction of the 9. Regrets the reduction of the European Union Agency for Fundamental European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ budget by 0.4%; requests instead to Rights’ budget by 0.4%; requests instead to increase Agency’s commitment and increase Agency’s commitment and payment appropriations to EUR 24 600 payment appropriations to EUR 26 679 000; calls for adding two AD6 and two 000; calls for adding six AD6 and two contractual agent function group IV posts contractual agent function group IV posts to the Agency establishment plan; to the Agency establishment plan; highlights that without adequate financial highlights that without adequate financial and staff resources, the Agency may not be and staff resources, the Agency may not be able to implement projects that respond to able to implement projects that respond to identified needs; identified needs and monitor adequately fundamental rights in the EU;

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Amendment 39 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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10. Considers the proposed increase of 10. Considers the proposed increase of appropriations for the European Union appropriations for the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) insufficient in light of the (Eurojust) insufficient in light of the challenges faced by the Agency with challenges faced by the Agency with regard to digitalisation and the regard to digitalisation and the continuously growing caseload; requests to continuously growing caseload; requests to provide the Agency with 17 additional provide the Agency with 21 additional posts and to increase its budget accordingly posts and to increase its budget accordingly to EUR 43 800 000; to EUR 43 800 000;

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Amendment 40

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10. Considers the proposed increase of 10. Considers the proposed increase of appropriations for the European Union appropriations for the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) insufficient in light of the (Eurojust) insufficient in light of the challenges faced by the Agency with challenges faced by the Agency with regard to digitalisation and the regard to the continuously growing continuously growing caseload; requests to caseload; requests to provide the Agency provide the Agency with 17 additional with 17 additional posts and to increase its posts and to increase its budget accordingly budget accordingly to EUR 43 800 000; to EUR 43 800 000;

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Amendment 41 Fabienne Keller, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Anna Júlia Donáth, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michal Šimečka

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11. Welcomes the proposed increase of 11. Welcomes the proposed increase of the European Asylum Support Office’s the European Asylum Support Office’s commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations by 16.5% but regrets that the number of by 16.5% but regrets that the number of posts in its establishment plan have not posts in its establishment plan have not been increased accordingly; requests been increased accordingly; requests therefore to reinforce the establishment therefore to reinforce the establishment plan of the Office by an additional 50 plan of the Office by an additional 50 posts; recalls that Office plans to keep the posts; recalls that Office plans to keep the same level of staff as requested for 2021 same level of staff as requested for 2021 throughout the new programming period throughout the new programming period but stresses that additional staff will be but stresses that additional staff will be needed if the new Regulation on the needed if the new Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum is European Union Agency for Asylum is adopted; highlights that the additional staff adopted; recalls that EASO’s operational will reinforce field operations, activities have increased considerably in development and delivery of trainings, the recent years to address the challenge information and analysis, practical tools, of the migration crisis and to assist

PE655.893v01-00 28/31 AM\1211424EN.docx EN governance activities and administrative Member States for the reception of functions. asylum seekers and the processing of asylum procedures, in particular in EU hotspots; stresses that EASO has also been tasked with a number of new missions, in the fields of disembarkation or relocation; highlights that the additional staff will reinforce field operations, development and delivery of trainings, information and analysis, practical tools, governance activities and administrative functions, while the pressure on EU migration and asylum systems remains high.

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Amendment 42 Pernando Barrena Arza

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11. Welcomes the proposed increase of 11. Welcomes the proposed increase of the European Asylum Support Office’s the European Asylum Support Office’s commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations by 16.5% but regrets that the number of by 16.5% but regrets that the number of posts in its establishment plan have not posts in its establishment plan have not been increased accordingly; requests been increased accordingly; requests therefore to reinforce the establishment therefore to reinforce the establishment plan of the Office by an additional 50 plan of the Office by an additional 50 posts; recalls that Office plans to keep the posts; recalls that Office plans to keep the same level of staff as requested for 2021 same level of staff as requested for 2021 throughout the new programming period throughout the new programming period but stresses that additional staff will be but stresses that additional staff will be needed if the new Regulation on the needed if the new Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum is European Union Agency for Asylum is adopted; highlights that the additional staff adopted; highlights that the additional staff will reinforce field operations, will reinforce field operations, development and delivery of trainings, development and delivery of trainings, information and analysis, practical tools, information and analysis, practical tools, governance activities and administrative governance activities and administrative functions. functions; notes however concerns expressed by NGOs over interviews practices carried out by EASO staff and proposes to create a reserve to ensure

AM\1211424EN.docx 29/31 PE655.893v01-00 EN EASO puts in place safeguards to ensure their staff is not involved in fundamental rights violations in the course of the operational support it provides to Member States;

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Amendment 43 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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11. Welcomes the proposed increase of 11. Welcomes the proposed increase of the European Asylum Support Office’s the European Asylum Support Office’s commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations by 16.5% but regrets that the number of by 16.5% but regrets that the number of posts in its establishment plan have not posts in its establishment plan have not been increased accordingly; requests been increased accordingly; requests therefore to reinforce the establishment therefore to reinforce the establishment plan of the Office by an additional 50 plan of the Office by an additional 50 posts; recalls that Office plans to keep the posts; stresses that additional staff will be same level of staff as requested for 2021 needed if the new Regulation on the throughout the new programming period European Union Agency for Asylum is but stresses that additional staff will be adopted; highlights that the additional staff needed if the new Regulation on the will reinforce field operations, European Union Agency for Asylum is development and delivery of trainings, adopted; highlights that the additional staff information and analysis, practical tools, will reinforce field operations, governance activities and administrative development and delivery of trainings, functions. information and analysis, practical tools, governance activities and administrative functions.

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Amendment 44 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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11 a. Urges the Commission, the Council and the Member States to implement gender budgeting in all public expenditure; recalls that gender budgeting should be an integral part of the budgetary procedure at all its stages and budget lines;

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