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European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

2021/0227(BUD)

2.8.2021

AMENDMENTS 1 - 54

Draft opinion Domènec Ruiz Devesa (PE695.140v01-00)

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Amendment 2 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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1. Finds the proposed reduction in the 1. Finds the proposed reduction in the budget of the European Union Agency for budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very disappointing; calls instead for a budgetary disappointing; calls instead for a budgetary increase of EUR 27,1 million and for the increase of EUR 32,2 million to allow FRA addition of two temporary agents and two to continue to operate effectively, in contractual agents to function group IV particular in the area of emerging in the establishment plan to allow FRA to technologies and artificial intelligence, continue to operate effectively; migration and security as well as social and economic rights and discrimination; calls for the addition of 12 temporary agent and seven contract agent posts; highlights that without the additional financial and staff resources, FRA will not be able to carry out all the tasks assigned to it and fully implement its new mandate;

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Amendment 3 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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1. Finds the proposed reduction in the 1. Finds the proposed reduction in the budget of the European Union Agency for budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very disappointing; calls instead for a budgetary disappointing; stresses that the FRA’s increase of EUR 27,1 million and for the tasks of collection and analysis of reliable addition of two temporary agents and two information on fundamental rights contractual agents to function group IV in compliance in the Member States are the establishment plan to allow FRA to expected to increase in the future; calls continue to operate effectively; instead for a budgetary increase of EUR 27,1 million and for the addition of two temporary agents at AD grade and two contractual agents to function group IV in the establishment plan to allow FRA to continue to operate effectively;

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Amendment 4 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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1. Finds the proposed reduction in the 1. Is extremely concerned about the budget of the European Union Agency for proposed reduction in the budget of the Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very European Union Agency for Fundamental disappointing; calls instead for a budgetary Rights (FRA) by 0,5 %; calls instead for a increase of EUR 27,1 million and for the budgetary increase of EUR 29,6 million in addition of two temporary agents and two order to effectively implement the new contractual agents to function group IV in mandate and the projects that respond to the establishment plan to allow FRA to identified needs, as well as to compensate continue to operate effectively; the considerable extra efforts required to monitor the impact of fundamental rights

PE696.349v01-00 4/36 AM\1237344EN.docx EN during the COVID-19 pandemic; deplores the fact that the budget for FRA has barely increased in the last years, and underlines that this can affect the quality of work that the Agency provides, which has proved to be extremely valuable for the Union policy; further calls for the addition of ten temporary agents and five contractual agents to function group IV in the establishment plan; highlights that without adequate financial and staff resources, FRA will not be able to carry out all the tasks assigned to it and fully implement its new mandate;

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Amendment 5 Clare Daly

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1. Finds the proposed reduction in the 1. Is deeply disappointed by the budget of the European Union Agency for proposed reduction in the budget of the Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % very European Union Agency for Fundamental disappointing; calls instead for a budgetary Rights (FRA), particularly given the increase of EUR 27,1 million and for the annual budget of the agency has not addition of two temporary agents and two increased since 2013 while the budgets of contractual agents to function group IV in other agencies such as Frontex have seen the establishment plan to allow FRA to step increases; calls instead for a continue to operate effectively; budgetary increase to EUR 30 million and for the addition of six temporary agents and two contractual agents to function group IV in the establishment plan to allow FRA to continue to operate effectively;

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Amendment 6 Peter Kofod

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2. Welcomes the proposed increase of 2. Notes with concern the proposed the budget of the European Asylum increase of the budget of the European Support Office by 11,2 %; calls for Asylum Support Office by 11,2 %; calls adjustments to the establishment plan as for adjustments to the establishment plan regards the distribution of posts across as regards the distribution of posts across different grades to enable reclassification different grades to enable reclassification needs and for the publication of planned needs and for the publication of planned posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter will not impact the total budget or the total will not impact the total budget or the total number of staff proposed; number of staff proposed;

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Amendment 7 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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Amendment 8 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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2. Welcomes the proposed increase of 2. Welcomes the proposed increase of the budget of the European Asylum the budget of the European Asylum Support Office by 11,2 %; calls for Support Office (EASO) by 11,2 %; adjustments to the establishment plan as considers that the continuous challenge of regards the distribution of posts across migration and asylum management calls different grades to enable reclassification for strong support from the agency to needs and for the publication of planned strengthen the implementation of the a posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter Common European Asylum System will not impact the total budget or the total (CEAS), enhance practical cooperation, number of staff proposed; provide operational and technical assistance and stimulate information exchange as well as convergence in the assessment of protection needs between the Member States; stresses that the interinstitutional agreement reached on June 29th 2021 on the transformation of EASO into the European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA) requires additional human resources which were not foreseen in the Commission’s draft budget; underlines in particular the need to recruit from 2022 new staff at AD and AST positions for the function of Fundamental Rights Officer, the Asylum Support Teams, the Liaison Officers in Member States or to strengthen legal and training teams; also calls for adjustments to the establishment plan as regards the distribution of posts across different grades to enable reclassification needs and for the publication of planned posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter will not impact the total budget or the total number of staff proposed, set aside the additional staff required for the implementation of the EUAA;

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Amendment 9 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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2. Welcomes the proposed increase of 2. Welcomes the proposed increase of the budget of the European Asylum the budget of the European Asylum Support Office by 11,2 %; calls for Support Office by 11,2 %; calls for adjustments to the establishment plan as adjustments to the establishment plan as regards the distribution of posts across regards the distribution of posts across different grades to enable reclassification different grades to enable reclassification needs and for the publication of planned needs and for the publication of planned posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter posts for 2022; emphasises that the latter will not impact the total budget or the total will not impact the total budget or the total number of staff proposed; number of staff proposed; further calls for 46 additional staff which are necessary to carry out all the tasks the Agency is entrusted to and to effectively operationalise the transition towards an European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) and the new Regulation once it enters into force, as expected later in 2021; stresses, however, that further additional human resources and budget will be required once the Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) enters into force;

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Amendment 10 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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2 a. Is deeply concerned that gender equality is suffering from continuous backsliding across the EU and it has been exacerbated due the COVID-19 pandemic; proposes, therefore, to reinforce the funding and human resources of EIGE to support the work of the Agency in the promotion of gender equality in order to counteract this worrying trend and to ensure gender mainstreaming in all EU policies;

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Amendment 11 Peter Kofod

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3. Is concerned with the serious and 3. Is concerned with allegations made repeated allegations made against against European Border and Coast Guard European Border and Coast Guard Agency Agency (Frontex) related to pushbacks at (Frontex) related to pushbacks at external external borders; is disappointed to note borders; is disappointed to note that, that, according to the Court of Auditors, according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex Frontex has not managed to implement its has not managed to implement its mandate mandate from 2016, let alone its updated from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of mandate of 2019, and that multiple 2019, and that serious and multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified; stresses that have been identified; stresses that substantial budget and staff increases for substantial budget and staff increases for Frontex are conditional on its Frontex are conditional on its accountability and transparency, on its accountability and transparency, on its commitment to Union law, and on its commitment to Union law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, therefore, to make the budget allocations conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, adopting a clear procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 mandate; ______1 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

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3. Is concerned with the serious and 3. Is concerned with the serious and repeated allegations made against repeated allegations made against European Border and Coast Guard Agency European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) related to pushbacks at external (Frontex) related to pushbacks at external borders; is disappointed to note that, borders, while taking note of the according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex conclusion from Frontex’ s Management has not managed to implement its mandate Board “working group on fundamental from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of rights and legal and operational aspects 2019, and that serious and multiple of operations” (WG FRaLO), that has deficiencies regarding its effectiveness closed its investigation on 13 incidents in have been identified; stresses that the Aegean Sea and found no evidence of substantial budget and staff increases for pushbacks; is disappointed to note that, Frontex are conditional on its according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex accountability and transparency, on its has not managed to implement its mandate commitment to Union law, and on its from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, 2019, and that serious and multiple therefore, to make the budget allocations deficiencies regarding its effectiveness conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 have been identified; points out that the fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, audit period runs from the end of 2016, adopting a clear procedure for the when the Agency's new mandate comes implementation of Article 46 of Regulation into force, to the end of 2020, and (EU) 2019/1896 of the European therefore does not take into account Parliament and of the Council1 , and recent steps from the Agency to comply swiftly appointing deputy executive with its mandate; welcomes the directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 presentation by Frontex on March 3rd mandate; 2021 of a comprehensive roadmap addressing the recommendations from the WG FRaLO; considers it is an important step to implement fully the new mandate and expects the recommendations to be implemented by the end of the year; stresses that substantial budget and staff increases for Frontex are conditional on its accountability and transparency, on its commitment to Union law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, therefore, to make a part of the budget allocations conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors at adequate level to ensure their independence, adopting a clear procedure

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Amendment 13 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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AM\1237344EN.docx 11/36 PE696.349v01-00 EN conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 have been identified; stresses that fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, substantial budget and staff increases for adopting a clear procedure for the Frontex are conditional on its implementation of Article 46 of Regulation accountability and transparency, on its (EU) 2019/1896 of the European commitment to Union law, and on its Parliament and of the Council1 , and fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, swiftly appointing deputy executive therefore, to make the budget allocations directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 mandate; fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, adopting a clear procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 mandate; ______1 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the 1 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1). 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

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Amendment 14 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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PE696.349v01-00 12/36 AM\1237344EN.docx EN accountability and transparency, on its managed to implement its mandate from commitment to Union law, and on its 2016, let alone its updated mandate of fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, 2019, and that serious and multiple therefore, to make the budget allocations deficiencies regarding its effectiveness conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 have been identified; stresses that any fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, budget and staff increases for Frontex are adopting a clear procedure for the conditional on its accountability and implementation of Article 46 of Regulation transparency, on its commitment to Union (EU) 2019/1896 of the European law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; Parliament and of the Council1 , and urges, therefore, to restore the budget swiftly appointing deputy executive allocations to its level of 2021, and to directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 make the budget allocations any budget mandate; and staff increase conditional upon all the ongoing investigations are completed as well as Frontex finalisation of the recruitment of at least recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, adopting a clear procedure for the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors; recalls that the fulfilment of these conditions are in line with Frontex’ 2019 mandate; expresses its deep concern that Frontex is the JHA Agency that has been receiving more significant budget increases in the last years; ______1 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the 1 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1). 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

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Amendment 15 Clare Daly

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3. Is concerned with the serious and 3. Is extremely concerned by the

AM\1237344EN.docx 13/36 PE696.349v01-00 EN repeated allegations made against serious and repeated allegations made European Border and Coast Guard Agency against the European Border and Coast (Frontex) related to pushbacks at external Guard Agency (Frontex) in regard to its borders; is disappointed to note that, involvement and/or complicity in according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex pushbacks at external borders; notes that, has not managed to implement its mandate according to the Court of Auditors, Frontex from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of has not managed to implement its mandate 2019, and that serious and multiple from 2016, let alone its updated mandate of deficiencies regarding its effectiveness 2019, and that serious and multiple have been identified; stresses that deficiencies regarding its effectiveness substantial budget and staff increases for have been identified; stresses that Frontex are conditional on its substantial budget and staff increases for accountability and transparency, on its Frontex are regrettable, given the steep commitment to Union law, and on its decreases in irregular migrant arrivals in fulfilment of its mandate; proposes, every year since 2015, and stresses that therefore, to make the budget allocations any budget allocation for Frontex must be conditional upon Frontex recruiting 40 conditional on its accountability and fundamental rights monitors at AD grade, transparency, on its commitment to Union adopting a clear procedure for the law, and on its fulfilment of its mandate; implementation of Article 46 of Regulation proposes, therefore, to make the budget (EU) 2019/1896 of the European allocations conditional upon Frontex Parliament and of the Council1 , and recruiting 40 fundamental rights monitors swiftly appointing deputy executive at AD grade, adopting a clear procedure for directors in line with Frontex’ 2019 the implementation of Article 46 of mandate; Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council1, applying a due diligence procedure in the case of its activities in Greece sharing its conclusions with the European Parliament, suspending its return-related operations from Hungary, and swiftly appointing deputy executive directors in line with Frontex’s 2019 mandate; ______1 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the 1 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1). 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

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Amendment 16 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth, Katalin Cseh

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4. Recalls the estimate made by the 4. Recalls the estimate made by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 investigations in 2022; emphasises that investigations in 2022; emphasises that EPPO is a prosecutorial body with EPPO is a prosecutorial body with mandatory competences and obligations to mandatory competences and obligations to investigate irrespective of budgetary investigate irrespective of budgetary provision; is concerned that the funding provision; is concerned that the funding proposed for 2022 does not include a proposed for 2022 does not include a meaningful increase as compared with meaningful increase as compared with 2021; stresses that a substantial funding 2021; considers that last year budget was increase to EUR 55,7 million and 59 already falling short compared to the additional members of staff are required; workload anticipated and a potential extension of the EPPO mandate covering environmental offences will require sufficient budgetary means, especially for the establishment of a EPPO Green Prosecutor with a special environmental crime unit; stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55,7 million, as well as 59 additional members of staff at AD grade and 76 additional members of staff at AST grade are required;

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Amendment 17 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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AM\1237344EN.docx 15/36 PE696.349v01-00 EN meaningful increase as compared with meaningful increase as compared with 2021; stresses that a substantial funding 2021; stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55,7 million and 59 increase to EUR 55,7 million and 59 additional members of staff are required; additional members of staff are required; considers that a further increase should be considered through a draft amending budget if the number of cases processed is on trend to meet the estimates of the EPPO;

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Amendment 18 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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4. Recalls the estimate made by the 4. Recalls the estimate made by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 investigations in 2022; emphasises that investigations in 2022; emphasises that EPPO is a prosecutorial body with EPPO is a prosecutorial body with mandatory competences and obligations to mandatory competences and obligations to investigate irrespective of budgetary investigate irrespective of budgetary provision; is concerned that the funding provision; is concerned that the funding proposed for 2022 does not include a proposed for 2022 does not include a meaningful increase as compared with meaningful increase as compared with 2021; stresses that a substantial funding 2021; stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55,7 million and 59 increase to EUR 65,6 million and 59 additional members of staff are required; additional members of staff are required;

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Amendment 19 Clare Daly

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4. Recalls the estimate made by the 4. Recalls the estimate made by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office European Public Prosecutor’s Office

PE696.349v01-00 16/36 AM\1237344EN.docx EN (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 (EPPO) that it will process 3 000 investigations in 2022; emphasises that investigations in 2022; emphasises that EPPO is a prosecutorial body with EPPO is a prosecutorial body with mandatory competences and obligations to mandatory competences and obligations to investigate irrespective of budgetary investigate irrespective of budgetary provision; is concerned that the funding provision; is concerned that the funding proposed for 2022 does not include a proposed for 2022 does not include a meaningful increase as compared with meaningful increase as compared with 2021; stresses that a substantial funding 2021; stresses that a substantial funding increase to EUR 55,7 million and 59 increase to EUR 55,7 million and 59 additional members of staff are required; additional members of staff are required; is concerned that the creation of the Office and the consequent appointments to it, were overshadowed by a lack of transparency;

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Amendment 20 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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4 a. Stresses the need at least to maintain the funding as per Commission proposal, and to reinforce the staff of the EDPS in order to allow the EDPS to carry out all the tasks it is entrusted to and to cope with the increase in workload; considers the work of the EDPS crucial to ensure there is compliance with EU data protection rules, especially in the context of digitalisation, including the increased use of AI and the risks it entails, the conclusions of the Schrems II judgement and the new mandates of some JHA Agencies;

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Amendment 21 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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4 a. Highlights that the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) is a cornerstone of the EU Security Union Strategy and plays an ever greater role in the fight against terrorism, radicalisation, organised crimes and environmental crimes, in line with the Agency’s Strategy 2020+; expects an intensification of tasks for Europol to fight criminal infiltrations in the legal economy and prevent fraud to the EU recovery budget; therefore, welcomes the budget increase of 11,2% and the additional 71 Temporary Agents for the Europol; however, regrets that the grade of 14 staff in the draft proposal does not reflect Europol’s request for 2022; therefore requests a reclassification of 14 staff from AST to AD grades; also stresses that EUR 15 987 100 million is put in reserve until the revised mandate of the Agency is adopted, corresponding to the amount required for the recruitment of the 71 additional Temporary Agents; considers that a smaller amount should be put in reserve to allow the recruitment of new staff from early 2022, in order to complete preparatory actions for the implementation of the upcoming revised mandate; recalls that the Agency didn't benefit of any staff increase in 2021;

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Amendment 22 Clare Daly

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PE696.349v01-00 18/36 AM\1237344EN.docx EN 4 a. Regrets the increase in commitments to Europol; stresses that Europol should not receive any increase in budget until the evaluation mandated in section 68 of the Europol Regulation to assess the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of Europol and of its working practices is carried out;

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Amendment 23 Peter Kofod

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5. Regrets the small funding increase 5. Notes the small funding increase of of 1,5 % proposed for the European 1,5 % proposed for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA); believes that this Addiction (EMCDDA); believes that this will not be sufficient to cover EMCDDA’s will not be sufficient to cover EMCDDA’s needs without hampering the scientific needs without hampering the scientific activities of EMCDDA; highlights that the activities of EMCDDA; highlights that the 2021 budget was already insufficient and 2021 budget was already insufficient and that EMCDDA was obliged to downsize a that EMCDDA was obliged to downsize a significant part of its work programme; significant part of its work programme; requests, therefore, an increase in EMCDDA’s 2022 budget to EUR 18,4 million;

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Amendment 24 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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5. Regrets the small funding increase 5. Regrets the small funding increase of 1,5 % proposed for the European of 1,5 % proposed for the European

AM\1237344EN.docx 19/36 PE696.349v01-00 EN Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA); believes that this Addiction (EMCDDA); believes that this will not be sufficient to cover EMCDDA’s will not be sufficient to cover EMCDDA’s needs without hampering the scientific needs without hampering the scientific activities of EMCDDA; highlights that the activities of EMCDDA; highlights that the 2021 budget was already insufficient and 2021 budget was already insufficient and that EMCDDA was obliged to downsize a that EMCDDA was obliged to downsize a significant part of its work programme; significant part of its work programme; requests, therefore, an increase in notes with concern that the drug market EMCDDA’s 2022 budget to EUR 18,4 has been remarkably resilient to million; disruption caused by the pandemic, while globalisation and new technology support the establishment of new trafficking routes and the growth of online markets; requests, therefore, an increase in EMCDDA’s 2022 budget to EUR 18,4 million;

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Amendment 25 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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6. Welcomes the proposed budgetary 6. Welcomes the proposed budgetary increase for the European Union Agency increase for the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) (Eurojust); is disappointed that the which contributes to the EU Security proposed establishment plan would reduce Union policy; is disappointed that the the number of members of staff by two; proposed establishment plan would reduce considers that increasing Eurojust’s budget the number of members of staff by two, while reducing its personnel sends a from 207 staff in 2021 to 205 in 2022; conflicting signal on how to handle the considers that increasing Eurojust’s budget challenges faced by Eurojust with its ever while reducing its personnel sends a increasing caseload; conflicting signal on how to handle the challenges faced by Eurojust with its ever increasing caseload; stresses that a staff increase is necessary for the Agency to carry out existing and future tasks, in particular as regards to the digitalisation of Justice, the implementation of new instruments in the field of judicial cooperation such as e-Evidence or the

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Amendment 26 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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7. Notes the increase of 44,2 % in 7. Notes the increase of 44,2 % in commitment appropriations and the commitment appropriations and the increase of 39,1 % in payment increase of 39,1 % in payment appropriations for eu-LISA; requests 24 appropriations for eu-LISA; regrets additional members of staff to support the however as in 2021 that the proposed implementation of important large-scale IT allocation of staff in the draft budget falls projects, including projects relating to short of the request from the Agency; interoperability, and in particular to reduce recalls that the eu-LISA plays a key role eu-LISA’s dependency on external in the development of a fully functioning contractors; Schengen area by ensuring adequate border management and internal security tools; stresses that in 2022 eu-LISA will carry out important tasks in the implementation of the EES, ETIAS and the interoperability regulations; therefore requests 27 additional members of staff at AD grade to support the implementation of important large-scale IT projects, including projects relating to interoperability, and in particular to reduce eu-LISA’s dependency on external contractors;

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Amendment 27 Clare Daly

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7. Notes the increase of 44,2 % in 7. Deplores the increase of 44,2 % in

AM\1237344EN.docx 21/36 PE696.349v01-00 EN commitment appropriations and the commitment appropriations and the increase of 39,1 % in payment increase of 39,1 % in payment appropriations for eu-LISA; requests 24 appropriations for eu-LISA, given these additional members of staff to support the resources will be expended on large-scale implementation of important large-scale and interoperable IT infrastructures that IT projects, including projects relating to will, inter alia, create a troubling interoperability, and in particular to centralised database of third-country reduce eu-LISA’s dependency on external nationals in the EU, infringe on contractors; fundamental rights, and mark yet another step in the EU’s relentless march towards panoptical surveillance of TCNs and EU citizens alike; notes that eu-LISA has a particular and worrying dependence on external contractors, and calls for the agency to reduce this dependency and make a determined effort to directly employ staff;

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Amendment 28 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in 8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations for the European Union Agency for Law for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and Enforcement Training (CEPOL) ); is requests rather additional funding of EUR concerned that CEPOL’s residential and 750 000 and additional five posts in the e-learning capacities will be reduced and establishment plan; that CEPOL will not be able to address the digital transition without further human and financial resources; requests rather additional funding of EUR 750 000 and additional five posts in the establishment plan;

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Amendment 29 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in 8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations for the European Union Agency for Law for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and requests rather additional funding of EUR requests rather additional funding of EUR 750 000 and additional five posts in the 750 000 and additional five posts in the establishment plan; establishment plan, which would contribute to support CEPOL in providing effective fundamental rights and anti- racism trainings to law enforcement officials; considers it essential to address police violence and institutional racism in law enforcement;

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

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8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in 8. Regrets the decrease of 3,3 % in commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations for the European Union Agency for Law for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and requests rather additional funding of EUR requests rather additional funding of EUR 750 000 and additional five posts in the 750 000, including for specific establishment plan; appropriations for training programmes tackling the rise of environmental crime, and additional five posts at AD grade in the establishment plan;

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Amendment 31 Clare Daly

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Amendment 32 Peter Kofod

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Amendment 33 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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9. Notes the slight reduction in 9. Notes the slight reduction in payment appropriations for the Asylum, payment appropriations for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) compared to 2021; further takes note of the compared to 2021; further takes note of the substantive increase in commitment substantive increase in commitment appropriations to get that new fund up to appropriations to get that new fund up to cruising speed as quickly as possible; calls, cruising speed as quickly as possible; calls, in the light of the proposed New Pact on in the light of the proposed New Pact on Migration, for a further 10 % increase in Migration, for a further 10 % increase in commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations for the Common European Asylum System for the Common European Asylum System and the solidarity objectives of the AMIF; and the solidarity objectives of the AMIF; considers that the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey should be funded with new contributions from Member States and any redeployment to this end of EU budget funds be avoided;

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Amendment 34 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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9. Notes the slight reduction in 9. Notes the slight reduction in payment appropriations for the Asylum, payment appropriations for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) compared to 2021; further takes note of compared to 2021; welcomes the 25,9% the substantive increase in commitment increase in commitment appropriations to appropriations to get that new fund up to get that new fund up to cruising speed as cruising speed as quickly as possible; calls, quickly as possible; stresses that this in the light of the proposed New Pact on increase is essential at a time where the Migration, for a further 10 % increase in pressure on national authorities for commitment and payment appropriations asylum remains very high, with huge gaps for the Common European Asylum in terms of proper reception of asylum System and the solidarity objectives of the seekers and major delays in the AMIF; procedures for asylum in the Member States; recalls the importance of providing adequate financial capacities to support the development of the CEAS, to bring concrete solidarity to Member States most

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Amendment 35 Clare Daly

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9. Notes the slight reduction in 9. Notes the slight reduction in payment appropriations for the Asylum, payment appropriations for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) compared to 2021; further takes note of the compared to 2021; further takes note of the substantive increase in commitment substantive increase in commitment appropriations to get that new fund up to appropriations to get that new fund up to cruising speed as quickly as possible; calls, cruising speed as quickly as possible; calls in the light of the proposed New Pact on for a further 10 % increase in commitment Migration, for a further 10 % increase in and payment appropriations for the commitment and payment appropriations Common European Asylum System and for the Common European Asylum System the solidarity objectives of the AMIF; and the solidarity objectives of the AMIF;

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Amendment 36 Peter Kofod

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Amendment 37 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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10. Is deeply concerned by the 10. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, which have increased Mediterranean Sea, which have increased 56,6 % with respect to last year; considers 56,6 % with respect to last year; is of the that the Commission should present a opinion that a more long-term approach legislative proposal to set up a Search and to search and rescue (SAR) operations is Rescue Fund to support search and rescue necessary as SAR cannot be exclusively missions in the Mediterranean Sea; left to non-state actors; considers that the proposes, therefore, the creation of a new Commission should present a legislative budget line for such a fund; proposal to set up a Search and Rescue Fund to support search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea; proposes, therefore, the creation of a new budget line for such a fund to encourage the saving of lives and to show solidarity among Member States in the carrying out of SAR operations in accordance with international law and fundamental rights, including the right to life and the principle of non-refoulement;

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Amendment 38 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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10. Is deeply concerned by the 10. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, which have increased Mediterranean Sea, which have increased 56,6 % with respect to last year; considers 56,6 % with respect to last year; is of the that the Commission should present a opinion that a more long-term approach legislative proposal to set up a Search and to search and rescue (SAR) operations is Rescue Fund to support search and rescue necessary as SAR cannot be exclusively missions in the Mediterranean Sea; left to non-state actors; urges the proposes, therefore, the creation of a new Commission to present a legislative budget line for such a fund; proposal to set up a Search and Rescue Fund to support search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea; proposes, therefore, the creation of a new budget line for such a fund to encourage the saving of lives and to show solidarity among Member States in the carrying out of SAR operations in accordance with international law and fundamental rights, including the right to life and the principle of non-refoulement;

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Amendment 39 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth, Catherine Chabaud

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10. Is deeply concerned by the 10. Is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the continuing loss of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, which have increased Mediterranean Sea, which have increased 56,6 % with respect to last year; considers 56,6 % with respect to last year, that the Commission should present a representing at least 1146 people who lost legislative proposal to set up a Search and their life on maritime routes to Europe Rescue Fund to support search and rescue between January and June 20211a; missions in the Mediterranean Sea; believes that search and rescue is a state proposes, therefore, the creation of a new responsibility that cannot be left only to budget line for such a fund; non-state actors; considers that the Commission should present a legislative proposal to set up a Search and Rescue Fund to support search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea; proposes,

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Amendment 40 Clare Daly

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Amendment 41 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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10 a. Welcomes the 47% increase in commitment appropriations and the 20% increase of payment appropriations of the Integrated Border Management Fund

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Amendment 42 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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10 a. Is concerned by the redeployment of funds from the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI) to finance the expansion of Europol´s mandate; recalls the Parliament’s long- standing position that EU funding instruments should not be used to fund decentralised Agencies which enjoy their own budget lines;

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Amendment 43 Peter Kofod

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11. Reiterates its call for the creation deleted of a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of AMIF and the Instrument for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); believes that a separate budget line per specific objective would help ensure adequate funding for all objectives of AMIF and BMVI;

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Amendment 44 Domènec Ruiz Devesa

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11. Reiterates its call for the creation of 11. Reiterates its call for the creation of a separate budget line per specific a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of objective set out in the legal bases of AMIF and the Instrument for Border AMIF and the BMVI; believes that a Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); separate budget line per specific objective believes that a separate budget line per would help ensure adequate funding for all specific objective would help ensure objectives of AMIF and BMVI; and would adequate funding for all objectives of provide better readability and AMIF and BMVI; transparency regarding the annual allocation of financial resources to each of the specific objectives, thereby facilitating scrutiny of the implementation of the programmes;

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Amendment 45 Clare Daly

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11. Reiterates its call for the creation of 11. Reiterates its call for the creation of a separate budget line per specific a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of objective set out in the legal bases of AMIF and the Instrument for Border AMIF and the Instrument for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); believes that a separate budget line per believes that a separate budget line per specific objective would help ensure specific objective would help ensure adequate funding for all objectives of adequate funding for all objectives of AMIF and BMVI; AMIF and BMVI, and would contribute to better budgetary scrutiny;

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11. Reiterates its call for the creation of 11. Reiterates its call for the creation of a separate budget line per specific a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of objective set out in the legal bases of AMIF and the Instrument for Border AMIF and the Instrument for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); believes that a separate budget line per believes that a separate budget line per specific objective would help ensure specific objective would help ensure adequate funding for all objectives of adequate transparency and funding for all AMIF and BMVI; objectives of AMIF and BMVI;

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Amendment 47 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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11. Reiterates its call for the creation of 11. Reiterates its call for the creation of a separate budget line per specific a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of objective set out in the legal bases of AMIF and the Instrument for Border AMIF and the BMVI; believes that a Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); separate budget line per specific objective believes that a separate budget line per would help to ensure transparency, better specific objective would help ensure budgetary scrutiny, and adequate funding adequate funding for all objectives of for all objectives of AMIF and BMVI; AMIF and BMVI;

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Amendment 48 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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11 a. Welcomes the 29,3% increase in commitment appropriations and the 33,3% increase of payment appropriations of the Internal Security Fund (ISF); stresses that this programme is a strong tool to implement the EU Security Union Strategy, by support cooperation and efforts of law enforcement authorities to strengthen cybersecurity, combat terrorism and organised crime in Europe;

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Amendment 49 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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12. Welcomes the proposed increase in 12. Welcomes the proposed increase in commitment appropriations for the commitment appropriations for the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme; highlights the importance of Programme; highlights the importance of that programme for the promotion of that programme to support civil society, to European citizenship education; calls for sustain and promote an open, democratic an increase in commitment appropriations and inclusive society, as well as for the for the Promote equality and rights budget promotion of gender equality, citizens line of EUR 1 million, the Promote citizens participation and European citizenship engagement and participation in the education; calls for an increase in democratic life of the Union budget line of commitment appropriations for the EUR 1,5 million, the Daphne budget line Promote equality, rights and gender of EUR 1 million and the Protection and equality budget line of EUR 5 millions, the promotion of Union values budget line of Promote citizens engagement and EUR 1.5 million; participation in the democratic life of the Union budget line of EUR 1,5 million, the Daphne budget line of EUR 5 millions and the Protection and promotion of Union values budget line of EUR at least 6 millions; stresses that two new budget lines on gender-based violence and on

AM\1237344EN.docx 33/36 PE696.349v01-00 EN gender mainstreaming should be created, which correspond to specific objectives of the CERV Programme, in line with Regulation (EU) 2021/692; recalls that appropriate funding for the CERV Programme is essential particularly to address the pressing need to protect and promote Union values which are under increasing pressure across the EU and the alarming number of victims of gender- based violence, which has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic;

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Amendment 50 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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12 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 51 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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12 a. Urges the Commission, the Council and 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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Amendment 52 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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13. Notes with regret the decrease in 13. Notes with regret the decrease in commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations of 6 % and 16 % respectively for the of 6 % and 16,9 % respectively for the Justice Programme; proposes rather to Justice Programme, in particular in the maintain the funding in 2022 at the level of field of support to judicial training; the 2021 Budget; recalls that Justice is a key component of a Security Union; proposes rather to maintain the funding in 2022 at the level of the 2021 Budget;

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Amendment 53 Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield

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13. Notes with regret the decrease in 13. Notes with regret the decrease in commitment and payment appropriations commitment and payment appropriations of 6 % and 16 % respectively for the of 6 % and 16 % respectively for the Justice Programme; proposes rather to Justice Programme; proposes rather to maintain the funding in 2022 at the level of maintain the funding in 2022 at least at the

AM\1237344EN.docx 35/36 PE696.349v01-00 EN the 2021 Budget; level of the 2021 Budget, giving particular attention to access to justice and judicial training;

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Amendment 54 Fabienne Keller, Olivier Chastel, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Anna Júlia Donáth

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13 a. Regrets that Member States still provide an insufficient amount of Seconded National Experts (SNE) to EU agencies in the field of Justice and Home Affairs; highlights the importance of such exchanges to support EU agencies’ human resources, but also to develop a European culture in this area and common understanding between national administrations.

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