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BUDGETARY AMENDMENTS - COMPROMISE AMENDMENTS
2021 budget procedure 2020/1998 (BUD)
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Nikos Androulakis
Non-NDICI compromise amendments
Amendment COMP AFET 1
Tabled by Rapporteur
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 2
Budget line 05 04 01 – Financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish
Cypriot community
Type of amendment (EP note): Amend line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
05 04 01
24 112 525
p.m.
36 000 000
p.m.
Difference
+11.887.475
Justification:
The EU should continue to support the Turkish-Cypriot community at at least the same level as during the
current MFF in order to facilitate the reunification of the island of Cyprus.
The EU is the major donor to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP). Additional commitments will
enhance CMP’s capacities. This is even more crucial now given the numerous practical burdens
encountered by CMP (see UNSC Res 741/2020). The increase will also facilitate the support of the
bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage thus promoting trust/reconciliation between the
two communities.
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Amendment COMP AFET 2
Tabled by Rapporteur
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 16 02 01 01 – Preparation for accession (Fundamentals, European union policies and people
to people)
Type of amendment (EP note): Above CSL (CA) / Restore DB (PA) / Change of line title / Remarks
Line title:
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Preparation for accession (Fundamentals, European union policies and people to people) - Western
Balkans
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
16 02 01 01
627 056 997
p.m.
484 124 487
p.m.
Difference
0
-142 932 510
Remarks:
Amend as follows
These appropriations are intended to cover actions to support the beneficiaries listed in Annex I of the
IPA III-Regulation other than Turkey in order to fulfil the following specific objectives listed in Article
3(2)(a)-(c) of the IPA III-Regulation: (a) To strengthen the rule of law, democracy, the respect of human
rights, fundamental rights and international law, civil society and security as well as improve migration
management including border management; (b) To reinforce the effectiveness of public administration
and support structural reforms and good governance at all levels; (c) To shape the rules, standards,
policies and practices of the of the beneficiaries listed in Annex I other than Turkey in alignment to those
of the Union and to reinforce reconciliation and good neighbourly relations, as well as people to people
contacts and communication.
Justification:
Ensuring the provision of adequate funding for the important work of advancing European reforms in the
Western Balkans as well as in fostering people to people contacts.
The emphasis of the funding through the IPA III should support the freedom of press, fighting corruption
and organised crime, supporting the rule of law, fundamental freedoms and further reconciliation while
increasing the transparency, accountability and conditionality of the funding. The funding should also
address is the liberalisation of EU visas for the citizens of Kosovo.
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Amendment COMP AFET 3
Tabled by Rapporteur
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 16 02 01 02 – Preparation for accession (Fundamentals, European union policies and people
to people) - Turkey
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
16 02 01 02
167 991 334
p.m.
Difference
+ 167 991 334
0
Remarks:
Add the following:
These appropriations are intended to cover actions to support Turkey in order to fulfil the following
specific objectives listed in Article 3(2)(a)-(c) of the IPA III-Regulation: (a) To strengthen the rule of law,
democracy, the respect of human rights, fundamental rights and international law, civil society and
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security as well as improve migration management including border management; (b) To reinforce the
effectiveness of public administration and support structural reforms and good governance at all levels;
(c) To shape the rules, standards, policies and practices of Turkey in alignment to those of the Union and
to reinforce reconciliation and good neighbourly relations, as well as people to people contacts and
communication.
Until and unless the situation with regard to democracy, the rule of law and human rights improves in a
considable way, the support for Turkey under this budget line shall be limited to support for civil society
and non-state actors, as well as people-to-people contacts.
Justification:
Due to the lack of progress on democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights, the
allocations for Turkey should remain at 2020 levels and focus exclusively on support for civil society and
people to people contacts. Compared to the 2020 budget, this line is reinforced by roughly EUR 18
million euros from the rural development envelope, the equivalent of the 2020 allocation, in line with the
EP's call to focus support to Turkey on the fundamentals.
Given the political sensitivity, separate budget lines should be created for Turkey.
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Amendment COMP AFET 4
Tabled by Rapporteur
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 16 02 02 01 – Preparation for accession (Investment for Growth and Employment)
Type of amendment (EP note): Above CSL (CA) / Restore DB (PA) / Change of line title / Remarks
Line title:
Preparation for accession (Investment for Growth and Employment) - Western Balkans
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
16 02 02 01
854 512 430
p.m.
920 000 000
p.m.
Difference
+ 65 487 570
Remarks:
Amend as follows:
These appropriations are intended to cover actions to support the beneficiaries listed in Annex I of the
IPA III-Regulation other than Turkey in order to
fulfil the following specific objectives listed in its Article 3(2)(d):
(d) To strengthen economic and social development including through increased connectivity and
regional development, agriculture
and rural development and social and employment policies, to reinforce environmental protection,
increase resilience to climate
change, accelerate the shift towards a low-carbon economy and develop the digital economy and society.
Justification:
Ensuring the provision of adequate funding for the important work of advancing European reforms in the
Western Balkans, in particular focusing on Investments for Growth and Employment.
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Western balkans countries' progress in the accession process is of the greatest importance for the future
prosperity of the EU. Growth and employment are extremely important for the creation of fair societies in
these countries, especially because unemployment is a plague in the region, particularly for young people.
NDICI compromise amendments (AFET/DEVE):
Amendment COMP NDICI 1
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 – Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument
Type of amendment (EP note): Remarks
Remarks:
After paragraph:
At least 92% 95% ... Cooperation and Development.
Add the following:
At least 20% of the Official Development Assistance funded under this Regulation shall contribute to
social inclusion and human development.
45 % of the financing shall be allocated to investments that contribute to climate objectives,
environmental management and protection, biodiversity and combatting desertification, of which 30 % of
the overall financial envelope shall be dedicated to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
After paragraph:
Moreover, according to ... management and governance.
Add the following:
Actions under the geographic programmes are expected to contribute also to the promotion of
international connectivity.
Justification:
The EU committed to allocate at least 20% of ODA to social inclusion and human development. To make
sure that the 20% target is met, human development must be mainstreamed across the NDICI, including
in the geographical pillar.
International connectivity policy will be an important tool in the European Union’s geopolitical toolbox.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 2
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 01 01 – Mediterranean countries - human rights, good governance and mobility
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
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Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 01 01
Difference
150.000.000
10.645.798
Remarks:
To be aligned to the final NDICI regulation.
Justification:
Stronger engagement and heightened visibility of the EU in the Southern Neighbourhood should be a
priority for the EU. Underlines the EU's active role in the Southern Mediterranean through bilateral
agreements, support for democracy and good governance.
Human Rights, good governance and mobility are an absolute priority for the EU, especially with the
deteriorating situation in the Mediterranean. As such this budget line should have sufficient funding.
EU budget transparency needs to be maintained, in order to ensure consistency, a more detailed budget
structure has to be in place.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 3
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 01 02 – Mediterranean countries - poverty reduction, sustainable development, energy
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 01 02
Difference
775.000.000
58.257.018
Remarks:
To be aligned to the final NDICI regulation.
Justification:
Poverty reduction and sustainable development are among the biggest priorities for the southern
neighbourhood and a mean to solve many of the problems at their root. As such the line should have
sufficient funding.
The transformation of the energy sector in line with the implementation of the Green Deal needs to be
reflected in terms of new energy partnerships.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 4
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
5
Budget line 15 02 01 03 – Mediterranean countries - Confidence building, security and the prevention
and settlement of conflicts
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 01 03
Difference
419.039.329
29.134.126
Remarks:
To be aligned to the final NDICI regulation.
Justification:
Given the significant challenges in the Mediterranean region increased funds are needed in order to
advance confidence building and intensify efforts aimed at improving local and regional security as well
as the prevention and settlement of conflicts.
Stronger engagement and heightened visibility of the EU in the Southern Neighbourhood should be a
priority for the EU. Underlines the EU's active role in the Southern Mediterranean through bilateral
agreements, support for democracy and rule of law and actions to tackle the instability in various
countries.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 5
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 01 04 – Support to the peace process and financial assistance to Palestine and to the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 01 04
Difference
389.715.267
27.095.341
Remarks:
This appropriation is intended to cover operations for the benefit of the Palestinian people and the
occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the context of the Middle East
peace process. The operations are primarily aimed at:
— supporting state-building and institutional development
— promoting social and economic development,
— mitigating the effects on the Palestinian population of the deteriorating economic, fiscal and
humanitarian conditions through the provision of essential services and other support,
— contributing to reconstruction efforts in Gaza,
— contributing to the financing of the operation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and in particular its health, education and social services programmes,
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— financing preparatory operations aimed at promoting cooperation between Israel and its neighbours in
the context of the peace process, notably with regard to institutions, economic matters, water, the
environment and energy,
— financing activities designed to create a public opinion favourable to the peace process,
— financing information, including in Arabic and Hebrew, and disseminating information on Israeli-
Palestinian cooperation,
— promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, promoting enhanced respect for
minority rights, combating anti-Semitism and promoting gender equality and non-discrimination,
— fostering the development of civil society, inter alia, to promote social inclusion.
An adequate level of appropriations should be reserved for the support of civil society organisations.
Justification:
Recognizing the essential role that UNRWA plays as unique provider of vital services for millions of
Palestine refugees, in a difficult context of growing humanitarian and development needs and at a time of
rising political tensions, the EU should increase its financial support towards the Agency up to at least
142 million in 2021, as an investment towards regional stability, human development and the attainment
of the 2030 Agenda.
Due to its political importance, funding for Palestine and UNRWA requires a separate budget line.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 6
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 01 06 – Eastern Partnership - Associated countries
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 01 06
Difference
590.000.000
37.306.115
Remarks:
To be aligned to the final NDICI regulation.
Justification:
Given the increasing deterioration in the security environment by the EU’s borders it is important to
continue confidence building with the Eastern partners.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 7
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 01 07 – Eastern Partnership - Non-associated countries
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
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Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 01 07
Difference
111.404.418
7.745.503
Remarks:
Add the following:
The support for Azerbaijan and Belarus under this budget line shall be limited to support for civil society
and non-state actors, as well as people-to-people contacts.
Justification:
Given the increasing deterioration in the security environment by the EU’s borders it is important to
continue confidence building with the Eastern partners, special focus is needed on democracy building in
Belarus.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 8
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION – HEADING
Budget line 15 02 02 03 – East Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 02 03
Difference
1.010.398.642
24.681.485
Remarks:
To be aligned to the final NDICI regulation.
Justification:
New nomenclature increasing transparency, predictability and proper Parliament influence over choices.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 9
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION – HEADING
Budget line 15 02 04 01 – Mexico and Central America
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
8
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 04 01
136 695 435
p.m.
Difference
Remarks:
Latin American countries, including countries in the Mexican and Central American region, are suffering
particularly badly from the COVID pandemic. Public health and social protection systems need
strengthening. Better domestic resource mobilisation capability and pubic finance management would
facilitate this and increased fiscal redistribution capacity is also needed.  This appropriation will also
increase the EU's contribution to the EUROsociAL+ programme, which addresses social cohesion
through social, economic, fiscal and justice policies.
The economic recovery programmes should take into account Paris Agreement commitments and
promote sustainable and circular economy models that use waste as secondary raw materials. The
appropriation should also be used for increasing the EU's contribution to climate change adaptation
through programmes such as EUROCLIMA+.
The actions financed with this appropriation will support the Sustainable Development Goals 1, poverty
reduction, and 10, inequality reduction, and stimulate greater domestic efforts.
Justification:
New nomenclature increasing transparency, predictability and proper Parliament influence over choices.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 10
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 04 02 – South America
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 04 02
p.m.
Difference
180.000.000
Remarks:
Add the following:
Latin American countries, including countries in South America, are suffering particularly badly from the
COVID pandemic. Public health and social protection systems need strengthening. Better domestic
resource mobilisation capability and pubic finance management would facilitate this and increased fiscal
redistribution capacity is also needed.  This appropriation will also increase the EU's contribution to the
EUROsociAL+ programme, which addresses social cohesion through social, economic, fiscal and justice
policies.
The economic recovery programmes should take into account Paris Agreement commitments and
promote sustainable and circular economy models that use waste as secondary raw materials. The
appropriation should also be used for increasing the EU's contribution to climate change adaptation
through programmes such as EUROCLIMA+.
The actions financed with this appropriation will support the Sustainable Development Goals 1, poverty
reduction, and 10, inequality reduction, and stimulate greater domestic efforts.
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Justification:
Countries in South America are suffering particularly badly from the COVID pandemic.
A number of South American countries are natural allies of the EU in multilateral fora. It's extremely
important for the EU to have a strong presence in South America.
This budget line has to be used to deal specifically with the migration crisis in Venezuela, the largest
external displacement crisis in Latin Americas recent history.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 11
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION – HEADING
Budget line 15 02 04 03 – The Caribbean
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 04 03
126 080 072
p.m.
Difference
Remarks:
Caribbean countries are suffering badly from the COVID pandemic. Public health and social protection
systems need strengthening. Better domestic resource mobilisation capability and pubic finance
management would facilitate this and increased fiscal redistribution capacity is also needed.  This
appropriation will also increase the EU's contribution to the EUROsociAL+ programme, which addresses
social cohesion through social, economic, fiscal and justice policies.
The economic recovery programmes should take into account Paris Agreement commitments and
promote sustainable and circular economy models that use waste as secondary raw materials. The
appropriation should also be used for increasing the EU's contribution to climate change adaptation
through programmes such as EUROCLIMA+.
The actions financed with this appropriation will support the Sustainable Development Goals 1, poverty
reduction, and 10, inequality reduction, and stimulate greater domestic efforts.
Justification:
New nomenclature increasing transparency, predictability and proper Parliament influence over choices
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Amendment COMP NDICI 12
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 08 01 – Improving the reliability of electoral processes, in particular by means of
election observation missions
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
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Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 08 01
Difference
59.183.794
10.358.635
Remarks:
To be aligned to the final NDICI regulation.
Justification:
Electoral observation missions continue to be one of the most important tool for the EU.
This budget line should also support the democratic ambitions of communities, among others by
supporting local organisations working in the field of election observation and electoral reform, as
foreseen under the new NDICI instrument.
The European Parliament should encourage the European Commission to consider proper enforceability
of election observation recommendations when considering future election observation activities and
contribution to electoral processes.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 13
Tabled by Rapporteurs
––––––––
SECTION III – HEADING 6
Budget line 15 02 08 02 – Enhancing the respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental
freedoms and supporting democratic reforms, the rule of law, good governance and institution-building
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 08 02
Difference
236.087.757
41.321.225
Remarks:
To be aligned to the final NDICI regulation.
Justification:
Enhancing the respect of human rights worldwide continues to be a core business for EU external action.
It is important that enough financing is available to face the multiple human rights crisis throughout the
world.
The EU is committed to the protection of human rights in all its external action, including environmental
policy. It should therefore have the means to substantially fund its project ProtectDefendersEU in order to
extend and reinforce its protection of human rights defenders, including environmental defenders.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 14
Tabled by Rapporteurs
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SECTION – HEADING
Budget line 15 02 11 01 – People: health; access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene; education; gender
equality and women's and girls' empowerment; children and youth; migration, mobility and forced
displacement; decent work, social protection and inequality; culture
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 11 01
Difference
371.302.630
15.391.165
Remarks:
This appropriation is intended to reinforce the support from other budget lines for the pursuit of the
Sustainable Development Goals, including the SDGs 1: poverty elimination, 3: health, 4: education, 5:
gender equality, 6: water and sanitation, 11: cities and communities, SDG 10: reduce inequality, and
migration-related targets under SDG 10 and other SDGs. Expenditure choices shall be guided by the
Agenda 2030 principles of addressing the needs of those furthest behind first and of leaving no one
behind.
Actions funded should help limit impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing
countries, including through:
- improvement of their health status and access to health care services,
- improvement of their access to safe water and sanitation,
- improvement of their knowledge, understanding and ability to adapt to impacts of climate change,
- improvement of their housing,
- identification and specific addressing of vulnerabilities to such impacts of women, children, indigenous
people, migrants and other groups known to often be worse affected than others and to have less
resources to protect themselves,
- interventions that increase the resilience to impacts of climate change of buildings and infrastructure
associated with the provision of essential services,
- promotion of initiatives to create an adequate global response to the phenomenon of climate-induced
migration that protects rights of relevant migrants.
This appropriation will be used for supporting programmes implementing gender perspective in partner
countries as the Spotlight programme that seeks to eliminate all forms of violence against women and
girls, and for supporting programmes empowering people with disabilities in partner countries such as the
Bridging the Gap programme.
Actions financed from this line will also support innovative learning and, in the context of the COVID
pandemic, efforts to control contagion in schools and reopen closed schools safely.
Justification:
Additional funds are needed for this budget line, which includes health, to address the needs arising from
the Covid19 crisis. The European Commission has sufficient capacity to absorb the additional funds, as
shown by the additional allocations to the NDICI that the European Commission proposed in its May
MFF proposal. New nomenclature increasing transparency, predictability and proper Parliament influence
over choices.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 15
Tabled by Rapporteurs
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SECTION – HEADING
Budget line 15 02 11 02 – Planet: environment, climate action, biodiversity, sustainable energy
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 11 02
300 091 657
12 433 307
Difference
Remarks:
This appropriation is intended to reinforce the support from other budget lines for the pursuit of the
Sustainable Development Goals, in particular the SDGs 13: climate action, 14: life below water and 15:
life on land.
Actions financed shall seek to maximise positive outcomes for vulnerable people, e.g. in relation to the
availability of natural resources on which they depend and the control of risks to their livelihoods, to their
health and to their physical security stemming from impacts of climate change and from degradation of
the environment.
Actions financed under this line will also support the external dimension of the Green Deal.
Justification:
New nomenclature increasing transparency, predictability and proper Parliament influence over choices.
Additional funds are needed for this budget line, which includes food security, to meet the urgent needs of
the over 800 million food insecure, the over 100 million acutely food insecure, and the around 130
million stunted children under five.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 16
Tabled by Rapporteurs
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SECTION – HEADING
Budget line 15 02 11 03 – Prosperity: sustainable and inclusive growth; decent jobs; private sector
engagement; food and nutrition security; sustainable agriculture
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 11 03
246 647 022
10 240 922
Difference
Remarks:
This appropriation is intended to reinforce the support from other budget lines for the pursuit of the
Sustainable Development Goals, including SDGs 2: zero hunger, 8: decent work and economic growth,
and 9: industry, innovation infrastructure. Expenditure choices shall be guided by the Agenda 2030
principles of addressing the needs of those furthest behind first and of leaving no one behind.
Actions funded should help limit impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing
countries, including through:
- addressing climate-related risks to food and nutrition security,
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- addressing risks to livelihoods stemming from impacts of climate change and promoting sustainable
economic activities,
- promoting vulnerable people’s access to goods and assets that can help them adapt to impacts of climate
change or help them recover from chocks caused by such impacts.
Justification:
New nomenclature increasing transparency, predictability and proper Parliament influence over choices.
Additional funds are needed for this budget line, which includes food security, to meet the urgent needs of
the over 800 million food insecure, the over 100 million acutely food insecure, and the around 130
million stunted children under five.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 17
Tabled by Rapporteurs
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SECTION – HEADING
Budget line 15 02 11 04 – Partnership: support for the SDG implementation process
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 11 04
46 000 000
1.886.994
Difference
Remarks:
Expenditure from this line shall include support  for triangular cooperation supporting the pursuit  of the
SDGs  and  recovery  from  the  Covid-19  pandemic.  Capacities  of  middle  income  countries , including  of
countries recently graduated from the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee’s list of recipients of
official  development  assistance, shall  be  engaged  where  useful.  In  Covid-19  and  other  contexts,
participation  as  an  assistance-providing  country  shall  not  be  considered contradictory  to  simultaneous
reception of assistance of the same country.
Triangular  cooperation  should  be  oriented  to  promoting  horizontal  cooperation  and  strengthening  of
regional integration.
Justification:
Triangular cooperation is especially efficient in improving cooperation to respond to common challenges,
as preventing, managing and recovering from natural disasters that slow down and interrupt development,
as  security  challenges  in  a  wide  region  (i.e.  fight  against  crime,  drugs  and  border  management)  or  as
adapting small businesses models to the new economic challenges emerged during the coronavirus crisis.
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Amendment COMP NDICI 18
Tabled by Rapporteurs
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SECTION – HEADING
Budget line 15 02 13 02 – Resilience
Type of amendment (EP note): Create new line
Appropriations (EUR):
Draft Budget
Council Position
New EP amount
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
Commitments
Payments
15 02 13 02
289 760 871
36 103 686
Difference
Remarks:
This appropriation is intended to improve the resilience of people, communities, institutions and
countries to resist, adapt and rapidly recover from natural and man-made disasters through actions related
to:
- short-term rehabilitation and reconstruction that enables victims of disasters, conflicts and global threats
to benefit from a minimum of socio-economic integration and, as soon as possible, create the conditions
to resume development based on long-term objectives set by affected countries and regions,
- addressing urgent and immediate needs caused by forced displacement of people (refugees, displaced
persons and returnees) following man-made and natural disasters,
- helping countries, regions, local authorities or relevant non-governmental organizations to create
mechanisms for the prevention and short-term preparedness for natural disasters, including anticipation
and early warning, in order to mitigate the consequences of disasters
Justification:
Number change as a consequence of new nomenclature. Additional funds are required in order be able to
ever-growing humanitarian needs worsened by the steadily increasing frequency and severity of disasters
associated with the progressing climate change. Scaling up actions to increase resilience is urgently
needed, including for conflict prevention reasons.
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