### 2. believes that the union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; reiterates parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives; against this background , supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on smes , strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions , give fresh opportunities to young people in particular , build a strong european health union; reinforces , further , priorities in the fields of security , migration , fundamental rights , while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges; ### 2. believes that the union budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; reiterates parliament’s view that the 2022 budget should play a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and tangible impact on citizens’ lives; against this background , supports increases to boost investment with a particular focus on smes , strengthen efforts towards the green and digital transitions , as well as to tackle climate change and halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity , give fresh opportunities to young people in particular , build a strong european health union; reinforces , further , priorities in the fields of security , migration , fundamental rights , while acknowledging the recent deteriorating situation in external policy and humanitarian aid and the need to be able to react swiftly to the upcoming challenges;


### 2. welcomes the proposed increase of the budget of the european asylum support office by 11 ,2 %; 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; ### 2. welcomes the proposed increase of the budget of the european asylum support office by 11 ,2 %; 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; 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;


### 2. calls on the commission , in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans , to provide specific recommendations stressing the need for investments to facilitate women’s full participation in the labour market; ### 2. calls on the commission , in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans , to provide specific recommendations to comply with the general goal of the rff to mitigate the social and economic impact of the crisis , in particular on women , and ensure investments to facilitate women’s full participation in the labour market;


### 2. welcomes the increase in the emfaf budget 2022; reiterates that , for fisheries and aquaculture to continue to be viable and competitive , appropriate funding for these sectors is needed; believes that the budget for these sectors must be entirely consistent with the eu objective , notably those set out in the green deal , the new industrial strategy , the ‘farm to fork’ strategy , the new approach for a sustainable blue economy and the eu biodiversity strategy for 2030; takes the view that maintaining the competitive position of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors must go hand in hand with achieving these goals; ### 2. welcomes the increase in the emfaf budget 2022; reiterates that , for small-scale fisheries and sustainable aquaculture to continue to be viable and competitive , appropriate funding for these sectors is needed; believes that the budget for these sectors must be entirely consistent with the eu objectives , notably those set out in the green deal , the new industrial strategy , the ‘farm to fork’ strategy , the new approach for a sustainable blue economy and the eu biodiversity strategy for 2030; takes the view that maintaining the competitive position of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors must go hand in hand with achieving these goals;


### 2. considers that the eu budget should continue to support the economic recovery in the european union after the covid-19 pandemic and to support eu priorities; ### 2. considers that the eu budget should continue to support the sustainable and inclusive economic recovery in the european union after the covid-19 pandemic and to support eu priorities in line with the objectives of the european green deal and the united nations sustainable development goals;


### 2. highlights the need to support research and innovation in the context of the current pandemic and the eu’s green and digital ambitions; calls for making available to horizon europe programme the research decommitments from 2020 in line with article 15(3) of the financial regulation; calls for the expenditure on health research from the union budget to be at least equal to that in the 2021 general budget , given the evolving pandemic situation; calls for allocation of next generation eu funds to sectors hard hit by the crisis and to instruments that can contribute directly to the recovery of the european economy; ### 2. highlights the need to further support research and innovation as a driver for prosperity in the context of the recovery from the current pandemic and the eu’s green and digital ambitions; calls for making available to horizon europe programme the research decommitments from 2020 in line with article 15(3) of the financial regulation; calls for the expenditure on health research from the union budget to be at least equal to that in the 2021 general budget , given the evolving pandemic situation; calls for allocation of next generation eu funds to sectors hard hit by the crisis and to instruments that can contribute directly to the recovery while spurring the ecological and sustainable digital transition of the european economy; believes that the digital transition should itself facilitate and contribute to the green transition and highlights the importance of further greening of the ict sector;


### 2. stresses that development assistance together with substantial debt relief and further development of international tax cooperation is badly needed to shore up public finances , avert damaging austerity measures and prevent that spending on covid vaccination crowds out other crucial expenditure; calls on the european commission to define a comprehensive european debt relief strategy towards developing countries; ### 2. stresses that development assistance together with substantial debt relief measures involving all private and public creditors and further development of international tax cooperation is badly needed to tackle the problems of tax-motivated illicit financial flows originating from cross-border operations by multinational entreprises , tax evasion and tax fraud in order to improve the tax bases of developing countries , to shore up public finances , avert damaging austerity measures and prevent that spending on covid vaccination crowds out other crucial expenditure; calls on the european commission to define a comprehensive european debt relief strategy towards developing countries; calls for support to the creation of a multilateral debt workout mechanism , under un auspices , to address both the impact of the crisis and the financing requirements of the agenda 2030; believes that steps should also be taken towards agreement on binding rules on responsible sovereign lending and borrowing in order to support improved debt crisis prevention;


### 2. highlights the contribution of the european agricultural guarantee fund (eagf) and eafrd to the union objective of mainstreaming climate and biodiversity in the budget 2021-2027; highlights the preliminary estimates showing that their contribution to climate mainstreaming reaches over 20 % of the union target while their contribution to biodiversity mainstreaming represents over 60 % of the union objective , thus compensating for programmes which do not contribute to those goals; ### 2. highlights the need for a strong contribution of the european agricultural guarantee fund (eagf) and eafrd to the union objective of mainstreaming climate and biodiversity in the budget 2021-2027; highlights the preliminary estimates showing that their contribution to climate mainstreaming reaches over 20 % of the union target while their contribution to biodiversity mainstreaming represents over 60 % of the union objective , thus estimated to compensate for programmes which do not contribute to those goals; stresses , however , the need for these estimates to be confirmed by accurate tracking of expenditure; recalls the union responsibility to track its biodiversity-related expenditure to fulfil its reporting obligations under the convention on biological diversity; stresses that a transparent , comprehensive and meaningful tracking methodology should be adopted swiftly , and adapted if necessary during the mff mid-term revision , for both climate-related spending and biodiversity-related spending; highlights that a year 2022 without adequate climate and biodiversity spending and reliable tracking risks impeding the achievement of these targets throughout the next mff;


### 3. stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition , especially in the context of the covid-19 crisis; insists on the need for up- and reskilling policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups , such as people in poverty , people with disabilities , young and elderly people , and the unemployed , is paramount; ### 3. stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition , especially in the context of the covid-19 crisis; insists on the need for up- and reskilling policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition; recalls that the integration into the labour market of women and the most vulnerable groups , such as people in poverty , people with disabilities , young and elderly people , and the unemployed , is paramount to create a fair and socially just and inclusive society;


### 3. takes note of council’s position on the db , cutting eur 1 ,43 billion in commitment appropriations for the mff headings compared to the commission’s proposal; considers that the cuts proposed by the council follow the usual top-down approach of implementing an overall arbitrary reduction target , which is neither driven by an objective assessment of implementation trends nor absorption capacities; points out the contradiction with core shared policy priorities; concludes that the council’s position is far from parliament’s expectations for a recovery budget; decides therefore , as a general rule , to restore appropriations on all lines cut by the council to the level of the db , for both operational and administrative expenditure , and to take the db as the starting point to build its position upon; accepts , however , to enter eur 1 299 million in both commitment and payment appropriations in 2022 for the brexit adjustment reserve (bar) as this reflects the political agreement on the bar regulation; ### 3. takes note of council’s position on the db , cutting eur 1 ,43 billion in commitment appropriations for the mff headings compared to the commission’s proposal; considers that the cuts proposed by the council follow the usual top-down approach of implementing an overall arbitrary reduction target , which is neither driven by an objective assessment of implementation trends nor absorption capacities and does not reflect on the multitude of challenges the eu is facing including the severe impact of climate change and the biodiversity crisis; points out the contradiction with core shared policy priorities; concludes that the council’s position is far from parliament’s expectations for a recovery budget; decides therefore , as a general rule , to restore appropriations on all lines cut by the council to the level of the db , for both operational and administrative expenditure , and to take the db as the starting point to build its position upon; accepts , however , to enter eur 1 299 million in both commitment and payment appropriations in 2022 for the brexit adjustment reserve (bar) as this reflects the political agreement on the bar regulation;


### 3. is concerned with the serious and repeated allegations made against european border and coast guard agency (frontex) related to pushbacks at external borders; is disappointed to note that , according to the court of auditors , frontex has not managed to implement its mandate from 2016 , let alone its updated mandate of 2019 , and that serious and multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified; 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 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; ### 3. is concerned with the serious and repeated allegations made against european border and coast guard agency (frontex) related to pushbacks at external borders and the conclusions reached by the investigations of the frontex management board , the court of auditors , the european ombudsman and the frontex scrutiny group in the european parliament; takes note of the ongoing investigation olaf; is disappointed to note that , according to the court of auditors , frontex has not managed to implement its mandate from 2016 , let alone its updated mandate of 2019 , and that serious and multiple deficiencies regarding its effectiveness have been identified; stresses that any 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; urges , therefore , to restore the budget allocations to its level of 2021 , and to make the budget allocations any budget 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;


### 3. emphasises the importance of sufficient resources for the coordination and surveillance of macroeconomic policies , anti-money laundering , countering financial crime and for enforcement of the economic governance framework; ### 3. emphasises the importance of sufficient resources for the coordination and surveillance of macroeconomic policies , anti-money laundering , countering financial crime and for enforcement of the economic governance framework; stresses in particular the need , in light of the findings of the european court of auditors (eca) special report 13/2021 , to immediately allocate adequate resources to strengthen the capacity of the commission to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of the existing aml/cft legislation across the union; believes that additional budgetary resources should be put on reserve until the commission has complied with all the relevant eca recommendations in this regard;


### 3. regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to sme policy; underlines that without additional support it will not be possible to address adequately the severe , long-term consequences of the crisis on smes. ### 3. regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to sme policy; underlines the need for additional support to address adequately the severe , long-term consequences of the crisis and to enable smes and micro-enterprises in particular to take full advantage of the opportunities arising from the green deal and to successfully and swiftly take up green practices , products , processes and services;


### 3. points out the urgency of scaling up funds for health care , food security and nutrition , education , social protection and gender equality and to reinforce the people - global challenges line from the emerging challenges and priorities cushion; stresses that human development should be prioritised in geographical lines; ### 3. points out the urgency of scaling up funds for health care , food security and nutrition , education , access to basic water and sanitation services , social protection and gender equality and to reinforce the people and planet - global challenges lines from the emerging challenges and priorities cushion; stresses that human development as well as protection of biodiversity should be prioritised in geographical lines;


### 4. welcomes the commission proposal to allocate eur 13 ,173 5 billion in 2022 to the esf+; highlights that the esf+ must play a key role in supporting the member states to achieve high employment levels , adequate social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy; welcomes the transfer from react-eu of an additional eur 10 ,8 billion to cohesion in 2022 , of which 30 % will be allocated to the esf +; ### 4. welcomes the commission proposal to allocate eur 13 ,173 5 billion in 2022 to the esf+; highlights that the esf+ must play a key role in supporting the member states to foster social inclusion , fight against poverty , achieve high levels of quality employment , adequate social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy; welcomes the transfer from react-eu of an additional eur 10 ,8 billion to cohesion in 2022 , of which 30 % will be allocated to the esf +;


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


### 4. calls on the commission to increase the budget of the eige in order to promote gender equality across the union , particularly in the light of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on women; ### 4. calls on the commission to increase the budget of the eige in order to promote gender equality across the union , particularly in the light of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on women and to ensure adequate human resources to develop its tasks;


### 4. underlines the necessity to boost sustainable economic growth , while pursuing reforms to modernise european economies and enhance their competitiveness , as well as facilitating access to finance for smes; ### 4. underlines the necessity to boost a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery , while pursuing reforms to modernise european economies and enhance their resilience , cohesion and competitiveness , as well as facilitating access to finance for smes;


### 4. emphasises the need to increase funding for western balkan countries and the countries of the eastern and southern neighbourhood to support reforms and recovery from the covid-19 crisis; ### 4. emphasises the need to increase funding for western balkan countries and the countries of the eastern and southern neighbourhood to support comprehensive political and socio-economic reforms and recovery from the covid-19 crisis;


### 4. calls for sufficient staffing for all agencies in line with their tasks and responsibilities; underlines in particular the need to substantially reinforce acer and the eit which have been understaffed for many years; welcomes the addition of new establishment plan posts in the euspa , but calls for a gradual reduction of external personnel in order to prevent disruptions in security related activities. ### 4. calls for sufficient staffing for all agencies in line with their tasks and responsibilities; underlines in particular the need to substantially reinforce acer , euspa and the eit which have been understaffed for many years while more tasks were conferred to them through recent legislation; welcomes the addition of new establishment plan posts in the euspa , but calls for a gradual reduction of external personnel in order to prevent disruptions in security related activities.


### 4. calls on the commission to ensure that it will be able to convincingly demonstrate adherence to the ndici regulation’s provisions on expenditure for social inclusion and human development , gender , climate , biodiversity and migration objectives and full respect of the requirement that 93% of the ndici expenditure shall qualify as official development assistance; insists on the need to increase oda , in particular to least developed countries , so as to contribute to fulfilment of the eu’s and its member states’ collective pledges; ### 4. calls on the commission to ensure that it will be able to convincingly demonstrate adherence to the ndici - global europe regulation’s provisions and reach the committed targets on expenditure for social inclusion and human development , gender , climate , biodiversity and migration objectives full respect of the requirement that 93% of the ndici expenditure shall qualify as official development assistance; insists on the need to increase oda , in particular to least developed countries , so as to contribute to fulfilment of the eu’s and its member states’ collective pledges;


### 5. recalls the obligation by member states with a higher share than the average union rate of young people not in employment , education or training to allocate at least 12 ,5 % of their esf+ resources to implement the youth guarantee; calls on the members states to make the best use of the directly managed strand of the esf+ , the employment and social innovation strand for investment in social innovation and for stimulating labour mobility; ### 5. recalls the obligation by all member states to use the youth guarantee , especially those with a higher share than the average union rate of young people not in employment , education or training to allocate at least 12 ,5 % of their esf+ resources to implement the youth guarantee; calls on the members states to make the best use of the directly managed strand of the esf+ , the employment and social innovation strand for investment in social innovation and for stimulating labour mobility;


### 5. takes note , in this context , of the recent initiative on a european health emergency preparedness and response authority (hera); expresses deep concern over parliament's exclusion from the decision-making procedure for establishing such an authority , and is strongly opposed to any financing architecture that would redeploy funds away from key objectives and actions initially planned under horizon europe , eu4health and resceu; underlines that the timing of such an initiative has not made it possible for parliament to take it into account in its reading on the 2022 budget; calls for this issue to be addressed during the budgetary conciliation on the 2022 budget; ### 5. takes note , in this context , of the recent initiative on a european health emergency preparedness and response authority (hera); expresses deep concern over parliament's exclusion from the decision-making procedure for establishing such an authority and the lack of proper oversight for its activities , and is strongly opposed to any financing architecture that would redeploy funds away from key objectives and actions initially planned under horizon europe , eu4health and resceu which would hinder the implementation of other foreseen activities in the area of health set under these programmes including for example europe's beating cancer plan; underlines that the timing of such an initiative has not made it possible for parliament to take it into account in its reading on the 2022 budget;


### 5. reiterates its request to assign an independent budget line to the objective in the cerv programme dedicated to promote gender equality; reaffirms its request to increase resources for the daphne strand; ### 5. reiterates its request to assign an independent budget line to the objective in the cerv programme dedicated to promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming and another one for the objective dedicated to prevent and combat gender-based violence; strongly reiterates its request to increase resources for the daphne strand and , in particular , to measures to combat gender-based violence , especially following the escalation of gender-based violence during the covid-19 crisis;


### 5. calls for the budget to contribute to fulfilling economic policy priorities like the completion of the capital markets union , with aim to improve fostering an investment environment and access to finance for all market participants , but particularly smes and start-ups; ### 5. calls for the budget to contribute to fulfilling economic policy priorities like the completion of the capital markets union , with aim to improve fostering a long term and sustainable investment environment and access to finance for all market participants , but particularly smes and start-ups;


### 5. welcomes stronger conditionality related to democracy , human rights and rule of law under the modernised ipa iii; calls on dedicated budget lines for turkey under ipa iii , which should support turkish civil society; ### 5. welcomes stronger conditionality related to democracy , human rights and rule of law under the modernised ipa iii; calls for sufficient funding for turkish civil society under ipa iii; reminds that all the funding under ipa iii , including the western balkan economic and investment plan (eip) needs to be in line with the targets of the paris agreement and eu decarbonisation goals;


### 5. considers that social protection systems and universal health coverage should be promoted by a pan-africa programme , which should have its own budget line; welcomes the funds for continued building of oacp capacity. ### 5. considers that social protection systems accessible to all and universal health coverage should be promoted by a pan-africa programme , which should have its own budget line; welcomes the funds for continued building of oacp capacity in the framework of the eu-acp joint parliamentary assembly.


### 6. [13 04] notes with satisfaction , despite the drastic reduction of its ambitions in the mff negotiations , the slight increase in the military mobility budget in 2022 which aims to adapt parts of the ten-t networks for a dual use of the transport infrastructure with a view to improving both civilian and military mobility; ### 6. [13 04] regrets , despite the drastic reduction of its ambitions in the mff , the increase in the military mobility budget in 2022;


### 6. recalls that member states with a level of child poverty above the union average should use at least 5 % of their esf+ resources to address this issue , whereas all other member states must allocate an appropriate amount of their esf+ resources to targeted actions to combat child poverty in view of supporting the implementation of the child guarantee; ### 6. recalls that member states with a level of child poverty above the union average should use at least 5 % of their esf+ resources to address this issue , whereas all other member states must allocate an appropriate amount of their esf+ resources to targeted actions to combat child poverty in view of supporting the implementation of the child guarantee; strongly encourages member states to go beyond the minimum requirements of the esf+ , in view of the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion throughout the union;


### 6. calls for adequate financial and human resources for the european supervisory authorities (esas) in view of their newly assigned tasks and powers deriving from the revision of the esa regulations (by regulation (eu) 2019/2175); ### 6. calls for adequate financial and human resources for the european supervisory authorities (esas) in view of their newly assigned tasks and powers deriving from the revision of the esa regulations (by regulation (eu) 2019/2175); in light of the shortcomings identified by the eca in its special report 13/2021 as regards eba action in the area of aml/cft , considers that a part of the budget should be put in reserve until the eba ensures full compliance with the recommendations outlined in the eca report and adopts of a clear strategy to effectively use all its tools for aml/cft in its 2022 work plan;


### 6. emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights globally continues to be of core interest for external actions of the union; ### 6. emphasises that the protection and promotion of human rights globally continues to be of core interest for external actions of the union; encourages a thorough application of the eu global human rights sanctions regime (eu magnitsky act) and extension of its scope to acts of corruption;


### 7. recalls that the egf will offer one-off assistance to dismissed workers to find another job as rapidly as possible in major restructuring events , in particular those caused by important changes in trade relations of the union or the composition of the internal market , the transition to a low-carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; underlines the importance of the revised application requirements and eligibility criteria in the egf regulation , lowering the minimum threshold of workers made redundant or of self-employed persons from 500 to 200; ### 7. recalls that the egf will offer direct one-off assistance to workers who have been made redundant to find another job in a sustainable and future-oriented sector as rapidly as possible in major restructuring events , in particular those caused by important changes in trade relations of the union or the composition of the internal market , the transition to a low-carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; highlights that the egf will provide training packages to include skills required in the digital industrial age as well as in a resource-efficient economy; underlines the importance of the revised application requirements and eligibility criteria in the egf regulation , lowering the minimum threshold of workers made redundant or of self-employed persons from 500 to 200;


### 7. highlights the importance of building a strong common security and defence policy) and enhancing cooperation in defence and security matters through the european defence fund , a key contributor to the union’s strategic autonomy; ### 7. highlights the importance of building a strong european common security and defence policy (csdp) and enhancing cooperation in defence and security matters through various instruments such as pesco , card , and the european defence fund , which shall contribute to the union’s strategic autonomy and its ability to decide and act autonomously if needed; stresses the importance of civilian csdp missions and calls on the member states to commit sufficient personnel within short time frames;


### 8. [02 10 02] [02 10 03] requests alignment of the funding of european transport agencies with the level of their responsibility and their role in the transition towards decarbonisation of transport modes; welcomes in that regard the increase in the budget contribution to the european maritime security agency (emsa) and the european union agency for railways (era); ### 8. [02 10 02] [02 10 03] requests alignment of the funding of european transport agencies with the level of their responsibility and their role in the transition towards decarbonisation of transport modes; welcomes in that regard the increase in the budget contribution to the european maritime security agency (emsa) , particularly in order to enhance its resources to fulfil its duties in terms of monitoring emissions' reporting from vessels , as well as among others its tasks in the field of response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and gas installations; stresses that a bigger increase is needed for the european union agency for railways (era) in order for it to be able to provide additional support to ten-t completion objectives , particularly ertms and cross-border sections; suggests that further efficiency could be achieved also if era's current offices in lille and valenciennes would be unified into a single seat;


### 8. underlines the need to restore the level of the db for the financing cost of the european union recovery instrument (euri) to avoid giving a negative signal towards the financial markets , pending any reassessment of forecasted needs by the commission in conciliation; ### 8. underlines the need to restore the level of the db for the financing cost of the european union recovery instrument (euri) , pending any reassessment of forecasted needs by the commission in conciliation; is of the opinion that any savings should be reallocated in line with the top-ups as defined by the ep; reiterates the european parliament’s long standing position that the interests of the ngeu should be over and above the mff ceilings;


### 8. regrets the decrease of 3 ,3 % in commitment and payment appropriations for the european union agency for law enforcement training (cepol) and requests rather additional funding of eur 750 000 and additional five posts in the establishment plan; ### 8. regrets the decrease of 3 ,3 % in commitment and payment appropriations for the european union agency for law enforcement training (cepol) and requests rather additional funding of eur 750 000 and additional five posts in the 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;


### 9. stresses the responsibility of the union to support the protection of the arctic and its local communities. ### 9. underlines the importance of connecting the common foreign and security policy to the eu arctic policy and stresses the responsibility of the union to support the protection of the arctic and its local communities.


### 10. considers that a successful research programme is essential for the union’s future prosperity; stresses that horizon europe , which has very high european added value , will make a critically important contribution to the green deal and efforts towards a climate-neutral economy , to a successful digital transition and to the recovery of the union economy from the pandemic; highlights in particular the need to bolster union investment in health research , including funding for cancer research; increases , therefore , the allocation of horizon europe over the level of the db by eur 305 million in commitment appropriations; ### 10. considers that a successful research programme is essential for the union’s future prosperity; stresses that horizon europe , which has very high european added value , will make a critically important contribution to the green deal and efforts towards a climate-neutral economy and to tackle climate and biodiversity crisis especially via innovative research in the cluster ‘climate , energy and mobility’ and the cluster ‘food , bioeconomy , natural resources , agriculture and environment’ , to a successful digital transition and to the recovery of the union economy from the pandemic; highlights in particular the need to bolster union investment in health research , including funding for cancer research; increases , therefore , the allocation of horizon europe over the level of the db by eur 305 million in commitment appropriations;


### 10. is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the mediterranean sea , which have increased 56 ,6 % with respect to last year; 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 , therefore , the creation of a new budget line for such a fund; ### 10. is deeply concerned by the continuing loss of lives in the mediterranean sea , which have increased 56 ,6 % with respect to last year; is of the opinion that a more long-term approach to search and rescue (sar) operations is necessary as sar cannot be exclusively left to non-state actors; urges the commission to present a legislative 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;


### 12. welcomes the proposed increase in commitment appropriations for the citizens , equality , rights and values programme; highlights the importance of that programme for the promotion of european citizenship education; calls for an increase in commitment appropriations for the promote equality and rights budget line of eur 1 million , the promote citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the union budget line of eur 1 ,5 million , the daphne budget line of eur 1 million and the protection and promotion of union values budget line of eur 1.5 million; ### 12. welcomes the proposed increase in commitment appropriations for the citizens , equality , rights and values programme; highlights the importance of that programme to support civil society , to sustain and promote an open , democratic and inclusive society , as well as for the promotion of gender equality , citizens participation and european citizenship education; calls for an increase in commitment appropriations for the promote equality , rights and gender equality budget line of eur 5 millions , the promote citizens engagement and 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 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;


### 13. believes that the digital europe programme is a vital tool in increasing rates of digitalisation in the union , thereby leading to significant productivity gains , and in helping to bolster investments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; recalls the need to support businesses , especially innovative digital smes; proposes therefore to increase the amount allocated to the programme by just over eur 71 million; ### 13. believes that the digital europe programme is a vital tool in increasing rates of digitalisation in the union , thereby leading to significant productivity gains , and in helping to bolster investments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; emphasizes the need for additional budgetary appropriations required to finance enhancement of women's digital literacy and skills as well as equal access; recalls the need to support businesses , especially innovative digital smes; proposes therefore to increase the amount allocated to the programme by just over eur 71 million;


### 13. notes with regret the decrease in commitment and payment appropriations of 6 % and 16 % respectively for the justice programme; proposes rather to maintain the funding in 2022 at the level of the 2021 budget; ### 13. notes with regret the decrease in commitment and payment appropriations of 6 % and 16 % respectively for the justice programme; proposes rather to maintain the funding in 2022 at least at the level of the 2021 budget , giving particular attention to access to justice and judicial training;


### 14. supports increases to the various strands of the single market cluster by a total amount of just over eur 37 million in commitment appropriations above the level of the db; draws particular attention to the need to significantly increase the line dedicated to improving the competitiveness of enterprises and their access to markets , considering the severe and long-lasting consequences of the crisis on smes; ### 14. supports increases to the various strands of the single market cluster by a total amount of just over eur 37 million in commitment appropriations above the level of the db; draws particular attention to the need to significantly increase the line dedicated to improving the competitiveness of enterprises and their access to markets , in particular considering the severe and long-lasting consequences of the health crisis on smes and startups as well as supporting smes , which form the backbone of the european economy , with the tremendous challenges of the dual green and digital transitions;


### 15. reiterates its long-standing request for a dedicated budget line and allocation for tourism , particularly considering the severe contraction that the sector has experienced as a result of the covid-19 pandemic; acknowledges that several eu programmes contribute to the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the sector , but strongly believes that an eu tourism programme would ensure more coordinated , visible and transparent action; ### 15. reiterates its long-standing request for a dedicated budget line and allocation for tourism , particularly considering the severe contraction that the sector has experienced as a result of the covid-19 pandemic; acknowledges that several eu programmes contribute to the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the sector , but strongly believes that an eu tourism programme would ensure more coordinated , visible , sustainable and transparent action;


### 16. reinforces the european union agency for railways (era) , in line with the identified needs of this agency , to ensure it can adequately fulfil its role in supporting the transition towards the decarbonisation of transport modes; ### 16. reinforces the european union agency for railways (era) , in line with the identified needs of this agency , to ensure it can adequately fulfil its role in supporting a comprehensive modal shift towards rail , ensuring among others the completion of rail missing links , particularly cross-border , and its full decarbonisation also for segments where direct electrification is complex , and to overall ensure a level playing-field with other modes;


### 20. emphasises that youth remains an overarching priority for the union budget; reinforces therefore funding to meet increasing demand for the erasmus+ programme by a total amount of just over eur 137 million , as a 5% increase represents an additional 40 ,000 mobility exchanges; furthermore increases the european solidarity corps by eur 5 million as the economic crisis triggered by the covid-19 pandemic should not adversely affect support for the youth; ### 20. emphasises that youth remains an overarching priority for the union budget; reinforces therefore funding to meet increasing demand for the erasmus+ programme by a total amount of just over eur 137 million , as a 5% increase represents an additional 40 ,000 mobility exchanges; calls the commission to present a draft amending budget so that the unspent funds from the 2021 budget should be carried over into the 2022 budget in order to help students regaining the missed opportunities due to the pandemic , so that we do not have a lost generation for erasmus; furthermore increases the european solidarity corps by eur 5 million as the economic crisis triggered by the covid-19 pandemic should not adversely affect support for the youth;


### 21. highlights the relevance of increasing the union civil protection mechanism (resceu) by eur 10 million , in particular in relation to the natural disasters in europe , to enhance the protection of eu citizens and strengthen preparedness in the event of future disasters due to climate change; ### 21. highlights the relevance of increasing the union civil protection mechanism (resceu) by eur 10 million , in particular in relation to the natural disasters in europe , to enhance the protection of eu citizens and strengthen preparedness in the event of future disasters , which are likely to occur more often and in a more sever manner due to climate change; stresses therefore the need to invest in climate mitigation and adaptation for particularly vulnerable regions and build back better;


### 22. proposes , further , a reinforcement to the culture strand of the creative europe programme to support europe’s cultural and creative sectors and creative industry , particularly hit by the covid-19 crisis , in the recovery; ### 22. proposes , further , a reinforcement to the culture strand of the creative europe programme by eur 10 million to support europe’s cultural and creative sectors and creative industry , particularly hit by the covid-19 crisis , in the recovery;


### 23. stresses the crucial role of the citizens , equality , rights and values programme to strengthen european citizenship and democracy , equality and the rule of law in the union , as well as to support victims of gender-based violence , and insists that additional appropriations are required to support these objectives; increases the justice programme to offset the proposed cut to finance increased tasks for the european union agency for the operational management of large-scale it systems in the area of freedom , security and justice (eu-lisa) under the e-codex proposal; ### 23. stresses the crucial role of the citizens , equality , rights and values programme to strengthen european citizenship and democracy , equality and gender equality and the rule of law in the union , as well as to support victims of gender-based violence , and insists that additional appropriations are required to support these objectives; increases the justice programme to offset the proposed cut to finance increased tasks for the european union agency for the operational management of large-scale it systems in the area of freedom , security and justice (eu-lisa) under the e-codex proposal;


### 25. deems it necessary to increase appropriations for the turkish cypriot community budget line for the purpose of contributing decisively to the continuation and intensification of the mission of the committee on missing persons in cyprus , the wellbeing of maronites wishing to resettle and that of all enclaved persons as agreed in the 3rd vienna agreement , and of supporting the bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage , thereby promoting trust and reconciliation between the two communities; ### 25. deems it necessary to increase appropriations for the turkish cypriot community budget line with the aim of promoting trust and reconciliation between the two communities;


### 27. recalls the important role played by the decentralised agencies active under this sub-heading; decides to increase funding for the european union agency for fundamental rights (fra) , the european agency for safety and health at work (eu-osha) and the european union agency for criminal justice cooperation (eurojust) in line with the identified needs of those agencies; decides , also , to apply targeted reinforcements to the european public prosecutor’s office (eppo) to allow the body to fulfil its duties in line with the requirements to fulfil its mandate; increases , further , staffing levels for the european medicines agency (ema) , fra , eurojust and eppo; ### 27. recalls the important role played by the decentralised agencies active under this sub-heading; decides to increase funding for the european union agency for fundamental rights (fra) , the european agency for safety and health at work (eu-osha) and the european union agency for criminal justice cooperation (eurojust) in line with the identified needs of those agencies; decides , also , to apply targeted reinforcements to the european public prosecutor’s office (eppo) to allow the body to fulfil its duties in line with the requirements to fulfil its mandate; increases , further , staffing levels for the european medicines agency (ema) , fra , eurojust and eppo; emphasizes also the importance to further assess and possibly further increase the needs of eu agencies dealing with the impacts of the health crisis in the future , in particular of the european centre for disease prevention (ecdc) in light of the updated founding regulation;


### 30. recalls , the importance of the life programme in supporting climate action and environmental protection; calls for the level of budgetary support for life to be increased across the various programme strands by 25% above db; highlights that any annual reinforcement for the life programme will imply progress towards the mainstreaming targets and ambitions in the areas of climate and biodiversity; ### 30. stresses the urgent need to act on climate change as underlined by the latest ippc report published on 9 august 2021; recalls the importance of the life programme in supporting and underpinning climate action and environmental protection in the union; reinforces budgetary support for life by eur 171 million (25% above db) across the various programme strands;


### 31. stresses the need to significantly increase the budget of the european environment agency to provide sufficient financial and staff resources to enable full implementation of the european green deal and its related policies; ### 31. stresses the need to significantly increase the budget of the european environment agency to provide sufficient financial and staff resources to enable full implementation of the european green deal , the fit for 55 package and the biodiversity 2030 strategy and their related policies and to achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; underlines that the reinforcement for the european environment agency should not be financed from the life programme , which has not been intended by the co-legislators for such purposes;


### 36. strongly objects to council’s cuts to the european border and coast guard agency (frontex) as the agency must be adequately equipped to enable it to deliver in all areas of responsibility falling under its new mandate; decides , however , to place eur 90 000 000 into the reserve subject to the recruitment of the remaining 20 fundamental rights monitors at ad grade , the recruitment of the three deputy executive directors and the adoption of a procedure for the implementation of article 46 of regulation 2019/18969 ; ### 36. strongly objects to council’s cuts to the european border and coast guard agency (frontex) as the agency must be adequately equipped and its staff upgraded to enable it to deliver in all areas of responsibility falling under its new mandate; decides , however , to place eur 90 000 000 into the reserve subject to the recruitment of the remaining 20 fundamental rights monitors at ad grade , the recruitment of the three deputy executive directors and the adoption of a procedure for the implementation of article 46 of regulation 2019/18969 ;


### 36. strongly objects to council’s cuts to the european border and coast guard agency (frontex) as the agency must be adequately equipped to enable it to deliver in all areas of responsibility falling under its new mandate; decides , however , to place eur 90 000 000 into the reserve subject to the recruitment of the remaining 20 fundamental rights monitors at ad grade , the recruitment of the three deputy executive directors and the adoption of a procedure for the implementation of article 46 of regulation 2019/18969 ; ### 36. reverses the council’s cuts to the european border and coast guard agency (frontex) as the agency must be adequately equipped to enable it to deliver in all areas of responsibility falling under its new mandate; decides , however , to place eur 90 000 000 into the reserve subject to the recruitment of the remaining 20 fundamental rights monitors at ad grade , the recruitment of the three deputy executive directors and the adoption of a procedure for the implementation of article 46 of regulation 2019/18969 ;


### 41. emphasises that at a time when external challenges and matters of international politics are gaining importance in international politics , the union must ensure that the external dimension of its budget is appropriately funded and prepared to respond without delay to current , emerging as well as future challenges; insists on supporting agreed priorities under the neighbourhood , development and international cooperation instrument – global europe (ndici-global europe) and instrument for pre-accession assistance (ipa iii); ### 41. emphasises that at a time when external challenges and matters of international politics are gaining importance in international politics , the union must ensure that the external dimension of its budget is appropriately funded and prepared to respond without delay to current , emerging as well as future challenges , including those connected to climate change and health crises; insists on focussing support on agreed priorities under the neighbourhood , development and international cooperation instrument – global europe (ndici-global europe) and instrument for pre-accession assistance (ipa iii); stresses the need for sufficient funding to facilitate the planning and implementation of the eu’s global connectivity agenda; emphasises the importance of including concrete connectivity projects and investments in the programming process for the 2021-2027 mff; underlines the need to increase funding to unrwa in light of the crucial role it plays in protecting and ensuring the essential needs and human development of palestine refugees; emphasizes that the proposed increase is dedicated to ensure the predictable funding to unrwa;


### 43. expresses deep concern about the ongoing situation in afghanistan; believes that the humanitarian aid budget for afghanistan and neighbouring countries should be significantly increased to support and protect vulnerable afghans and their families; given the expected needs to be financed by the solidarity and emergency aid reserve , both internally and externally , that might lead to financial shortcomings , decides to reinforce the funding of the humanitarian aid by 20%; ### 43. expresses deep concern about the ongoing situation in afghanistan; believes that the humanitarian aid budget for afghanistan and neighbouring countries should be significantly increased to support and protect vulnerable afghans , in particular women and girls , as well as internally displaced people and refugees , and to enhance resettlement; demands that , unless the respect for human rights and especially the rights of women and girls can be guaranteed , insists that development assistance to the afghan regime remains suspended and is redirected towards and limited to independent development and humanitarian organisations in line with eu external action objectives , given the expected needs to be financed by the solidarity and emergency aid reserve , both internally and externally , that might lead to financial shortcomings , decides to reinforce the funding of the humanitarian aid by 20%;


### 44. stresses the need to support developing countries in improving their health systems and accessing covid-19 vaccines , particularly through the covax initiative; decides , therefore , to earmark the amount of eur 1 billion under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of ndici-global europe to this effect , as well as a further eur 100 million under the line “people - global challenges”; requests that member states fulfil the covax pledges already made and invites them to commit additional eur 2 billion , either to covax or in vaccine doses , in the first semester of 2022; ### 44. deplores the inequality of vaccination coverage in the world; therefore stresses the need to enable access to covid-19 vaccines in developing countries , particularly through the covax initiative , as well as supporting the improvement of their health systems; decides , therefore , to earmark the amount of eur 1 billion under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of ndici-global europe in 2022 to this effect , including the ndici carry- over funds from year 2021 , as well as a further eur 100 million under the line “people - global challenges” in addition to the pledges already made by the commission in 2021 , including the extra 200 million doses announced at the state of the union; requests that member states fulfil with urgency the covax pledges already made and invites them to commit additional eur 2 billion , either to covax or in vaccine doses , in the first semester of 2022;


### 44. stresses the need to support developing countries in improving their health systems and accessing covid-19 vaccines , particularly through the covax initiative; decides , therefore , to earmark the amount of eur 1 billion under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of ndici-global europe to this effect , as well as a further eur 100 million under the line “people - global challenges”; requests that member states fulfil the covax pledges already made and invites them to commit additional eur 2 billion , either to covax or in vaccine doses , in the first semester of 2022; ### 44. stresses the need to support developing countries in improving their health systems and accessing covid-19 vaccines , particularly through the covax initiative; decides , therefore , to earmark the amount of eur 1 billion under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion of ndici-global europe to this effect , as well as a further eur 100 million under the line “people - global challenges”; requests that member states fulfil the covax pledges already made and invites them to commit additional eur 2 billion , either to covax or in vaccine doses , by the first semester of 2022;


### 45. highlights the union’s global support efforts for refugees and recalls the important role played by turkey and the other host countries in welcoming refugees from syria; reaffirms that the union and its member states must continue to provide effective and monitored aid to syrian refugees in host countries; emphasises that the future funding for the needs of the syrian refugees was not factored in the mff or ndici-global europe negotiations and should therefore not be borne by the programmed instruments , including the ndici-global europe cushion , as the package in favour of refugees from syria is not responding to a new crisis or unforeseen needs; requests that any successor of the eu facility for refugees in turkey (frt) shall be financed by fresh appropriations and by additional contributions from the member states and should be accompanied by the corresponding revision of the mff regulation to increase the ceiling of heading 6 in order to reflect the actual financial needs for the eu external actions; ### 45. highlights the union’s global support efforts for refugees and recalls the important role played by turkey and the other host countries in welcoming refugees from syria; reaffirms that the union and its member states must continue to provide effective and monitored aid to syrian refugees in host countries; emphasises that the future funding for the needs of the syrian refugees was not factored in the mff or ndici-global europe negotiations and should therefore not be borne by the programmed instruments , including the ndici-global europe cushion , as the package in favour of refugees from syria is not responding to a new crisis or unforeseen needs; requests that any successor of the eu facility for refugees in turkey (frt) shall be financed by fresh appropriations and by additional contributions from the member states and should be accompanied by the corresponding revision of the mff regulation to increase the ceiling of heading 6 in order to reflect the actual financial needs for the eu external actions; calls for greater transparency regarding human rights-related provisions in financing agreements and a clarification of the mechanism and criteria for the suspension of such agreements in the event of a breach of human rights , democratic principles and the rule of law and in serious cases of corruption; calls on the commission to strictly refrain from using budget support to third countries’ governments as an operational modality in countries witnessing widespread violations of human rights;


### 49. stresses that , given the new legislative proposals , such as fit for 55 package and increased union spending due to ngeu and the recovery and resilience facility , some services , in particular the commission’s directorate-general for environment and the european anti-fraud office (olaf) , will need staff reinforcements; asks the commission to reassess these needs and to propose these reinforcements in its amending letter , without undermining the actual human resources level in its other services; ### 49. stresses that , given the new legislative proposals and strategic initiatives arising from the european green deal , such as the biodiversity strategy to 2030 , chemical strategy for sustainability , fit for 55 package , and increased union spending due to ngeu and the recovery and resilience facility , some services , in particular the commission’s directorate-general for environment and the european anti-fraud office (olaf) , will need staff reinforcements; asks the commission as honest broker to reassess these needs promptly and to propose adequate reinforcements during the conciliation , without undermining the actual human resources level in its other services or agencies;


### 49. stresses that , given the new legislative proposals , such as fit for 55 package and increased union spending due to ngeu and the recovery and resilience facility , some services , in particular the commission’s directorate-general for environment and the european anti-fraud office (olaf) , will need staff reinforcements; asks the commission to reassess these needs and to propose these reinforcements in its amending letter , without undermining the actual human resources level in its other services; ### 49. stresses that , given the new legislative proposals and strategic initiatives arising from the european green deal goals , such as the fit for 55 package , the biodiversity strategy , chemical strategy for sustainability and increased union spending due to ngeu and the recovery and resilience facility , some services , in particular the commission’s directorate-general for environment and the european anti-fraud office (olaf) , will need staff reinforcements; asks the commission as honest broker to reassess these needs promptly and to propose adequate reinforcements during the conciliation , without undermining the actual human resources level in its other services;


### g) welcomes the future proposal for a revision of the rules governing visitor groups; calls for the revised rules to be in line with communication from the commission to the european parliament , the european council , the council , the european economic and social committee and the committee of the regions on sustainable and smart mobility strategy – putting european transport on track for the future (com(2020)0789) , in particular its paragraph 9; ### g) expects all visitor groups to be informed by the parliament services about the environmental impact of their transport and that a system of incentive reimbursement of travel costs based on environmental impact is established in 2022; welcomes the future proposal for a revision of the rules governing visitor groups; calls for the revised rules to be in line with communication from the commission to the european parliament , the european council , the council , the european economic and social committee and the committee of the regions on sustainable and smart mobility strategy – putting european transport on track for the future (com(2020)0789) , in particular its paragraph 9;


### 11. reiterates its call for the creation 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; ### 11. reiterates its call for the creation of a separate budget line per specific objective set out in the legal bases of amif and the bmvi; believes that a separate budget line per specific objective would help to ensure transparency , better budgetary scrutiny , and adequate funding for all objectives of amif and bmvi;


### a. whereas the green deal outlines that the transport sector needs to cut at least 90 % of its emissions by 2050; ### a. whereas the unfolding climate crisis necessitates the eu to go fully climate neutral by 2050 at the very latest;


### a. whereas a sustainable and smart mobility strategy must promote the reduction of the greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions associated with the sector and reduce its overall environmental impact , while ensuring that people’s needs are catered for and helping to achieve development and economic , social and territorial cohesion; ### a. whereas an ambitious sustainable and smart mobility strategy must drastically reduce greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions across all transport modes , including international aviation and shipping , and fully contribute to achieving europe's zero pollution objective , thereby substantially reducing the sector's overall environmental impact , while making the eu transport system socially just , more accessible and affordable , and helping to achieve sustainable development and social and territorial cohesion;


### g. whereas only 22 % of the total transport workforce are women; ### g. whereas only 22 % of the total transport workforce are women; whereas the design of the transport system and transport infrastructure often fails to cater to the specific needs of women , which in some cases can also have lethal consequences , for example increased fatalities due to the fact that crash test dummies have been based on the average male body;


### 1. welcomes the commission’s sustainable and smart mobility strategy and supports its ambition to achieve a climate-neutral , digitalised , competitive and efficient transport sector; ### 1. welcomes the commission’s sustainable and smart mobility strategy and supports its ambition to achieve a climate-neutral , digitalised , competitive , resilient and efficient transport sector; regrets that not enough ambition nor concretion is established towards making transport socially just , more accessible and affordable; expresses its disappointment moreover that the strategy fails to envision a fully climate-neutral transport sector by 2050;


### 1. calls on the commission and the member states to include gender mainstreaming in transport-related legislation , policy , programmes and action , to support cooperation with stakeholders and the exchange of good practices to increase the number of women in transport professions , and to improve the collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data on behaviour , needs and concerns in mobility; ### 1. calls on the commission and the member states to include gender mainstreaming in transport-related legislation , policy , programmes and action , to support cooperation with stakeholders and the exchange of good practices to increase the number of women in transport professions , and to improve the collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data on behaviour , travel patterns , needs , and concerns in mobility;


### 1. takes note of the commission’s communication entitled ‘sustainable and smart mobility strategy – putting european transport on track for the future’ and points out shortcomings that need to be overcome; stresses that the sector's potential to reduce its emissions is greatly dependent on investment in environmentally sustainable public transport systems , which must give rise to a paradigm shift in mobility , which is overly focused on individual transport; ### 1. takes note of the commission’s communication entitled ‘sustainable and smart mobility strategy – putting european transport on track for the future’ and points out shortcomings that need to be overcome; stresses that the decarbonisation of the transport sector requires prioritising a modal shift towards more sustainable transport modes , including greater investment in environmentally sustainable public transport systems , switching the focus away from individual transport , as well as investments in zero-emission powertrains and related infrastructures;


### 2. calls on the commission and the member states to support the sustainable and smart mobility transformation through the next generation eu recovery package; ### 2. calls on the commission and the member states to support the sustainable and smart mobility transformation through the next generation eu recovery package and european structural and investment funds , with absolute priority given to public transport and active mobility;


### 2. highlights the fact that women tend to use new mobility services like car sharing less often , as their daily travel patterns are very different to and more complex than men’s1 ; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility for all; ### 2. highlights the fact that women tend to use new mobility services like car sharing less often , as their daily travel patterns are very different to and more complex than men’s1 ; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility , and integrate the concerns , mobility patters and needs for all the users , especially the ones in vulnerable situations as well as those from rural communities;


### 2. takes the view that a sustainable mobility strategy must encompass all methods of transport , increasing the modal share of the most sustainable means of transport , as well as the different levels of travel – local , regional , national and international – and should be inextricably linked to suitable spatial planning and land use; underlines the particular challenges of mobility in urban areas and advocates a public transport pricing policy that incentivises greater use thereof; ### 2. takes the view that a sustainable mobility strategy must encompass all modes of transport , increasing the modal share of the most sustainable means of transport , as well as the different levels of travel – local , regional , national and international – and should be inextricably linked to suitable spatial planning and land use; underlines the particular challenges of mobility in urban areas and advocates a public transport pricing policy that incentivises greater use thereof;


### 3. welcomes the commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission vehicles and zero-emission fuels; calls on the commission to aim for higher numbers of zero-emission light- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2030 and to propose more stringent co2 standards and air-pollutant emission standards; ### 3. welcomes the commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission vehicles and zero-emission fuels; stresses that the commission should aim for a relative percentage rather than an absolute figure of evs and recalls that in 2018 there were at least 230 million passenger cars in the eu; calls on the commission to aim for high relative percentages of zero-emission light- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2030 and to propose more stringent co2 standards and air-pollutant emission standards;


### 4. calls on the commission to propose binding targets for public charging points as well as for hydrogen refuelling stations; believes that directive 2014/94/eu of the european parliament and of the council of 22 october 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 should be transformed into a regulation; ### 4. calls on the commission to propose binding targets for member states for public charging points (for both light duty vehicles and heavy duty vehicles) along ten-t networks , at key urban areas , at public parking facilities , logistic centres and on the number of public charge points to be deployed per country , starting in 2025 , as well as for refuelling stations for hydrogen sourced solely from additional renewable energy; believes the charging points should offer ad hoc charging by default via commonly available payment methods and display transparent tariffs in advance , during and after charging; believes that directive 2014/94/eu of the european parliament and of the council of 22 october 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 should cover zero emission infrastructure only;


### 4. advocates that the objective of global emissions reduction in the transport sector should be grounded in a regulatory approach that is no longer exclusively focused on market-based instruments , makes each economic agent responsible and paves the way for the rapid dissemination of the best available technologies. ### 4. advocates that the objective of global emissions reduction in the transport sector should be grounded in a regulatory approach that relies on ambitious and binding emissions standards across all transport modes , as well as ambitious member states' targets through the effort sharing regulation , making each economic agent responsible and paving the way for the rapid dissemination of the best available technologies.


### 5. underlines that zero-emission fuels , such as clean hydrogen and synthetic fuels , should be used in accordance with the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle , mainly for those transport modes where direct electrification is not possible or not yet market-ready; ### 5. underlines that zero-emission fuels , such as renewable hydrogen and renewable synthetic fuels , should produced from additional renewable capacity deployed in proportion with the need for renewable fuels and should be employed in accordance with the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle , namely in those hard-to-abate transport applications where direct renewable electrification is not possible;


### 6. calls on the commission to further support industrial alliances like the european battery alliance and the european clean hydrogen alliance; stresses that the state aid rules relevant to transport should be revised to enable more public support to develop and deploy clean and smart mobility technologies and their related industries; calls on the commission and the member states to support strategic value chains; ### 6. calls on the commission to ensure the inclusive design of industrial alliances based on transparency , balanced representation of the various stakeholders , continuous openness and sufficient opportunities for genuine participation for such divergent stakeholders , in order to prevent domination by private interest; stresses that the state aid rules relevant to transport (notably the temporary state aid framework) should be geared towards the objective of climate neutrality and that there should be no public support for polluting sectors other than when supporting workers’ in a just transition; believes these rules should be revised to enable more public support to develop and deploy clean and smart mobility technologies and their related industries; calls on the commission and the member states to support sustainable strategic value chains;


### 7. welcomes the announced proposals on sustainable fuels for aviation and maritime; underlines that any use of biofuels needs to meet the eu sustainability criteria , which take life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions into account; ### 7. welcomes the announced proposals on sustainable fuels for aviation and maritime; underlines that these proposals should focus on the uptake of hydrogen and ammonia produced from additional renewable energy and clearly exclude crop-based biofuels and other alternative fuels produced from feedstocks that cannot be locally sourced in a sustainable way; calls on the commission to propose strong sustainability requirements that fully respect the ‘do not significant harm’ principle and adequately take life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions into account; insists on accompanying measures to ensure employees’ health and safety as well as proper training on the handling of sustainable alternative fuels;


### 8. calls on the commission to provide incentives for , and support research into and the development of alternative propulsion systems that use direct electricity or fuel cells in the maritime and aviation sectors; ### 8. calls on the commission to provide incentives for , and support research into the development of alternative propulsion systems that use direct renewable electricity or alternative zero-emission propulsion systems like wind-assisted propulsion for shipping , as well as renewable electrofuels for long-distance transport in the maritime and aviation sectors where direct electrification is not yet possible;


### 9. welcomes the commission’s idea to offer consumers carbon-neutral choices for scheduled collective travel by 2030 , but underlines that these choices should be available for journeys up to 1 000 km; ### 9. welcomes the commission’s idea to only offer consumers climate-neutral choices for scheduled collective travel by 2030 , but underlines that these choices should exclude carbon offsetting mechanisms and should be available for journeys up to 1 000 km , within a system developed by the commission that identifies available alternatives within reasonable amounts of time; believes that short-haul flights where sustainable alternatives exist should be phased out , with possible exemptions only for remote and peripheral regions; calls in this regard for a multimodal ticketing solution that ensures seamless travel for those making connections; calls on the commission to come forward with a map of the most popular and carbon-intensive journeys in the eu and a plan on how to decarbonise them , including legal measures;


### 10. stresses the need to complete missing cross-border links to improve interurban cross-country connections; ### 10. stresses the need to complete missing cross-border rail links to improve interurban cross-country connections , in particular small and medium scale rail links;


### 11. calls on the member states to significantly increase their efforts to increase the share of walking and cycling in urban and rural areas; ### 11. calls on the member states to significantly increase their efforts to increase the share of walking , cycling and micromobility in urban and rural areas; believes the commission should do its utmost to ensure the cycling and walking infrastructure put in place in member states as a response to the covid-19 pandemic remains in place and is expanded in order to further promote safe active mobility , which has also significant health benefits; in this regard , calls on the commission to publish a strategy on active mobility to capitalise on these changes as well as mobilise funding;


### 12. calls on the commission to propose mobility solutions that include the first and the last mile , thereby integrating the use of sustainable public transport and private mobility solutions; ### 12. calls on the commission to propose zero-emission mobility solutions that include the first and the last mile , thereby integrating the use of sustainable public transport and private mobility solutions;


### 13. welcomes the commission’s continued support to shift freight transport towards rail and inland waterways; regrets the fact that , despite these efforts , the share of road freight transport has increased in recent years; ### 13. welcomes the commission’s continued support to shift freight transport towards rail and inland waterways; regrets the fact that , despite these efforts , the share of road freight transport has increased in recent years; urges the commission to come forward with ambitious and binding modal shift targets for both passenger and freight for 2030 , 2040 and2050; regrets that rail freight traffic is foreseen only to double by 2050 , and believes more ambition is needed;


### 14. stresses the need to complete the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport; ### 14. stresses that it is crucial to complete the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport by 2030 at the latest; adds that reducing the negative externalities due to transport not only improves well-being but also mobility and productivity; urges for the ‘polluter pays’ and ‘user pays’ principles to be implemented in full;


### 15. welcomes the inclusion of the maritime sector in the eu emissions trading system (ets) and the planned reduction of allowances allocated for free to the aviation sector; ### 15. welcomes the full inclusion of the intra-eu and international maritime sector in the eu emissions trading system (ets) and calls for the elimination of allowances allocated for free to the aviation sector;


### 16. rejects the direct inclusion of emissions from road transport in the eu ets , including the setting up of any kind of parallel scheme; ### 16. rejects the direct inclusion of emissions from road transport in the eu ets , including the setting up of any kind of parallel scheme , a policy that would have a regressive impact on those less able to pay in society; calls instead on the commission to focus its effort on securing eu-wide distance-based charging for all vehicles in the proposal for a directive on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures 2017/0114(cod); recalls that the european parliament already expressed its opposition to ets for road transport;


### 17. insists on the phasing-out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2022 in the union and in each member state , and considers the revision of the energy taxation directive as the best possibility to achieve a stable and predictable carbon price; ### 17. insists on the phasing-out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2022 in the union and in each member state , and considers the revision of the energy taxation directive as the best possibility to achieve a stable and predictable carbon price; calls on the commission to propose an ambitious reform that puts an end to all harmful tax exemptions for fossil fuels and strictly applies the polluter pays principle , setting with it eu-wide credible minimum taxation rates to come into force; urges the commission especially to put an end without delay to the tax exemption on jet and maritime fuels , which are fossil fuel subsidies that are a source of unfair competition with other transport modes;


### 20. welcomes the strategy’s backing of ongoing efforts to further roll out the european rail traffic management system , the single european sky initiative , train automation and air traffic management; ### 20. welcomes the strategy’s backing of ongoing efforts to further roll out the european rail traffic management system , the single european sky initiative , train automation and air traffic management; warns however of the need to avoid increasing negative external costs by bringing about induced demand and a rebound effect with the measures on aviation; considers that an overarching common objective of such framework policies , beyond partial optimisation , must be to minimise the overall environmental impact;


### 23. highlights that all means of digitalisation should be used to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and increase transport safety; believes that it is of vital importance to ensure that every step of digitalisation contributes to a lower overall transport volume; ### 23. highlights that all means of digitalisation should be used to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and increase transport safety; believes that it is of vital importance to ensure that every step of digitalisation contributes to a lower overall transport volume , while ensuring that the development , deployment and use of artificial intelligence , robotics and related technologies , including the software , algorithms and data used or produced by such technologies , take into consideration their environmental footprint during their lifecycle and across their entire supply chain; believes all such technologies should contribute to the green transition and support the achievement of climate neutrality and circular economy goals; underlines also that any public support for the digitalisation of transport should be directed at measures that will also contribute to achieving the union’s energy , climate and environmental targets , with particular attention to increasing the energy efficiency of the sector;


### 24. notes that the shift towards sustainable and smart mobility requires the sharing of data and proper data-integration between all relevant stakeholders; ### 24. notes that the shift towards sustainable and smart mobility requires the sharing of non-personal data and proper data-integration between all relevant stakeholders , in accordance with regulation 2016/679;


### 26. welcomes the commission’s willingness to explore the benefits and possibilities of new transport modes , such as hyperloop; ### 26. welcomes the commission’s willingness to explore the benefits and possibilities of new transport modes , but stresses that the focus should by default be on sustainable and affordable solutions that are already readily available , such as rail;


### 27. believes that transport is the backbone of a well-functioning internal market and is of utmost importance for european socioeconomic and territorial cohesion; ### 27. believes that sustainable transport is the backbone of a well-functioning internal market at the service of the european green deal objective and climate targets , and it is of utmost importance for european socioeconomic and territorial cohesion; notes however that market solutions do not solve all of the transport system’s problems and that fossil fuel subsidies and poor working conditions skew fair competition;


### 29. calls for the strengthening of social dialogue in order to eliminate any form of discrimination and unequal treatment in the transport sector; ### 29. calls for the strengthening of social dialogue at european level and in the member states; calls in particular for specific measures to promote and enforce collective bargaining in the highly fragmented transport sector , in order to eliminate any form of discrimination and unequal treatment in the transport sector;


### 30. calls on the commission and the member states to encourage the diversification of the transport workforce , in particular to attract women and young workers; ### 30. calls on the commission and the member states to encourage the diversification of the transport workforce , in particular to attract women and young workers; urges the commission to comprehensively address the gender dimension in the design of transport policy , infrastructure and vehicles , recognising the differing mobility patterns of women;


### 31. believes that the union’s industrial strategy , in particular the european battery and hydrogen alliance , will help to create well-paid and secure jobs throughout the union; ### 31. believes that the union’s industrial strategy , in particular the european battery alliance , will help to create well-paid and secure jobs throughout the union; remarks that investing in rail , public transport and active mobility will boost the economy and job growth;


### 32. supports the commission’s efforts to either establish a european road safety agency or task an existing agency with supporting sustainable , safe and smart road transport; ### 32. supports the commission’s efforts to either establish a european road safety agency or task an existing agency with supporting sustainable , safe and smart road transport; calls for a reduction in serious road deaths and injuries of 60% by 2030;


### 33. encourages the commission to adopt harmonised health and safety standards for the european tourism sector as soon as possible and to work towards the creation of a european tourism union; ### 33. encourages the commission to adopt harmonised health and safety standards for the european tourism sector as soon as possible and to work towards the creation of a european tourism union; stresses that tourism must reduce its own significant social and environmental costs , including its contribution to global co2 emissions which equals 8%; stresses that the negative impact of overtourism on local populations requires urgent attention and that the commission should promote sustainable tourism models such as eco-tourism; calls on the commission to ensure coherence between transport policy and tourism policy so that both contribute to the union’s social and environmental goals;


### a. whereas the blue economy in the atlantic ocean accounts for 36 % of the eu’s blue economy gross added value; ### a. whereas the concept of blue economy has been established to maintain healthy oceans and to facilitate the preservation and restoration of their ecosystems as essential for the humankind , the atlantic ocean accounts for 36 % of the eu’s blue economy gross added value;


### b. whereas increased coordination and cooperation between the atlantic regions constitute the only way forward towards mitigating the effects of the current covid-19 crisis; ### b. whereas increased coordination and cooperation between the atlantic regions constitute the only way forward towards a more efficient and environmentally sustainable guidance of transport flows to end-markets , in order to avoid more harmful road transport and mitigating the effects of the current covid-19 crisis , as well as the climate and biodiversity crises which affect ocean habitats and coastal communities;


### 1. supports the principle of sustainable development as the main driver for economic growth in the eu; calls on the commission to promote research , development and innovation as tools that contribute towards the clean energy transition; ### 1. supports the principle of sustainable development as the main driver for economic growth in the eu; calls on the commission to promote research , development and innovation as tools that contribute towards a clean transition; highlights that the eu’s recovery efforts must be centred on sustainability in line with the green deal objectives;


### 1. calls on the commission to review the current text and propose a new 2.0 strategy; deplores the fact that the strategy makes virtually no mention of fisheries and aquaculture , even though these industries play a vital role along the whole atlantic coastline and help to shape our coastal regions; ### 1. calls on the commission to review the current text and adapt the proposed strategy; deplores the fact that the strategy makes virtually no mention of fisheries and aquaculture , even though these industries play a vital role along the whole atlantic coastline and help to shape our coastal regions;


### 2. calls on the commission and the member states to complete priority projects included in the trans-european transport network for the atlantic arc; underlines the fact that the various macro-regional strategies have been effective at facilitating cooperation , recovery and the efficient use of eu programmes; calls , therefore , on the commission to draft an atlantic macro-regional strategy based on the current sea basin strategy for the atlantic; ### 2. underlines the fact that the various macro-regional strategies have been effective at facilitating cooperation , recovery and the efficient use of eu programmes; calls , therefore , on the commission to draft an atlantic macro-regional strategy based on the current sea basin strategy for the atlantic , taking into account the european green deal and the biodiversity strategy;


### 3. calls on the commission to focus on further ways to boost the decarbonisation of maritime transport as a way to promote investments towards sustainability; ### 3. calls on the commission to focus on further ways to boost the decarbonisation of maritime transport as a way to promote investments towards sustainability; calls on the commission to only spend eu taxpayer’s money for sustainable fuels , in order to reach climate neutrality in 2050 and to prevent stranded assets; therefore asks the commission to set up targets to scale up production of renewable synthetic fuels like renewable ammonia , renewable methanol and renewable hydrogen;


### 4. highlights the fact that investment in coordination and cooperation between seaports , which act as gateways and hubs , is a priority for the blue economy; stresses that ports must play a key role in the shift towards sustainability and achieving balanced growth distribution across the territory; ### 4. highlights the fact that investment in coordination and cooperation between seaports , which act as gateways and hubs , is a priority for the blue economy , not least because a more efficient and environmentally sustainable guidance of transport flows to end-markets could avoid substantially more harmful distribution of goods via road transport; stresses that ports must play a key role in the shift towards sustainability and achieving balanced distribution across the territory; calls on the commission to develop different scenarios for maritime trade and take adequate measures to prepare for sea level rise and intensification of severe weather events; welcomes the positive environmental elements of the atlantic strategy , including the creation of a network of green ports , focus on renewable energy development and coastal protection measures;


### 5. supports sustainable practices in coastal and maritime tourism , since they are essential for the competitiveness of the atlantic area and in the creation of high-value jobs focusing on blue education and vocational training; ### 5. supports sustainable practices in coastal and maritime tourism , since they are essential for the competitiveness of the atlantic area and in the creation of high-value jobs focusing on blue education and vocational training while maintaining eu minimum standards that are mutually recognized; stresses that specific education and training on blue economy , including through esf+ would contribute to raising awareness of marine ecosystems and of the need to protecting by tackling the problem of marine litter;


### 6. highlights the need to protect and promote the attractiveness of the atlantic coastal areas , landscapes and cultural heritage using a holistic approach. ### 6. highlights the need to protect and promote the attractiveness of the atlantic coastal areas , landscapes and cultural heritage using a holistic approach; highlights in that regard the importance of climate risk management and adaptation measures that are necessary to protect the coastal communities , habitats and biodiversity;


### 6. welcomes the review of the action plan and applauds the progress made in its governance; ### 6. welcomes the review of the action plan and applauds the progress made in its governance but suggests that specific roadmaps or milestones are included for each goal in order to make the actions defined more specific and easier to evaluate;


### g. whereas the new eu biodiversity strategy for 2030 and the blue economy are key elements in the transition to clean energy , and whereas the oceans are playing a fundamental role in the area of adaptation to climate change; ### g. whereas the blue economy can play an important role in the energy transition to a highly energy-efficient and fully renewable-based economy and that this should be done in line with the objectives of the eu biodiversity strategy; whereas healthy oceans and the preservation and restoration of their ecosystems are essential for humankind as climate regulators , as producers of at least half the oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere , as hosts of biodiversity , as a source for global food security and human health , and as a source of economic activities including fisheries , transport , trade , tourism , renewable energy and health products , which should be based on the principle of sustainability;


### i. whereas ports and transport as a whole play a major role in sustainable development and the transition to a carbon-free economy; ### i. whereas ports and transport as a whole play a major role in sustainable development and the transition to a carbon-free and fully renewable-based economy;