Evros fence: EPP amendment passed

It was voted by the General Assembly European ParliamentIn the vote on “Guidelines for the 2024 budget – Section III”, the European People’s Party’s (EPP) amendment on financing infrastructure at the external borders was 322 votes in favor, 290 votes against and 20 abstentions.

Paragraph 49 was dropped and paragraph 23 of the text, which included the so-called “Papatimoulis amendment”, was drafted by the initiative of the European Left, the Socialists, the Renewing Europe Eurogroup and the Greens. Edited.

The final text of the report was voted by 210 votes in favor, 321 votes against and 105 abstentions, while the text of the existing EPP amendment in the European Parliament will be reprocessed, taking into account the previous wording with “papatimoulis”. correction”.

Voted amendment 49, states: “Effective control of the EU’s external borders is important and it strongly condemns attempts to exploit migrants, especially in the context of hybrid disruptive operations. Welcomes the decisions of the European Council of 9 February 2023, in particular paragraph 23, to support Member States in strengthening border security capacities and infrastructure Calls on the Commission to immediately mobilize significant EU funds and tools, monitoring mechanisms, including aerial surveillance, and equipment reminding that the fundamental rights of migrants must be respected.”

Theodorikakos: SYRIZA is on the wrong side of another issue

“The European Parliament voted against the Papadimoulis amendment on infrastructure at borders,” he said. Takis Theodorikakos.

SYRIZA is on the wrong side of another issue against the national interest.

We continue the construction of the fence and continue to try to get European funding.

This project is of the highest national importance, it is a project for the defense of our motherland and it will be done anyway”.

SYRIZA’s Eurogroup announcement

“The EPP’s political adventure and its alliance with the ECR’s far-right and extreme conservatives torpedoed the EP guidelines for the EU budget for 2024 and led to their outright rejection – 210 for, 321 against & 105 abstentions,” he commented in the Eurogroup’s note. Syriza.

The EPP’s political adventurism and its alliance with the ECR’s far-right and ultra-conservatives overturned the EP guidelines for the EU budget for 2024 and led to their rejection in plenary.
– 210 for, 321 against & 105 abstentions pic.twitter.com/RnQM5fYUsl

– SYRIZA EP (@SYRIZAEP) April 19, 2023

Reactions of EP parties

The EPP opposed the amendment’s support Left Noting: “EPP & ECR refuse to bow to racist and xenophobic demands of conservatives. He rejects guidelines for 2024 budget, which opens the door to EU-funded walls and fences at its borders.”

🔴 breaks🔴

The @europarl_en Refuses to cater to racist and racist demands @eppgroup & @ECRgroup

👉 It rejected 2024 budget guidelines, opening the door to EU funding for walls and fences along its borders. pic.twitter.com/HU2CHe26n8

— Left in the European Parliament (@Left_EU) April 19, 2023

At the same time, the Socialists They say: “Building walls and fences at our external borders with EU money is totally unacceptable to us! The EPP proposed an amendment to do this in the last EP report on the EU budget. The amendment passed, but we managed to stop the final report. No EU member to finance its walls Neither is money.”

Building walls and fences on our external borders with EU money is absolutely unacceptable to us!

The EPP proposed an amendment to do so in the last EP report on the EU budget. The amendment was passed, but the final report was stalled.

NO EU MONEY GOES TO FUND EU WALLS! pic.twitter.com/8IeVcfTg0R

— The S&D Group (@TheProgressives) April 19, 2023

“Slander” characterized the event Greens Noting: “This is scandalous: the EPP joins the far right in funding fences at the EU’s external borders. The good news: the Greens and other progressive groups voted against the budget report. Reminder to Manfred Weber: Your cooperation harms democracy and means chaos!’

It is defamatory: The @EPPGroup Collaborates with the far right to fund fences on the EU’s external borders.
good news: @GreensEFA & other progressive groups rejected the budget statement.
Reminder @ManfredWeber: Your cooperation is detrimental to democracy & represents confusion! pic.twitter.com/C9l7mvNrjA

— Rasmus Andresen 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 (@RasmusAndresen) April 19, 2023

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