EU Budget Amendment for Vaccines and Civil Protection

by name voted on 24.11.2021

Summary

The European Parliament approved an amendment to the 2021 budget to fund 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for low-income countries and strengthen civil protection mechanisms.

9 24.11.2021

Other

health

economy

environment

social policy

international relations

public finance and budget policy

Key points

Allocation of funds to accelerate global vaccination efforts by donating 200 million COVID-19 doses.
Reinforcement of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism to handle emergencies like forest fires and earthquake responses.
Increased funding for sustainable fisheries partnership agreements.
Update of budget revenue based on revised estimates from plastic packaging waste.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

The Left

NI

Total

Speeches

5 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

David Maria SASSOLI

David Maria SASSOLI

S&D

2:36 min

10. Announcement of voting results

Rainer WIELAND

PPE

1:08 min

2. Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71) (action taken)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 6/2021 of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - Additional vaccines doses to low and lower-middle income countries, UCPM reinforcement and other adjustments to expenditure and revenue Draft amending budget No 6/2021: Additional vaccines doses to low and lower-middle income countries, UCPM reinforcement and other adjustments to expenditure and revenue

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