Strona główna Ondřej KOVAŘÍK

Na plenárním hlasování jsem podpořil dohodu EU s Albánskou republikou o operačních aktivitách agentury Frontex. Jedná se o důležitou dohodu, která umožňuje agentuře Frontex operovat na území Albánie a reagovat tak na nárůst přechodů migrantů skrze západobalkánskou cestu. Albánie je klíčovou tranzitní zemí jak po zemi, tak přes Jaderské moře. Tato dohoda zapadá do širšího okruhu dohod, které EU uzavírá pro boj proti přeshraniční kriminalitě a nelegální migraci.

I supported the report on Cohesion Policy in the EU concerning its implementation in the 2014-2020 budgetary period. During this period it is noted that Cohesion Funds have been used to positive effect to help businesses and households across the EU, including regions of countries with lower GDP than others. These have all been to the benefit to some extent of the Czech Republic, particularly as regards funding of SMEs and carrying into the current budgetary period in being used to address the various crises we have faced, including the Covid pandemic and the energy crisis caused by Russia's war against Ukraine. I believe that going forward, cohesion policy will be instrumental in levelling up regions across the EU and providing much needed funding to adapt to our changing world, including for SMEs, greater steps towards the digitalisation of the economy and also making sure that no citizens are left behind. These funds also help the transition to the new energy mix, and crucially make use of the Just Transition Fund for this purpose.
I therefore voted in favour of the Report and aim to continue the work towards reducing regional inequality.