1 Amendments of Mojca KLEVA KEKUŠ related to 2013/2145(BUD)
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. Regrets the deletion of the budget line 16 03 04 (Communicating Europe in Partnership); believes that the introduction of Strategic or Ad Hoc Agreements instead of Management Partnership Agreements (MPA) would lead to a serious lack of important funding for communication of EU affairs in Member States; points out that in the current times of crisis many Member States have already been forced to cut the national budget resources for communication activities related to the EU; is of the opinion that the proposed closure of the MPA would further exacerbate the situation, which in the run up to the European elections and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the largest EU enlargement, should not be allowed to happen; stresses that the Commission has taken the decision to transform the mode of financing from MPA to Strategic or Ad Hoc Agreements unilaterally, without consultation of relevant partners; in this regard, calls on the Commission and the Member States to reintroduce into the 2014 EU budget the line 16 03 04 (Communicating Europe in Partnership) from the 2013 EU budget;