2 Amendments of Valentinas MAZURONIS related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls in particular the very substantial added value of the Union in medical research (e.g. research for paediatric and orphan medicines) and also in fighting cross-border health threats, such as Ebola; urges to ensure that the financing of the new EU research projects on Ebola vaccine and diagnostics does not suffer from Horizon 2020 budget cuts; against this background, deeply regrets that the public health programme, with a total amount in commitments of only EUR 62,2 million, which represents, as in previous years, a share of only 0,04% in commitments in the DB 2016, does not fully reflect the importance of health as a value in itself and as a prerequisite to promote growth; calls on the Council to reconsider further budgetary reductions that it has introduced with regard to this programme;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that the Union has the highest standards for food safety in the world; stresses the importance of promotion of healthy and safe food as a means to prevent unnecessary spending in healthcare and help Member States to improve the long term sustainability of their health systems; therefore, also regrets that the food and feed programme, with a total amount in commitments of only EUR 264,1 million, which represents a share of only 0,17% in commitments in the DB 2016 and proposed further cuts by the Council, does not fully reflect the importance of the issue of food and feed safety in the Union;