Activities of Jonathan ARNOTT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the Union continues to face numerous challenges and is convinced that the necessary financial resources need to be deployed from the Union budget, in order to meet the political priorities and allow the Union to deliver answers and effectively respond to those challenges;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Expresses its oppolsiti~~cal support for~~on to the establishment of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and ~~welcome~~rejects the legislative proposal put forward in this regard by the Commission; considers~~, however, that, pending a decision on the financing of the ESC and the adoption of the relevant regulation under the ordinary legislative procedure,~~ that no financial provision should be entered for this purpose in the 2018 Budget or future budgets; decides, therefore, that relevant appropriations and redeployments, entered by the Commission in the Draft Budget 2018 (DB), should be for the moment reversed, as the decision on the 2018 Budget should not prejudge in any way the outcome of the legislative negotiations; remains fully committed to integrate the decision on ESC financing in next year’s budget immediately via an amending budget, in case the negotiations on the relevant regulation are not concluded before the end of the 2018 budgetary procedurereversed;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned by the fact that youth unemployment remains at unprecedented levels and is convinced that in order not to jeopardise the future of an entire generation of young Europeans, additional actions need to be undertaken; decides therefore to reinforce the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) beyond the level proposed by the Commission for 2018; stresses that such reinforcement should be considered as additional to the overall allocation that was politically endorsed for YEI in the context of the MFF mid-term revision, and not as a mere frontloading of that allocation in the 2018 Budget;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Regrets that, while preparing its position, Parliament has not been sufficiently informed about the budgetary impact of a possible political decision to extend the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT); reiterates its longstanding position that new initiatives shall not be financed to the detriment of existing EU external projects; calls therefore on the Commission, in the event of the prolongation of the FRT, to propose its financing through fresh means; notes that the Heading 4 ceiling is vastly insufficient to provide a sustainable and effective response to the current external challenges, including the migration and refugee crisiscalls therefore on the Commission, to repeal the FRT and end all Union budgetary payments to Turkey;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Rejects Council’s unjustified EUR 750 million cuts to subheading 1a, which alone represent almost two thirds of the overall Council cuts in commitments in MFF headings; notes that such cuts contradicts Council’s own stated political priorities;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Decides, therefore, to further reinforce beyond the DB and the pre- EFSI and pre-ESC profiles those programmes that are key to boosting growth and jobs and that reflect widely agreed Union priorities, namely Erasmus+, Horizon 2020 (Marie Curie, European Research Council, SME Instrument), COSME, and EaSI (Progress and Eures);deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the importance of stimulating cooperative defence research in Europe for addressing key capability shortfalls at a time when international developments increasingly require Europe to step up itsOpposes defence research spending and rejects stepping up Union efforts on defence; ~~fully suppor~~rejects the increased allocation for the Preparatory Action on defence research; ~~reiterates, nevertheless, its longstanding position that new initiatives should be financed through fresh appropriations and not at the expense of existing EU programmes;~~

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. As a result, increases the level of commitment appropriations for subheading 1a above the DB by EUR 143,9 million (excluding pre-EFSI and pre-ESC restoration, pilot projects and preparatory actions), to be financed within the margin available as well as a further mobilisation of the Global Margin for Commitments;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Firmly believes that taxpayers’ money should not be used to support the rearing or breeding of bulls for fighting activities; stresses that breeding or rearing for these purposes should not be eligible for basic payments; takes note of the Commission’s executability letter which states that proposal cannot be implemented due to provisions in existing Union legislation; demands, therefore, in order to move this issue forward, proposals should be initiated to change the relevant pieces of legislation that the Commission cite as blocking this initiative;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Highlights the crucial role played by the EU agencies in the area of justice and home affairs in addressing pressing concerns of Union citizens; decides therefore to increase budgetary appropriations and staffing of Europol, Eurojust, EASO and CEPOL; reiterates the contribution of these agencies to enhancing cooperation between Member States in the field;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Regrets Council’s arbitrary cuts of more than EUR 30 million in commitment appropriations to numerous programmes in the areas of culture, citizenship, justice, public health, consumer rights and civil protection, in disregard of these programmes’ excellent implementation rates and despite already insufficient levels of financing that leave many high- quality projects unfunded; restores all lines to the level of the DB and proposes additional increases to relevant lines;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Reiterates its conviction that it is time to boost funding for important EU programmes in the areas of culture and citizenship, in particular Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens and in view of the European elections in 2019; reiterates that all institutions must honour the political agreement found on the 2018 funding for the European Year of Cultural Heritage by providing sufficient appropriations for it through Creative Europe’s Culture sub-programme, in the absence of a separate budget line for the Year;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Is of the opinion that in order to adequately tackle disinformation campaigns, especially those coming from the Russian Federation, and to promote an objective image of the Union outside its borders, additional financial means are needed; calls therefore to step up funding to counter disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks; decides therefore to increase resources for strategic communication actions;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. As a result, decides to reverse almost all of the Council’s cuts and to reinforce Heading 4 by EUR 299,7 million above the DB in commitment appropriations (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions, the transfer of EUSRs and adopted cuts);deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Considers that Council’s cuts do not reflect the real needs a~~nd therefore restores the DB for all Commission administrative expenditure, including administrative and research support expenditure in Headings 1 to 4~~s more needs to be done to reduce the overall Union budget;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Endorses, as a general rule, the Commission's estimates of the budgetary needs of agencies; considers, therefore, that any further cuts proposed by the Council would endanger the proper functioning of the agencies, in particular the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and would not allow them to fulfil the tasks they have been assigned;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. In the context of the challenges the Union is still facing in terms of migration and security, and bearing in mind the necessity for a coordinated European response, decides to reinforce the appropriations for the European Police Office (Europol), the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA);deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)

53 a. Demands that, due to recent revelations regarding the travel expenditure of members of the Commission, there must be a higher degree of accountability by ensuring this information is made publically available;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Having carried out a careful analysis of the pilot projects and preparatory actions submitted as regards the rate of success of the on-going ones, excluding initiatives already covered by existing legal bases and taking fully into account the Commission's assessment of the projects' implementability, decides to adopt a compromise package made up of a limited number of PP-PAs, in view also of the limited margins available and the ceilings for PP-PAs;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Recalls the usefulness of special instruments to provide flexibility over and beyond the extremely tight ceilings of the current MFF and welcomes the improvements brought about by the mid- term revision of the MFF Regulation; calls for an extensive use of the Flexibility instrument, the Global Margin for Commitments and the Contingency Margin in order to finance the wide range of new challenges and additional responsibilities that the Union budget is facing;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

56. Recalls also the significance of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) and the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF); supports the Commission’s intention to provide for a quicker mobilisation of the EUSF by putting most of its annual amount in a reserve in the Union budget, on top of the amount already budgeted for advances; regrets the Council’s cut in that respect and restores partially the DB level, with the exception of the amount which has been frontloaded to 2017 via amending budget 4/2017 and the mobilisation of the EUSF for Italy;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

58. Decides to restore the DB in payments on all lines cut by the Council and reinforces payment appropriations in targeted manner, mostly on those lines which are amended in commitment appropriations;deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)

63 a. Firmly believes it was wrong for Political Groups to have been exempt from previous staff reduction targets and, furthermore, opposes the decision to allocate an extra 76 posts offset by these reductions from the administration; calls, therefore, for the number of posts for Political Groups to be reduced by 76 and a 5% reduction applied;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76

~~76. Restores all lines cut by the Council;~~deleted

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the amount set aside for extraordinary investment and expenditure in 2018 is EUR 47,6 million, the same level as in 2017; considers that the 2019 communication campaign should be rejected and ought to not be considered as extraordinary expenditure;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required in areas which are not related to these key functions, and all efforts to strive for a more efficient and much reduced use of public money are strongly encouraged;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Welcome~~Rejects the communication campaign as a helpful effort to explain the purpose of the Union and the Parliament to the citizens; underlines, however, that this campaign should be limited to explaining the role of the European Union and the Parliament;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that in advance of the forthcoming 2019 European elections, preparatory work on the communication campaign is already due to begin this year; welcomes a shorter two year pre- election period for the communication campaign compared to the three year pre- election period for the 2014 European elections;deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers the total amount proposed for the communication campaign for the 2019 elections to be too high, with EUR 25 million of expenditure in 2018 and EUR 8,33 million in 2019; ~~notes that a higher amount of financial commitments are required in 2018, nevertheless considers that the distribution of appropriations could be adjusted by lowering spending in 2018;~~

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes the Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) should act on the recommendations from the evaluation of the 2014 European election campaign11 , and prioritise the collection of data for campaign projects, per unit, based on predefined key indicators in order to measure their impact; __________________ 11deleted Deloitte, December 2015 study.

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers that the current envelope of EUR 24 164 per month for parliamentary assistance per Member ~~is more than adequate and should not be increased~~should be cut;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Welcomes the proposal to reduce the establishment plan of Parliament’s Secretariat by 60 posts in order to comply with Point 27 of the IIA of 2 December 2013, namely, a progressive 5% staff reduction in all institutions, bodies and agencies between 2013 and 2017; however believes that a much larger staff reduction target should be implemented; highlights that owing to specific needs arising in Parliament in 2014 and 2016, an agreement was reached with the Council on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 201613 , in which Parliament’s annual staff reduction measures are set to continue until 2019; __________________ 13 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0407. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0407.

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. ~~Notes that, while~~Strongly opposes the fact that political groups have been exempted from these annual staff reduction measures since 201414 ,and rejects the conciliation agreement on the 2017 budget which included an increase of 76 posts for political groups, fully compensated by a decrease in posts from the establishment plan of Parliament's Secretariat; __________________ 14 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0437; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0036; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0376; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0411.

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. ~~Considers that~~Welcomes the loss of 136 posts from the Parliament’s Secretariat in 2016, due to the annual staff reduction ~~and increase of political group staff posts, may create difficulties for the provision of services by the Parliament’s administrati~~, however believes much more can be done; calls on the Secretary- General to provide more information regarding staff reduction measures last year, and to evaluate the consequences of budgetary decisions on the functioning of the institution;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes, in light of these reduction measures, the proposal to convert 50 permanent AST posts into 50 permanent AD posts, which has a negligent budgetary impact; notes in addition, the proposal to convert three temporary AST posts into three temporary AD post’s in the President’s cabinet;deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Urges the Secretary-General to build on the existing cooperation agreements between the Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, with a view to identifying other areas in which back office functions could be ~~shar~~reduced; calls in addition, for the Secretary-General to undertake a study on possible synergies in back office functions and services that can also be made between the Parliament, the Commission and the Council;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Believes that European political parties and foundations should become more reliant on own resources and reduce their dependency on the Parliament’s budget; considers that the 85% upper limit of contributions or grants should be progressively lowered; maintains that an increasing reliance on own resources would lower the risk to the Parliament’s budget in recovering amounts erroneously or fraudulently spentnot be funded by the taxpayer;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/0007(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Title 1

~~Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova~~The European Parliament rejects the Commission Proposal.

2017/03/24
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas EU investment in frontier research and innovation is of key importance as R&I activities bring substantial EU-level added value, increase the competitiveness of the EU as a whole, and pave the way for economic growth and job creation;deleted

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the successful implementation of Horizon 2020, as demonstrated by the growing number of proposals submitted, a high number of which are of excellent quality, by the simplification of internal processes and by the reduction of the time-to-grant;deleted

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that EU funding cannot replace national efforts and calls on Member States to reverse the trend of cutting resources for R&I activities; believes that this has led to a higher number of applications and has contributed towards the lower success rates of proposalthe EU not to interfere in Member States policy making on R&I activities;

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the delays in the implementation of the programme and other undesirable effects such as reduced pre-financing caused by the Union’s budget backlog of 2014-2015, and calls on the Budgetary Authorities and the Commission to ensure an adequate level of payment appropriations in the upcoming years;deleted

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the enormous untapped potential of R&I in Europe and the need to retain scientific talent; ~~calls on the Union to continue working towards highly ambitious funding programmes in the future.~~

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

53. ~~Approv~~Deplores the ~~changes in its establishment plan and corresponding budgetary appropriations to respo~~increase of the expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance and tohe additional ~~needs of~~requests from the political groups; ~~fully compensates these reinforcements by reducing the appropriations in the contingency reserve and fitting out of premises budget line~~believes that the support to Members for the accomplishment of their parliamentary activities is already adequate; asks moreover for a reduction of MEPs' salaries, allowances and travel expenses;

2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. ~~Recalls its political decision to exempt the political groups from~~Believes that the total level of staff in political groups should be included in the 5 % staff reduction target~~, as underlined it its resolutions on the budgets 20148 , 20159 and 201610 ; __________________ 8 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0437 9 Text adopted, P8_TA(2014)0036 10 Text adopted, P8_TA(2015)0376~~;

2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Deplores the increase of public funding for European political parties (from EUR 10 339 866 in 2008 to EUR 31 905 000 in 2017) and for European political foundations (from EUR 4 268 630 in 2008 to EUR 19 000 000 in 2017);

2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69

69. Reinstates the 12 posts and related appropriations cut by the Commission in the DB in accordance with the abovementioned cooperation agreement , thus reflecting the actual number of posts transferred from the European Economic and Social Committee to ParliamentAsks for a radical revision of the role of the European Economic and Social Committee and for a consequent reduction of its appropriations;

2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

71. Reinstates the eight posts and related appropriations cut by the Commission in the DB in accordance with the abovementioned cooperation agreement, thus reflecting the actual number of posts transferred from the Committee of the Regions to ParliamentAsks for a radical revision of the role of the Committee of the Regions and for a consequent reduction of its appropriations;

2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1 a (new)

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2017/03/29
Committee: CONT

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2017/03/27
Committee: AFET DEVE BUDG

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1 a (new)

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2017/03/29
Committee: CONT

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission Proposal.

2017/03/27
Committee: BUDG ECON

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1 a (new)

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2017/03/28
Committee: BUDG

2015/2342(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the financial response to the exceptional influx of refugees has been an ad hoc one and has demonstrated that the Union budget and the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020 ~~lack the necessary resources and flexibility for a rapid and comprehensive approach to a major external crisis~~has been a failure and furthermore believes that immigration and refugee policy should only be set and managed by individual Member States in accordance with international law;

2016/10/19
Committee: BUDG

2015/2342(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the insufficient size of Heading 4 and the Emergency Aid Reserve in particular has led the Commission to resort to satellite budgetary mechanisms, such as trust funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, to top up the funding available; notes that this aim has not always been met with full success;deleted

2016/10/19
Committee: BUDG

2015/2342(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes, however, the Commission proposal for a new European External Investment Plan, with a new focus on investment to promote economic and social development in the EU Neighbourhood and Africa; expresses doubts, however, as to whether the proposal is ambitious enough to fully harness the EU’s borrowing and lending potential;deleted

2016/10/19
Committee: BUDG

2015/2342(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the Commission proposal on the revision of the MFF, in particular with regard to endowing the EU budget with larger crisis instruments; expects the proposed revision of the financial rules to reconcile the necessary flexibility and accountability.deleted

2016/10/19
Committee: BUDG

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Welcomes the fact that in the first two years of the new funding cycle the Europe for Citizens programme seems to be running well;~~deleted

2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the Commission and the EACEA to come up with a realistic strategy for the medium and long term and to weigh up different options, such as a redefinition of programme goals to make them more specific or an increase in funding to bring it more in line with programme ambitions;deleted

2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication.~~deleted

2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to increase the commitments for Erasmus+ by EUR 200 million for the rest of the current MFF, and to increase the payments by 4.5 % in the 2017 draft budget; notes that 48 % of national agencies (NAs) report that programme actions are under-budgeted; calls on the Commission to propose an adequate multiannual payment plan;deleted

2016/10/17
Committee: BUDG

2015/2318(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Welcomes the work of the UK House of Commons in evaluating ~~the repercussions~~a possible outcome of this vote on the area of science and research12 , and in seeking to ~~keep the negative impact on European~~safeguard and improve European and British competitiveness ~~to a minimum~~; _________________ 12 See footnote 5. See footnote 5.

2017/04/04
Committee: CONT

2015/2318(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

~~39. Concludes that the Commission – overall – managed the FP7 cost effectively;~~deleted

2017/04/04
Committee: CONT

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
–

The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Regional Development, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3

~~1. actions with~~Article 3 deleted European added value. T~~o that effect, the Commission shall ensure that actions selected for funding are likely to produce results with European added value and shall monitor w~~he Programme shall finance Actions and activities of the ther European added value is actually achieved. 2. Programme shall ensure European added value in particular through: (a) implementation of solutions that address national challenges which have impact on cross-border or Union-wide challenges; (b) with other Union programmes and policies at national, Union and international level; (c) and coherent implementation of Union law; (d) good practices and to building a Union- wide platform and network of expertise; (e) between Beneficiary Member States and the Commission and cooperation among Member States. development and their complementarity and synergy their contribution to the consistent their contribution to the sharing of the promotion of mutual trust

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) to assist the initiatives of national authorities to design their reforms according to priorities, taking into account initial conditions and expected socio-economic impacts;~~deleted

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. The specific objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall refer to policy areas related to competitiveness, growth, jobs and investment, in particular to the following: (a) public financial management, budget process, debt management and revenue administration; (b) institutional reform and efficient and service-oriented functioning of public administration, effective rule of law, reform of the justice system and reinforcement of anti-fraud, anti- corruption and anti-money laundering; (c) sector development, investment, privatization processes, trade and foreign direct investment, competition and public procurement, sustainable sectoral development and support for innovation; (d) education and training, labour market policies, social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, public health and healthcare systems, asylum, migration and borders policies; (e) policies for the agricultural sector and the sustainable development of rural areas; (f) to finance.deleted business environment, private financial sector policies and access

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) expertise related to policy advice, policy change, and legislative, institutional, structural and administrative reforms;~~deleted

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h

(h) communication projects: learning, cooperation, awareness raising, dissemination activities, and exchange of good practices; organisation of awareness-raising and information campaigns, media campaigns and events, including corporate communication;deleted

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. The request for support may be submitted regarding the following: (a) the context of economic governance processes, in particular of the relevant Country Specific Recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester or of relevant actions related to the implementation of Union law; (b) adjustment programmes for Member States that receive Union financial assistance under existing instruments, in particular in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 for the euro area Member States and Council Regulation (EC) No 332/200224 for non- euro area Member States; (c) Member States, undertaken at their own initiative, notably to achieve sustainable investment, growth and job creation. __________________ 23 Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1). 24Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1).deleted the implementation of reforms in the implementation of economic the implementation of reforms by

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16

1. is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of four years from 1 January 2017. 3. to in the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end toArticle 16 deleted Exercise of the delegation ~~of t~~The power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. to the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of the notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.to adopt delegated acts The power to adopt delegated acts The delegation of power referred As soon as it adopts a delegated A delegated act adopted pursuant

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)

Article 16 a Mechanism to exit the programme The Member State concerned may make a request to the Commission at any time to end its participation in the programme without further justification. If the Commission receives such a request it is obliged to end the programme immediately.

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2014/2125(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls that the low budget implementation rate for Title I (staff expenditure) is mainly related to the high turnover of staff and the outstanding adoption of the regulations on salary adjustments; takes note that the analysis of staff exit interviews identified the lack of a clear career perspective, a difficult work environment and an unattractive salary package related to the correction coefficient for Hungary as the main reasons for the high staff turnover; considers that a clear and concise breakdown is required detailing the cost of investment in training and skills development; notes that investment returns in human resources have clearly not paid off in this instance, and considers that it is essential that the cost of training and recruitment has a productive outcome to prevent loss of investment;

2015/09/04
Committee: CONT

2014/2125(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes that the IAC carried out seven audit and consultancy engagements in 2014 and acknowledges the Institute's actions taken on the IAC's recommendations; considers that the cost of those audits and consultations must be detailed and made transparent, and that any internal and external involvement of the concerned parties must be clarified and made available to the citizens of the Union.

2015/09/04
Committee: CONT

2014/2079(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers that unsatisfactory cooperation between Parliament, the European Council and the Council ~~as a result of an~~represents a lack of open and formal dialogue procedure ~~can be a posi~~, and this is a negative sign ~~to be~~ sent to the citizens of the Union.

2015/09/04
Committee: CONT

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of decentralised agencies, which are vital for the implementation of Union policies and programmes; stresses the need to provide them with appropriate financial means and staff so that they can properly fulfil the tasks assigned to them by the legislative authority;deleted

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Notes ~~with regret that, despite this,~~that the Council has decreased the appropriations in Heading 5 by EUR 27,6 million, of which EUR 16,7 million is from the Commission's administrative budget for expenditure related to officials and temporary staff, as a consequence of increasing the standard flat rate abatement;

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. Notes moreover the Council's statement annexed to its position, concerning «the importance of monitoring closely the appropriations for all categories of external staff, against the backdrop of the additional capacity built up by the increase of working time», and the parallel cuts brought to support expenditure in various policy areas, amounting to EUR 20,8 million; besides the already mentioned threats posed by this type of cuts considers them to be ill justified; recalls that according to the IIA of 2 December 2013, that supposed additional capacity was to be already neutralised by rendering 5 % of the official staff over five years; notes in this respect that Commission already over complies with its commitments as it is reducing staff of all categories, whether financed from heading 5 or from other headings;deleted

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

~~51. Restores, therefore, the DB on all the lines of the administrative and support expenditure and on all the lines in Heading 5 decreased by the Council;~~deleted

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

53. ~~Endorses~~Takes note, as a general rule, the Commission's estimates of the budgetary needs of agencies; notes that the Commission had already ~~considerably~~ reduced the initial requests of most agencies;

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Considers, therefore, that any further cuts proposed by the Council would endanger the proper functioning of the agencies and would not allow them to fulfil the tasks they have been assigned by the legislative authority;deleted

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

56. Emphasises the fact that the staff reduction agreed upon shall be based on the existing staff and tasks as on the reference date of 31 December 2012 and that any new tasks of existing agencies or the set-up of new agencies have to be accompanied by additional resources;deleted

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69

69. ~~Recalls~~Notes with regret that the Parliament's estimates for 2015 were set at EUR 1 794 929 112, corresponding to an overall rate of increase of 2,24 % over 2014; stresses~~, however,~~ that only 0,67 % of this increase is linked to the legally binding exceptional transitional allowance for the end of the Members' mandate ~~and 0,4 % to the agreement on the adjustment of the remunerations and pensions for 2011-2012; underlines that the level of other expenditure therefore increased by only 1,18 % over 2014~~;

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73

73. ~~Decides~~Cannot accept to increase the appropriations for funding of the European political foundations by EUR 3 million, stresses that this increase will be budgetary neutral as it will be offset from the contingency reserve; sets therefore the overall level of its budget for 2015 at EUR 1 794 929 112; points out that this will correspond to a 0 % increase over the level of its estimates, adopted in the Plenary Session of 17 April 2014;

2014/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2014/2040(BUD)