Activities of Jonathan ARNOTT related to 2014/2040(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 - all sections (A8-0014/2014 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Monika Hohlmeier)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 - all sections (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
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;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. EndorsesTakes 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;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. RecallsNotes 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;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. DecidesCannot 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;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Recallgrets the Gentlemen’s Agreement between Council and European Parliament stipulating that both Institutions shall respect each other’s Budget without amending it; criticises therefortakes note that the Commission has amended the Council’s estimates; and maintains the Council's position on lines: 2200 and 2202, thus honouring the Agreement;