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7 Amendments of István SZENT-IVÁNYI related to 2008/2025(BUD)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a(new)
2a. Considers the presented margin to be rather artificial and arbitrary; calls on the Commission not to use the Flexibility Instrument or the Emergency Aid Reserve for programmable long-term activities;
2008/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Points out that, since the institutional set-up concerning the High Representative, the President of the European Council and the European External Action Service is not yet determined, the necessary budgetary appropriations should be made available gradually as the scope and the role of the new organisational structures become clearer; underlines that neither the institutional changes nor the new Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) provisions should further strain the current level of commitment appropriations under Heading 4;
2008/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Reaffirms its support for the implementation of a deepened and differentiated European Neighbourhood Policy; underlines the need to provide the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) with an adequate financial envelope reflecting the EU´s commitment vis-à-vis its east European and southern neigh bours; notes the modest increase in appropriations envisaged for 2009, and stresses that the recent initiative “Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean” must noteither hinder the efforts to establish a balance between the commitment appropriations for the Eastern and Southern European neighbours nor in any case increase the budgetary tensions within the ENPI;
2008/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Requests the Commission to continue its screening exercise started in 2007 and to set out clearly further information regarding human resources policy and redeployment strategy for 2009; takes note of the Commission's 2008 follow-up report on "Planning and optimising Commission human resources to serve EU priorities" whereby the Commission confirms its commitment not to request any new posts up to 2013, beyond the last tranche of enlargement-related posts in 2009requirements;
2008/06/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a(new)
13a. Reaffirms its support for the activities of the working groups established by its Committee on Foreign Affairs to monitor the implementation of the external assistance instruments; looks forward to enhanced structured cooperation and consultation with the Commission on the implementation and revision of the multiannual indicative planning documents;
2008/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Points out that, since the institutional set-up concerning the High Representative, the President of the European Council and the European External Action Service is not yet determined, the necessary budgetary appropriations should be made available gradually as the scope and the role of the new organisational structures become clearer; underlines that neither the institutional changes nor the new CSDP provisions should further strain the current level of commitment appropriations under Heading 4 and expects the upcoming budgetary review to provide additional resources for the new requirements under Headings 4 and 5;
2008/06/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)
49b. Emphasises the political importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions adopted by the budgetary authority under Heading 4; calls for a timely and pro- active implementation thereof by the Commission with the full use of allocated commitments;
2008/06/09
Committee: BUDG