6 Amendments of Richard ASHWORTH related to 2013/2054(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in parallel, the Commission, in conformity withpursuant to point 29 of the IIA, has submitted a proposal for the adjustment of the multiannual financial framework to accommodate these changes;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that, accordingpursuant to point 29 of the IIA, the resources to finance this Amending budget are to be covered through an adjustment of the financial framework, namely a revision of the ceilif new Member States accede to the European Union during the period covered by the financial framework, the European Parliament and the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and in accordance with the procedure established by point 3 of the IIA, will jointly adjust the financial framework to take account of the expenditure requirements resultings for 2013 in commitments and paymentrom the outcome of the accession negotiations;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its position that the eight- week period provided for byNotes that pursuant to Article 4 of Protocol 1 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to inform theon the role of national pParliaments of any draft legislative act does not apply to budgetary issues; regrets therefore that despite the very tight timeframe for the entry into force of this Amending budget, the Council has nevertheless let this period elapse before adopting its position, thus squeezing the time for adoption by Parliament as foreseen by the Treatyin the European Union that an eight week period shall lapse between a draft legislative act being made available to national Parliaments in the official languages of the Union and the date when it is placed on the Council's agenda; notes further that Article 2 of that Protocol defines draft legislative acts as meaning, inter alia, proposals from the Commission;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets furthermore, however, the difficulty with which, even after the eight weeks deadline had elapsed, the Council reached an agreement on this Amending budget, which has led to a delay in the availability of the funding for Croatia due as from 1 July 2013; hopes that this does not become a worrying precedent for further enlargements;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes that the Council could eventually's agreement on a revision of the 2013 ceilings for payments by the required EUR 374 million; considers that, given the limited amount concerned and the current shortage of payment appropriations in the 2013 budget, this is the proper way to fulfil the obligation that the Member States took out when signing the Accession Treaty and to respect the provisions of point 29 of the IIA;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7