Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2013/2010(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - Section III (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is of the opinion that the 2013 budget negotiations have demonstrated once more that the system of financing the EU budget – with national contributions amounting to more than 75 % of EU revenue – is, besides being in contradiction with the provisions of Article 311 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, today on its last legs; urges that the structure of Union revenue be reformed by introducing new and genuine own resources, including a Financial Transaction Tax, and recalls its support to the Commission proposal for reforming the own resources system;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Believes that increased investments through the EU budget into a green economy would lead to a higher rate of job creation than with the current budget, which continues to focus on non- sustainable activities; such investments could thus contribute significantly to get the EU back on a growth track;