Activities of Ivo BELET related to 2010/2001(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Parliament's position on the 2011 Draft Budget as modified by the Council - all sections
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the lack of ambition in the Commission's Draft Budget for funding measures to achieve the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy adopted by the European Council; regrets in particular that no additional funds, beyond the financial programming, have been allocated to the area of education and training, despite their importance for Europe 2020 and the very high level of implementation; therefore calls for an increase in appropriations for the Lifelong Learning programme to help Europe meet its headline targets;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the "Youth on the Move" as a policy initiative; stresses however that it should not conflict wino new budget line should be created since its implementation should be realised through the existing well-functioning programmes in the area of educationmobility programmes;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses shock at the cuts which the Council is proposing for the education programmes, given that this is completely at odds with its own statements concerning the importance of education in the context of the EU 2020 strategy and with the mobility objectives set as part of the Lisbon process;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses deep surprise and concern at the Council's proposals to cut payment appropriations substantially against a number of budget headings, given that this will prevent funding which has already been pledged from being paid out in good time, with the result that it will have to be paid out with interest at a later date, increasing costs in the longer term;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty sport has become an area of Union competence, so that more resources than before need to be made available with a view to supporting measures in this area and gaining experience in preparation for the implementation of a fully-fledged sport programme as from 2012;