1 Amendments of Mercedes BRESSO related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes in particular the proposed increase of 4,2 % in commitment appropriations and 8,6 % in payment appropriations for the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme and the 1,2% increase in commitment appropriations for the “Rights, Equality and Citizenship” programme, as compared to the 2017 budget, as these programmes contribute to enhancing the overall civic participation in Union politics and the exercise of the rights deriving from Union citizenship; in this regard, intends to strengthen, together with the Commission, the structural dialogue between the EU Institutions and organisations representing European civil society;