1 Amendments of Roberts ZĪLE related to 2013/2145(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the economic and financial crisis is continuing to grip Europe. GivenRespecting thate simultaneous austerity measures across many Member States is leading to contraction, the EU budget needs to be boosted for the EU to be able provide stronger counter-cyclical stabilizat, the Union budget needs to follow the trend of eliminating inefficient expenditure and shifting the available resources towards reasonable growth-enhancing programmes so as to be an effective instrument for promoting competitiveness, real and sustainable growth as well as employment across the Union.