Activities of Anne E. JENSEN related to 2013/2010(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - Section III (debate)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - Section III (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the general guidelines for the preparation of the 2014 budget, Section III – Commission PDF (156 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that, due to the intransigent position of the Council in the negotiations, the overall level of payments set in the 2013 budget is EUR 5 billion lower than the Commission’s estimates for payment needs in the draft budget; is extremely worried about the level of payments in the 2013 budget and believes that this level of appropriations will be insufficient to cover actual payment needs in 2013; warns that continued and excessive deferral of payments on an annual basis will create significant problems for future years;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Further calls on the Commission and the Council to work constructively, together with Parliament, to avoid any repetition of this situation in future budget cycles by improving forecasting accuracy and agreeing on realistic budget estimates which should include clear and detailed information on the nature of all payment estimates;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned about the high level of unused appropriations (RALs) accumulated at the end of the year 2012; proposes to organise once again this year inter- institutional meetings on the difference between commitment and payment appropriations, to establish a dialogue with the Commission in order to fully clarify the composition of RAL and to assess whether the current peak in RAL is primarily due to the economic crisis or whether it indicates wider structural problems; in the event of the latter conclusion, calls on institutions to work together and adopt an appropriate plan of action in order to address the issue of abnormal RAL during the next MFF; insists that the Council refrain from deciding a priori the level of payments, without taking account of actual needs and legal obligations; notes further that accruing RAL actually undermines a transparent EU budget in which the relation between commitments and payments in any specific budgetary year is clearly visible;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the strategic effect of the choice of priorities for 2014, as the first year of the coming MFF; emphasises the urgent need for the EU to foster growth and competitiveness, with the objective of creating jobs and opportunities, in particular for young people;