2 Amendments of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2013/2017(BUD)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks for recoveries from unduly spent Union funds in the Member States to be recovered more effectively and used in the Union budget;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned by the fact that smuggling and counterfeiting of cigarettes accounts for an annual loss of EUR 1 billion to the Union budget and another EUR 9 billion to Member States' national budgets; stresses that the Hercules II programme has achieved significant results by bringing to light cases of cigarette smuggling, and recommends maintaining the continuity of the Hercules III programme and providing it with adequate funding.