10 Amendments of María MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA related to 2012/2092(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, while the EU budget cannot be exempted from budget disciplDeplores the decrease of appropriations ine that affects all national budgets,e field of Union's foreign policy; is of the opinion that the efforts to rationalizeincrease efficiency of external relations budget should primarily take the form of a search for synergies, and control of increases or, if necessary, scaling down of programs without European added-value; stresses, however, that EU's vital foreign policy interests shall not be jeopardised;.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the European Union as a global player has the responsibility to promote peace and stability, economic development and respect for fundamental values and human rights throughout the world;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NoteRejects, in that regard, the position of the Council reducing commitments by EUR 171.7 million and payments by EUR 1 034.3 million under heading 4;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinionReiterates that Eastern and Southern neighbours and particularly the developments in the Southern Mediterranean remain a priority, and thatfollowing the DAraft Budget represents an adequate basis for the Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrumentb Spring remain a priority, based on the more for more principle and to guarantee an efficient and ambitious role of the EU; rejects, in this regard, the decrease of appropriations for the European Neighbourhood and Partnership (ENP) financing;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the search for peace and political stability in the Middle East plays a key role in the EU foreign policy; reiterates therefore its call for long term programming and sufficient funding of the assistance to UNRWA, Palestine and the Peace process, and rejects the principle of ad hoc requests for additional funding which do not allow predictability and planning; ; stresses that, thanks to Parliament’s strong commitment, the Union’s annual contribution over the last years amounts, at a minimum, to EUR 300 million, and recalls that the budgetary authority has, in the course of the budgetary conciliation, agreed to an allocation of EUR 200 million for the year 2012, conditioned by a sine qua non supplementary increase of EUR 100 million for the 2011 financial year stemming from unused appropriations; rejects the principle of ad hoc requests for additional funding which do not allow predictability and planning and calls, in this regard, for a funding commitment that reflects actual needs from the beginning of the budgetary year in order to ensure that the Union can effectively support sustainable peace-building;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the conviction that EU assistance should aim at generating a development autonomous from EU assistance and believes that a form of priority should be given to projects whose design and prospects advance sustainable economic growth of the beneficiary countries; underlines the importance of involvement of civil society in all stages of the Union's assistance delivery process, with the aim of encouraging local engagement and ownership;
Amendment 17 #
8. Welcomes the savings achieved by the EEAS in 2012, and the continuation of this trend in 2013, and takes note of the necessary phasing-in period; considersnotes, however, that, despite high structural expenses (in great majority payroll), the Service cannot be exempted from the scaling down exercise that should apply to all EU institutions, and proposes therefore to limit the variation over 2012 budget to a more appropriate level. the Union delegations' network needs to be enhanced to meet the Union's political priorities and in times of austerity to substitute for weakened Member States embassies; rejects, in this regard, the decrease of the EEAS budget (- 28 Million EUR);
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Union to cooperate at budgetary level with bodies that fight for gender equality and the empowerment of women in the international sphere, especially with UN-Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women; rejects, in this regard, the decrease of appropriations for the gender equality;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Regrets, in particular, the ongoing decrease of appropriations in the field of development cooperation; wonders how this is compatible with the Union's international commitments in terms of allocating, by 2015, 0,7 % of GNP to the Millennium Development Goals; regrets the fact that the total level of commitments under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) as proposed in DB 2013 represents an increase of less than the estimated inflation rate, and that the proposed total DCI payment level is below that of 2012; calls on the Council to ensure a more coherent, realistic and better planned approach to the financing of DCI;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c.Recalls that the Instrument for Stability provides funds in situations of crisis or emerging crises, when timely financial help cannot be provided from other Union's sources; considers that the proposed reduction of the IfS’s budget for 2013 is disproportionate and inconsistent with political priorities and ignores the fragile political climate in many regions in our neighbourhood and beyond;