6 Amendments of María MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA related to 2013/2145(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with grave concernDeplores the substantive cuts of 12,5% in commitments appropriations and a cut of 8,2% in payment appropriations compared with the 2013 budget for Heading 4; emphasises that even in times of increased budgetary discipline and constraints, it is of vital importance to maintain appropriate funding for the EU's global activities to enable it to live up to its ambitions outlined in the Lisbon treaty; stresses that all efforts should be made to limit the deep cuts and their repercussions for the EU as a global actor;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the provisions of the 2014 Draft Budget do not match the initial ambitions of the proposal of the European Commission for the MFF 2014-2020 in order to make the EU a relevant global actor;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with particular concernRegrets the especially severe reductions applied to the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), which could considerably endanger relations with the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood, one of the main priorities of the EU's external action; stresses that without adequate funding, the ‘more for more’ principle as core mechanism in the relevant financial instruments will be fundamentally undermined; strongly urges to restore a substantial amount of the cuts in commitments to the ENI;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the search for peace and political stability in the Middle East plays a key role in the EU's foreign policy; reiterates therefore its call for long term programming and sufficient funding for assistance to UNRWA, Palestine and the Peace process;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Questions whether the level of payments for Emergency Aid Reserve will be sufficient to ensure the EU's capacity to respond rapidly to any urgent crisis;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NoteRegrets that the distribution of the decreases in commitments among the different instruments remains largely unexplained which is especially disconcerting given the enormous differences in the depth of the cuts; asks the Commission to provide further clarification on the reasons for this distribution of cuts;