15 Amendments of Ivailo KALFIN related to 2013/2010(BUD)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a Acknowledges the difficulty in defining general guidelines on the budget 2014 while there is much uncertainty as to the level of 2014 commitment ceiling; underlines that it could range from 143.8 billions in 2014 prices - if the MFF 14-20 were to be agreed on the basis of European Council's negotiating box dated 23.11.2012- to EUR 155.5 billions in 2014 prices in case of prolongation of the 2013 ceiling;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Title and paragraph 4
Title and paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that budgeting a realisticsufficient level of payments at the beginning of the budgetary cycle would avoids unnecessary complications during the implementation of the budget, as witnessed in particular with the 2012 budget;
Amendment 26 #
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 more than EUR 5 billion lower than the Commission’s estimates for payment needs in the draft budget; isunderlines that the Commission's proposal was based on a revision downwards of the 2013 forecasts provided by Member states themselves and on the assumption that all payment claims to be received in 2012 would be paid out of budget 2012; is therefore extremely worried about the level of payments in the 2013 budget and believeknows that this level of appropriations will be insufficient to cover actual payment needs in 2013;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Attaches the greatest political importance to the joint statements signed by Parliament, the Council and the Commission at their highest political level in December 2012, which are an integral part of the agreement between the two arms of the budgetary authority on the 2013 budget and according to which the necessary additional resources will be provided by Member States next yearpayment appropriations shall be provided to the EU budget in 2013 in order for the Union to be able to pay its bills and preserve its institutionpolitical credibility and its solvability;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that, in line with the provisions of the joint statement on payments 2012, the Commission shall present at an early stage in 2013 a draft amending budget devoted to the sole purpose of covering the suspended claims from 2012, amounting to EUR 2.9 billion, and other pending legal obligations, without prejudice to the proper implementation of the 2013 budget; recalls that in November and December 2012 additional payment requests under shared management for an overall amount of around EUR 16 billion were submitted to the Commission, which will need to be paid out in 2013; therefore urges the Commission to submit this draft amending budget already during the first trimester ofby the end of March 2013, in order to avoid any interference with the budget 2014 procedure;
Amendment 41 #
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 and sufficient budget estimates;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges also that an inter- institutional working group on payments be set up as soon as possible, in which the two arms of the budgetary authority should present joint conclusions on how to proceed; believes in particular that this working group should address as a matter of priority the question of the gap between forecasts provided by Member states authorities for shared management expenditures and the level of payment appropriations that the Council is collectively imposing in the course of the budget negotiations.
Amendment 46 #
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 2012Even though the implementation of the payment appropriations was more than 99% percent in 2012, the RALs (reste à liquider) increased by EUR 10 billion up to reach EUR 217 billion at the end of the year 2012; fears that the level of RAL might even be higher by the end of 2013; warns against any temptation to apply too rigorously the automatic de commitment rule as a way to solve the RAL; underlines that this would run counter to the Growth and Jobs Compact agreed in the 2012 June European Council; 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; 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 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that 2014 is a year of transition between two multiannual financial frameworks and expects the Commission to accompany its financial programming for 2014 with a thorough and realistic assessment of the level of appropriations, keeping in mind that even if the multiannual financial programme has a slower path of implementation in a starting year than at the end and that consequently, the level of payments needs is usually lower at the beginning of a multiannual financial period than at the end, the question of the RAL at the end of 2013 will have to be addressed as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the EC , when adopting its draft budget 2014, to provide clear and factual evidence on the link between the level of appropriations it proposes and the implementation of the Growth and Jobs Compact adopted by the 2012 June European Council
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that 2014 is scheduled to be the first year of implementation of the new MFF and is therefore important for the successful start of the new programming period; is of the opinion that the priority of the European budget in 2014 should thus be to suinvesta in economic growth and strengthen the efficiency of the administrationfight against unemployment , particularly youth unemployment;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Invites the European Commission when presenting its Draft Budget 2014 to properly address the role of the EU budget in the European Semester process; calls , in particular, on the EC, to provide factual and concrete data on how its proposed Draft EU budget can actually play a triggering, catalytic, synergetic and complementary role to investments at local, regional and national levels to implement the priorities agreed in the frame of the European semester;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls, in this regard, that the EU 2020 strategy should be at the heart of the next MFF (2014-2020) and invites the Commission to clearly prioritise it already in 2014 and to place emphasis on spending for SMEs, research, development and innovation, renewable energy, sustainable development, social cohesion and skills
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Deplores the Council’s usual horizontal cuts and warns it against the temptation to again make use of such artificial cuts; will pay particular attention to ensure a sufficient level of payments for policies and programmes fostering growth and competitiveness and external policies;
Amendment 105 #
23. Takes note of the letter dated 7 January 2013 from the Commissioner for Budgets and Financial Programming confirming that 2014 will be the second year in which the Commission will reduce its staffing levels by another 1 %, meaning that any new tasks will be met through available (and decreasing) human resources and by counting on the simplification of delivery modes, as proposed in the new generation programmes; takes note of the Commission’s call on all other institutions to introduce a nominal freeze at 2013 level of all non-salary related expenditure; iIntends to continue a close examination of the Commission’s intention of reducing by 2018 the staffing level in EU institutions and bodies by 5 % as compared with 2013, and recalls that this is to be seen as an overall goal; recalls that any change to the establishment plan has a direct impact on the budget and should in no way compromise the budgetary prerogatives of the Committee on Budgets and of the European Parliamentnotes the adverse impact such measures may have on the swift, regular and effective implementation of EU actions and programmes; considers that any short-term or long-term reductvision in staff should be based on a prior impact assessment and should take full account of, inter alia, the Union’s legal obligations and, labour rights, the institutions’ new competences and increased tasks arising from the Treaties;