4 Amendments of Britta REIMERS related to 2013/2145(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists, in this context, that the Council respect its promises to provide sufficient payment appropriations in the 2013 budgetary procedure to allow to the Union to meet its outstanding commitments, if necessary via a third draft amending budget to be presented by the Commission in mid-October 2013;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that bringmeasures to bring the level of unpaid commitments under control isare a precondition for making a successful start to the new programming period for 2014- 20, notably due to the reduced level of rural development payment appropriations foreseen in DB 2014;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that, while the budget for direct payments and market measures under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) will be increased in 2014 by 0.,3% relative to 2013, for both commitments and payments, that increase will be insufficiente Commission must explain in detail the practical measures required to meet increased needs linked to the phasing-in of direct payments in the EU-12 and the creation of the fund for agricultural crises;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets, in particular, the application of the ‘'financial discipline’' mechanism, meaning that a large numberminority of the Union's farmers will suffer a disproportionate cut of around 5% in direct payments paid out in the 2014 financial year; Believes that the amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to all farmers for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2013, should be reduced in a fair and uniform manner and not subject to a minimum threshold receipt of EUR 5000;