3 Amendments of Paulo RANGEL related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Notes the increase in funding for communication actions by 0,2% in commitment appropriations and 2,1% in payment appropriations and regrets that the increase is not more substantial, especially in view of the significance of the year 2018 for communication with citizens in preparation for the European elections in 2019 but also to ensure a broad public debate and citizens’ involvethe involvement of citizens and national parliaments in the discussion on the future of Europe in reaction to the Commission’s White Paper presented earlier this year;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for a coherent budgetary approach to the provision of information about the relevance of the European elections; calls thus for a campaign to inform citizens about the role of the Parliament as the institution that represents them directly at European level, about their electoral rights, about the European dimension of their vote and about the link between their vote and the election of the Commission President.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to recent worrying political developments in the Western Balkans that require the Union's urgent attention to avoid progress achieved in the past decades being put into question; rejects, therefore, the proposed cut of almost EUR 90 million to support for political reforms in the region under the Instrument for Pre-Accession assistance (IPA); stresses the importance of this instrument and the need to make more effective use of funding earmarked for this purpose;