3 Amendments of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2009/2002(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Draws attention to the role of EU environmental policy to attain the global objective of sustainable development in the long run; supports Commission's dedication to a successful conclusion of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 to conclude a new international climate agreement for the period after 2012; will not pre-empt any budgetary decision on the proposal to dedicated additional funds under the thematic programme ‘Environment and sustainable management of natural resources, including energy’ und the Development and Cooperation Instrument; stresses the importance of adequate budgetary measures for the protection of forests with a view to a future effective Commission proposal on forestry.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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3. Points out the importance of the LIFE+ Programme as the coherent financial instrument for a streamlined and simplified approach to support environmental policy development and implementation; acknowledges the necessity of the whole amount of payments appropriations as foreseen in the PDB 2010 at an amount of EUR 167 million to follow the payment regime based on the requirements of the legal base; is urging the Council to reconsider its approach on this cut; stresses the importance of the Rural Development Programmes in strengthening rural communities, particularly in the aftermath of natural disasters such as the forest fires in Greece during August 2006 and in Spain during July 2009, as well as the floods across the UK during June 2007, and in better mitigating against the effects of climate change.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the implementation of the Public Health Programme 2008 - 2013; recognizes the need for the full amount of payment appropriations as foreseen in the PDB 2010 to honour contracted financial obligations; reminds Commission to ensure a cost-effective implementation of the available appropriations in terms of the Executive Agency on Health and Consumer; and emphasises again the importance of the Public Health Programmes and their funding in light of recent health pandemics, such as swine flu, and forthcoming legislative proposals from the Commission, such as the recommendations on seasonal flu vaccination (COM(2009)0353) and Childhood immunisation.