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2 Amendments of Burkhard BALZ related to 2012/2000(BUD)

Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the European Union’s budget is one of the most important instruments ofwhere solidarity between Member States and between generations is being demonstrated, and that it provides a clear added value, given its extraordinary impact on the real economy and daily lives of European citizens; recalls that if the Union’s policies were to be financed solely by Member States, their costs would skyrocket and that, seen in this light, the European budget intrinsically represents a clear common saving for the wellbeing of all;
2012/02/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the fact that all the measures taken so far to combat the crisis should assist a return to the path of growth; stresses, in this regard, that the tailor-made austerity measures already taken need to be accompanied by targeted investments resulting in sustainable economic development; points out that the EU budget has a determining role to play in this context as a tool to ensure prompt and well coordinated action in all fields to mitigate the effects of the crisis on the real economy and to act as a catalyst to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe;
2012/02/16
Committee: BUDG