14 Amendments of Derk Jan EPPINK related to 2013/2010(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that in the absence of a timely adoption of a regulation for the next multiannual financial framework (2014- 2020), Article 312(2), according to which the MFF regulation is adopted by the Council only after the European Parliament has given its consent, Article 312(4) which foresees the application of the ceilings of the last year of the current MFF in case no agreement on the next MFF is reached in due time and Article 30 of the current inter-institutional agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management will apply, which means a prolongation of the 2013 ceilings, adjusted with a 2 % fixed deflator a year, until adoption of a new MFF regulation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that budgeting a realisticmodest level of payments at the beginning of the budgetary cycle would avoid unnecessary complications during the implementation of the budget, as witnessed in particular with the 2012 budget;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Attaches the greatest political importance toNotes 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 necessarany additional resources will be providconsidered by Member States next year in order for the Union to be able to pay its bills and preserve its institutional credibility and solvability;
Amendment 36 #
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 of 2013, in order to avoid any interference with the budget 2014 procedurewere submitted to the Commission;
Amendment 49 #
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 2012; 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 visiblenotes further that intentionally enlarging commitments year after year, with a view towards an ever increasing budget, actually undermines a transparent and responsible EU budget;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the EU budget is an investmought to be a proper budget and not a subsidy-drivent budget, and that 94 % of it ought to goes back to the Member States and European citizens through its policies and programmes, and therefore should not be seen as an additional burden but asrather a tool to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe; emphasises that, for the regions and Member States, public investment would be minimised or impossible without the contribution of the EU budget; believes that any decrease in the EU budget would inevitably increase imbalances andbelieves that any decrease in the EU budget during these continued times of austerity would not hamper the growth and competitive strength of the entire Union economy, as well as its cohesiveness, and would underminend would instead provide evidence that the principle of solidarity ais a core EU value also espoused by the EU institutions towards all citizens across the EU;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Acknowledges the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level, and the fiscal consolidation efforts undertaken by the Member States; underlines, however, that the EU budget is an effective tool for investment and solidarity with proven added value at both European and national level; is convinced that the budget’s ability to trigger economic growth, competitiveness and job creation is even more important in times of economic difficulty and that the EU budget should be seen as an instrument to exit the crisis;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that all the macroeconomic financial stabilisation measures taken since 2008 have not yet brought an end to the economic and financial crisis; believes, therefore, that in order to return to growth and generate employment in Europe, Member States should continue their efforts to unlock their potential for sustainable growth and that a well- targeted, robust and sufficienmodest EU budget is needed to further help coordinate and enhance the national efforts;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls, therefore, on the Member States to consider synergies between the national consolidation effort and the added value of a well-prioritised EU budget, allowing the implementation of the political commitments already made at the highest level; recalls that implementation of political commitments and priorities is much more effective when there is a synergy between national and EU budgets and underlines the importance of inter- parliamentary debates on the common economic and budgetary orientations of the Member States and of the Union, within the framework of European Parliamentary Week on the European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination;
Amendment 99 #
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; wWill pay particular attention to ensure a sufficient level of payments for policies and programmes fostering growth and competitiveness;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
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; intends 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 Parliament; considers that any short-term or long-term reduction in staff should be based on a prior impact assessment and should take full account of, inter alia, the Union’s legal obligations and the institutions’ new competences and increased tasks arising from the Treaties;