4 Amendments of Ruža TOMAŠIĆ related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the 25,7 % rise in the level of payment appropriations under Heading 1b in draft 2018 budget; questions if those amounts are sufficient to face the payments under that heading; stresses the need to provide the Union budget with adequate level of appropriations to cover the payments for cohesion policy, in order to show the capacity of the Union to fulfil its commitments and add up to its credibility;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the new 140 EUR million financial envelope which has been created to facilitate the implementation of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) between 2017-2020; reiterates the importance of ensuring that SRSP and technical assistance programmes work as complementary solutions; notes that SRSP funding will be taken from unused allocation for technical assistance and therefore call on the Commission to ensure that it doesn't scale back its ambition for specifically targeted assistance with a strong thematic purpose;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes that at the time of the mid- term review (MTR) the Commission did not consider it necessary to increase the overall payment ceilings after concluding that existing flexibilities were sufficient;believes that the Commission should continue to ensure it has open dialogue with the European Parliament on the issue as it continues to monitor ESI funds programme implementation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Notes that the Commission believes the risk of automatic de- commitments for 2014-2020 programming period is currently low;further notes that the automatic de-commitment rule for the 2014-2020 period (n+3) will apply for the first time at the end of 2017;given the slow pace of implementation calls on he Commission to ensure that the European Parliament is provided with adequate and timely information as to the risk of de- commitments increasing, particularly as Member Sates seek to justify commitment tranches at the end of 2018.