Activities of Alain LAMASSOURE related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for 2016 - all sections (debate) FR
Amendments (1)
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
Paragraph 94
94. Is convinced that the Union budget can contribute to addressing effectively not only the consequences but also the root causes of the crises that the Union is currently facing; takes the view, however, that unforeseen events with an Union- wide dimensionhowever, reiterates that from the Juncker plan to the Ukrainian conflict and the migration crisis, unforeseen events since last year show that the MFF ceilings are too low and paralyse the Union in areas where we most need it, that these events should be tackled by pooling efforts and putting additional means at Union level rather than by calling past commitments into question or reverting to the illusion of purely national solutions; stresses, therefore, that flexibility provisions are there to enable such a joint and speedy response and should be used to the full in order to make up for the tight constraints of the MFF ceilings;