8 Amendments of Lieve WIERINCK related to 2018/0135(CNS)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The materialisation of Brexit will have a considerable, negative impact on the Union budget. In order to continue to fulfil the Union's obligations towards its citizens and to protect Union citizens and Member States from the potential fall-out, it is a matter of urgency to allocate new Own Resources to the Union.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Article 33.1.(b) of the Protocol on the statute of the European system of Central Banks and of the European Central Banks should be amended so that a percentage of the ECB net profit above the20% threshold, that is distributed to the shareholders of the ECB, becomes an Own Resource. The change in the ECB Statutes shall in no manner affect the political independence of the ECB, which is imperative, or the way the Governing Council determines the amount to be set aside for the general reserve fund in Article 33.1.(a).
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) Own Resources that are derived from the ECB monetary policy shall be allocated to a Eurozone budget, or a fund or a budget line created for that purpose.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The total amount of Own Resources allocated to the Union to cover annual appropriations for payments shall not exceed the sum of: 1,29 % of the sum of all the Member States' Gross National Incomes plus the Member States' contribution to the EU budget.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
When the total amount of Own Resources is higher than 1,29 % of the sum of all the Member States' Gross National Incomes, the amount above this ceiling will be considered an Own Resource and will be deducted from Member State GNI payments to the EU budget.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The total annual amount of appropriations for commitments entered in the Union's budget shall not exceed the sum of 1,35 % of the sum of all the Member States' Gross National Incomes plus the Member States' contribution to the EU budget.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
When the total amount of Own Resources is higher than 1,35 % of the sum of all the Member States' Gross National Incomes, the amount above this ceiling will be considered an Own Resource and will be deducted from Member State GNI commitments to the EU budget.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall retain, by way of collection costs, 120 % of the amounts referred to in Article 2(1)(a).