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Activities of Jutta HAUG related to 2011/0183(CNS)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union PDF (183 KB) DOC (286 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: BUDG
Dossiers: 2011/0183(CNS)
Documents: PDF(183 KB) DOC(286 KB)

Amendments (4)

Amendment 8 #
Draft decision
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) The European Parliament considers that the current system of Union financing, whereby some 85% of revenues stem from national contributions (GNI based and VAT based) instead of genuine own resources, has only reinforced the logic of “fair return” that has prevailed in every debate in the Council, both on the revenue and the expenditure side of the Union budget and has led to the introduction of complex and opaque rebates and other correction mechanisms. The European Parliament considers also that the current system prevents the formation of a sufficient majority in Council to budgetise a sufficient level of payment appropriations in the annual budgets to meet EU legal obligations and political commitments. Or. en (Text of the amendment in Normal was translated as part of PR 1020603)
2014/03/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #
Draft decision
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) The European Parliament has strongly advocated in favour of an in-depth reform of the own resources system that should return to a system of genuine, clear, simple and fair own resources. The European Parliament considered that the Commission legislative proposals on own resources of June 2011 were taking a step in the right direction and were, as such, supported by an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament from the outset; The European Parliament regrets that the Council was unable to make any progress on the reform of the own resources system on the basis of those legislative proposals. The European Parliament regrets that the final European Council political agreement on 8 February 2013 has even introduced new rebates and exceptions. Or. en (Text of the amendment in Normal was translated as part of PR 1020603)
2014/03/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #
Draft decision
Recital 8 d (new)
(8d) A High Level Group on own resources is established by common accord of the three Union institutions, as set out in the Joint Declaration on Own Resources, forming part of the political agreement on the MFF 2014-2020. This high level group shall undertake a general review of the Own Resources system guided by the overall objectives of simplicity, transparency, equity and democratic accountability. All aspects of the reform of the own resources system should be examined. A first assessment shall be available at the end of 2014. Or. en (Text of the amendment in Normal was translated as part of PR 1020603)
2014/03/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #
Draft decision
Recital 8 e (new)
(8e) The outcome of the work of the High Level Group shall be assessed in an inter- institutional conference during 2016, with the participation of national parliaments and possibly give rise to new Own Resources initiatives by the Commission. This assessment should be done in parallel to the MFF 2014 -2020 post electoral review/revision, to be launched by the Commission by the end of 2016 at the latest. The European Parliament believes that the work of this High Level Group should pave the way for possible reforms be agreed and become operational for the period covered by MFF post-2020. Or. en (Text of the amendment in Normal was translated as part of PR 1020603)
2014/03/11
Committee: BUDG