1 Amendments of Damian BOESELAGER related to 2023/0264(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the proposed increase of 68 % in commitment appropriations and 147 % in payment appropriations for the ‘Citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union’, as compared to the 2023 budget, as it finances programs and initiatives like Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) and the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), that contribute to enhancing the overall civic participation in Union politics and the exercise of the rights deriving from Union citizenship; asks to foresee the adequate funding for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties; asks to increase funds to enable a deeper involvement of the youth concerning the Union’s democratic values and policies;