8 Amendments of Herbert BÖSCH related to 2008/2055(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the response by the European Court of Auditors to the Commission's communication "Reforming the Budget, Changing Europe" (SEC(2007)1188),
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that this Parliament has intensively contributed to the setting-up of the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial framework and IIA of 17 May 2006 on Budgetary Discipline and Sound Financial Management while, in parallel, allowing the continuity of EU legislation through the launching of a huge number of multi- annual programmes; in this context, is of the opinion that some broad principles and orientations based on past experience could be transmitted to the incoming Parliament; invites in particular the incoming Parliament to increase its attention on the serious accountability problems on the control side of the budget and to give itself the necessary means to improve the situation;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets however deeply that the Commission has failed to produce a common model for the drawing-up of future national management declarations is as far as such a model would have been a very helpful instrument for those Member States who are producing such declarations on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls its awareness of the fact that a number of deficits remained unresolved in the final agreement - such as the introduction of national management declarations; stresses that the need for additional financing for EU political priorities, notably for Galileo, the EIT and the food facility arose and a solution was found by means of the existing instruments of the IIA of 17 May 2006; believes that further adjustments within the current MFF and IIA based on a sufficient and ambitious review will be necessary;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that sound financial management, improved management by the Member States and matching political priorities and financial needs should remain a priority for the coming years; and that this objective should be pursued through prior identification of positive and negative priorities rather than through self- imposed ceilings;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates its will to see a concrete and rapid improvement of the Member States' implementation of EU policies and of the cohesion policy in particular; firmly expects the joint commitment made by the Commission and the Council on behalf of the Member States in November 2008 to simplify the procedures (notably of the ETS) in order to accelerate payments, and to produce a positive effect in the coming budgets; is ready to take political and administrative measures, should the current situation remain unchanged;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that heading 4 "The EU as a global partner" remains chronically underfinanced; asks the Commission to make proposals for a long-term perspective financing for CFSP/ESDP in order to secure the means dedicated to this policy area and to avoid recurrent and endless negotiations with the Council during the annual budgetary procedures; is in favour of providing additional means for Defence Policy subject to adequate discharge procedures;