Activities of Richard ASHWORTH related to 2015/2264(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for immediate budgetary measures to address the refugee crisis, in accordance with point 12 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management PDF (157 KB) DOC (79 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the mobilisation of this instrument, as provided for in Article 11 of the MFF Regulation, shows, once more, the crucial need for the Union budget tat the Union budget can be flexible but that it must also be more flexibletargeted; notes that these additional appropriations are only made possible thanks to the carry- over of unused amounts from the Flexibility Instruments of the financial years 2014 and 2015; underlineregrets that no amount will be carried over to the financial year 2017, thus limiting any mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to its annual ceiling of EUR 471 million (2011 prices);
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to present a draft budget in 2017 that decreases commitment appropriations for actions under headings 3 and 4 which are no longer considered priorities in order to provide an adequate margin should the need to respond to unforeseen circumstances arise;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5