8 Amendments of Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI related to 2013/2145(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with grave concern the substantive cuts of 12,5% in commitments for Heading 4; emphasises that even in times of increased budgetary discipline and constraints, it is of vital importance toUnderstands the need for savings in the EU budget and notes the cuts of 12,5% in commitments for Heading 4; emphasises, however, that the EU should maintain appropriate funding for the EU's global activits foreign policy priorities to enable it to live up to its stated ambitions outlined in the Lisbon treaty; stresses that all efforts should be made to limit the deep cuts and their repercussions for the EU as a global actor;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises thus the importance of trying to as far as possible match the level of the 2013 budget in terms of commitments to the EU's major foreign policy financial instruments to ensure that the EU's international role is not unnecessarily weakenat the budget ceiling shall be respected;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with particular concern the especially severconcern the reductions applied to the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), which could considerably endanger relations withespecially the cut of 28,5% to the Eastern Partnership, which could risk the EU's commitment to the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood, one of the maina prioritiesy of the EU's external action; stresses that without adequate funding, the ‘more for more’ principle as core mechanism in the relevant financial instruments will be fundamentally undermined; strongly urges to restore a substantial amount of the cuts in commitments to the ENI;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that in the Southern Mediterraneanand Eastern Neighbourhood, there is an urgent need for the EU to play an active rolebe more united and that it is in the EU's interest to support fuparthner democratic developments in the Eastern Neighbourhood; expresses its concerns' convergence with the EU; reminds that with deep cuts in the relevant instruments, there would be littleess room to react to sudden developments and maintain the current level of support required to help countries in transition which could fundamentally undermine the EU's policy objectives in the area;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is of the opinion that, for the sake of transparency and efficiency of aid, the policy of direct budget support should be evaluated critically and that the level of auditing should be improved; stresses that in cases of fraud and misuse, the EU should cancel financial aid;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NUnderstands that the emphasis of the MFF will be at the end of the programming period and that the budget ceiling is low, yet notes that the distribution of the decreases in commitments among the differentsome instruments remains largely unexplained which is especially disconcerting given the enormous differences in the depth of the cuts; asks the Commission to provide further clarification on the reasons for this distribution of cuts;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the margin for Heading 4 has been once more considerably reduced this year and leaves littleess room for flexibility with regard to policy priorities; stressbelieves that such thin margins are unacceptable as they undermine the role thacan limit Parliament can play's role in the budget negotiations;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the savings the European External Action Service (EEAS) has been able to make in its budget but notes with concern rising costs and suggests steps should be taken towards the purchase of delegation buildings where economically sensible; similarly welcomes attempts made to reduce the number of senior level posts but emphasises that the efforts made so far are still insufficient; continues to believe that the special situation of the EEAS requires a partial exemption from the strict savings goals imposed on other institutions.