5 Amendments of Miguel PORTAS related to 2009/2002(BUD)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 after Heading On Lisbon Treaty
Paragraph 11 after Heading On Lisbon Treaty
11. Welcomes the agreement with the Council on the European Economic Recovery Plan as a key objective of the 2010 budget, particularly that it enabled completing the second step of its financing in 2010, confirming that the EU budget is a tool that may helping to overcome the recent economic crisis; underlines the fact that the Parliament's action was aimed at putting European citizens first, proving that the European Union is not at the origin of the problem, but can be instrumental in the solution; welcomes the use of the tools provided for in the IIA in order to guarantee its financing, especially the use of the flexibility instrument according to point 27 of the IIA but hoped for further possibilities to be explored by the Commission; recalls, in this context, that the Council did not present its proposal on this issue in its 1st reading;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the agreement with the Council on additional support for the milk- producing sector, currently in crisis, to reach the amount of EUR 300 million as requested by Parliament; considers Council's endorsement as application of the "spirit of the Lisbon Treaty" as this will place Parliament on an equal footing on agriculture expenditure; regrets the fact that the call of the Parliament for establishing a permanent EU Dairy Fund to help the sector through the readjustments was not retained; requests though that Commission re-examine the necessity of alternative or further measures in the light of the market evolution and the report of the High Level Expert Group on milk in order to support the restructuring process for milk producers; reiterates its request for the creation of a budgetary line, permanently establishing a Dairy Fundwas not retained; reiterates its request for the creation of a budgetary line permanently establishing a Dairy Fund with clear rules on its use and taking into consideration the stability of market prices, production costs, natural factors and support for small and medium-sized farms;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of further funding being made available via the EU budget to manage legal immigration and integration of third country nationals while in parallel tackling illegal immigration in full respect of human fundamental rights, and strengthening border protection, including the strengthening of the European Return Fund and the European Refugee Fund to facilitate solidarity between the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Continues to count on support for the peace process in Palestine and the reconstruction needs in Gaza Strip; calls on the Commission to communicate which measures it has taken to minimise the risks that projects and programmes financed under this budget line are used or diverted to terrorist organisations or acts of terrorism, orof misuse of this budget line and inefficient bureaucracy, and to specify whether part of the aid is aimed at rebuilding premises or infrastructure previously financed by the Union or its Member States and damaged by military action;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Urges all institutions, as far as possible, to cover all administrative needs resulting from salaries and pensions adjustments within the appropriations now budgeted for each section;