1 Amendments of Georgios PAPASTAMKOS related to 2010/2002(BUD)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the phasing-in of direct payments in the new Member States creates an additional budgetary need of approximately EUR 800 million per year, which regrettably is not covered by an increase in the overall agricultural budget; calls urgently the Commission to clarify how this additional budgetary need is to be covered; welcomes the fact that the significant margin in Heading 2 means that the financial discipline mechanism will not be exercised in 2011; is concerned that the margin for the 2012 budget is likely to be much reduced; notes with alarm the Commission’s warning that financial discipline will be required in 2013;