Activities of Bas BELDER related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018
Amendments (4)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that any revenue to the Union budget deriving from any assigned revenues or repayments of irregularities from agriculture in previous years should remain under Heading 2, given the uncertain circumstances the agricultural sector is faced with;recalls in this respect that the Russian embargo is still ongoing and has severe effects notably for the fruit and vegetables sector;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that administrative costs have to be secured for the Common Agricultural Policy, especially to guarantee timely payments and to maintain adequate levels of effective control; insists that further cuts in administrative staff numbers can lead to higher delays and risks of error; stresses that decreases in the budget for administrative costs may not in any way lead to a transfer of the administrative burden onto farmers;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Deplores the proposed cuts in young farmer payments and asks for restoration of the budget at the level of the previous year;highlights in this respect Parliaments' position on the young farmer scheme in the Omnibus regulation, which aims to allow for full uptake of the young farmer scheme;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri- food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate innovation and smart solutions in the agricultural and rural development sectors; underlines the importance of practical applicability of results at farm level and the role of agricultural extension services to this end;