Activities of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2024/0185(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2024 of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agencies
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas additional fresh, new and preferably genuine own resources and other revenue sources for the EU budget beyond the IIA are needed to limit potential yearly increases in the GNI contributions;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that, with Draft amending budget No 4/2024, GNI lump- sum reductions for the five beneficiary Member States amount to just under EUR 5,4 billion net; stresses that these rebates are inflation-linked and have therefore increased at a higher rate than the MFF ceilings, which are adjusted annually on the basis of the 2 % deflator; underlines that this anomaly increases the burden on the other Member States; is deeply concerned about the impact of the inherent uncertainty for the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) interest line for the annual budgets; notes that the annual GNI lump-sum reductions coincide with NGEU borrowing costs much higher than forecast;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines that the EU needs budgetary discipline in the following years to be able to cope with unforeseen events and major provocations; highlights that, over recent years, the EU has only added new political priorities, while keeping the same budgetary resources;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recalls its position on the amended Commission proposals, which endorses the introduction of new own resources; considers that the introduction of fresh genuine revenue sources, in line with the roadmap in the interinstitutional agreement, would serve to cover the additional budgetary burden arising from NextGenerationEU borrowing and would thereby shield the margins and flexibility mechanisms, which in turn would facilitate budgetary decision-making on unforeseen needs as well as new strategic foresight initiatives;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the European Commission to present an extensive report on why the own resources, interest rates and customs duties forecasts did not correspond to the actual budgetary situation and explain how these types of situations could be avoided in the future in order to maintain the credibility of EU institutions and predictability in terms of budgetary planning;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the European Commission to present an extensive report about the legal responsibilities related to the fact that the contract for the European Medicines Agency headquarters in London did not have an early exit clause which would cover Brexit and therefore the EU has to continue to pay rent until 2039; calls on the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) to investigate this issue;