Activities of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
2017 budgetary procedure: joint text (A8-0353/2016 - Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand) LT
General budget of the European Union for 2017 - all sections (A8-0287/2016 - Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand) LT
Amendments (3)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the MFF mid- term review, to be presented by the Commission by the end of 2016, is the first and best opportunity to tackle structurally a number of serious crises and new political initiatives not anticipated at the time of the MFF’s adoption and, assess and review the effectiveness of programmes already financed, and deal with the high level of RAL; asks the Commission to find an appropriate solution in (i) the adjustment of sectorial policies financed from the EU, (ii) making additional progress in the simplification process for both content as well as procedural issues of the Union budget’s utilisation, (iii) helping to create a functional mechanism to motivate subjects to utilise more the financial engineering instruments (FEIs); urges the Commission to come up with a proposal to revise the MFF in order to fix all respective budgetary consequences, among other matters the RAL;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. AskUrges the Commission and the Member States to improveensure greater transparency with regard to recoveries, in particular with regard to the year in which payment is made, the year in which the related error is detected and the year in which recoveries or financial corrections are disclosed in the notes to the accounts;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that it is crucial to bring a results-culture oriented culturetowards measurable results to the heart of Union spending; emphasises that performance- and output- related assessment should become, where appropriate, a key principle; welcomes the Commission’s “Budget Focused on Results” initiative as a first step towards performance-based budgeting; urges the Commission and the Member States to strive to ensure the most efficient use of scarce financial resources, e.g. through moving the project implementation focus from quantity criteria such as RAL and RAC towards quality criteria such as results, effectiveness, efficiency and added value;