Activities of Zuzana BRZOBOHATÁ related to 2013/2017(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION 2014 Budget – Mandate for the Trilogue
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. awaremindful of the great budgetary difficulty in many Member States and understandisituation of public finances at Member State level, and whereas the Union budget represents, among othe need to reflect this in the Union budgetr things, a prime instrument that can act as a catalyst for investment, which should be stepped up at a time of crisis;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that election year 2014 is particularly important in terms of communication and that, therefore, the appropriations allocated to the 'Communicating Europe in partnership' programme ought to be at least the same as in 2013;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that 2013 was ‘the European Year of Citizens’ and asks for a firm evaluation of the outcome of this initiative focused on the qualified outcome of the project;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that it has not been possible for the European Year of Citizens 2013 to receive additional funding from the Union budget; considers that, at a time of crisis, the Union ought to work to strengthen citizens' confidence and make citizens the focal point of concerns to develop new policies;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the role of the European political parties for European democracy and condemns as undemocratic any attempt to discriminate economically between such parties;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Believes that the European Parliament's own expenditure on the European elections should be targeted at the role of the social media in engaging citizens in debate about, and participation in, the campaign;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) Following the coming in force of the Lisbon treaty, resulting in increased competences of the Union, the tasks and challenges that the Union is facing need adequate financing.