Activities of Britta REIMERS related to 2011/0177(APP)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
Amendments (3)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concernPoints out that the Commission proposal for the future MFF, setting an overall ceiling of EUR 382 92712 million for Heading 2 and a sub-ceiling of EUR 281 825 million for direct payments and market related expenditure, would lead to a reduction of EUR 37 755 million in real terms for this heading; 1 All figures for commitment appropriations (2014-2020), expressed in constant 2011 prices 2 All figures for commitment appropriations (2014-2020), expressed in constant 2011 pricesOr. en
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers thatRecognises the need for budgetary constraint in these cuts can not brrent economic crisis but does not believe that these cuts are counterbalanced by expenditure foreseen in other headings (food aid for most deprived persons, agricultural research, food safety reserve, etc.) or by flexibility instruments for unforeseeable expenditure (reserve for agricultural crisis, European Globalisation Fund, etc.), as these are budgetary reserves which do not contain commitment appropriations;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls, on therefore, on the Council to increase Council to recognise that agriculture spending has already taken significant reductions in Heading 2 and the subheading for direct payments and market related expenditure to EUR 420 682 million and EUR 336 685 million respectively, correspondand therefore believes that if there are to be any further reductions ing to a freeze in real terms, as requested in its earlier resolutionhe EU budget, the Council should look to other areas to make the necessary savings;