19 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2013/2010(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas pursuant to Article 312 of the Treaty of Lisbon, the multiannual financial framework is now compulsorenshrined in the Treaty and shall be agreed in the form of a Council regulation, adopted by the Council by unanimity after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament by a majority of its component members;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the incapacityfailure of Heads of State and Government to come to an agreement on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) at the European Council of 22 and 23 November 2012; insists that, in the event of a non timely agreement in the European Council on the next MFF or in case the European Parliament has not yet given its consent to the new MFF Regulation, the European Commission should draw up the Draft Budget 2014 on the basis of its own proposals on the MFF 2014-2020;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that in the absence of a timely adoption of a revent of a non agreement on the next MFF Regulation forby the next multiannual financial framework (2014- 2020)end of this year, Article 312(2), according to which the MFF regulation is adopted by the Council only after the European Parliament has given its consent, Article 312(4) which foresees the application of the ceilings of the last year of the current MFF in case no agreement on the next MFF is reached in due time and Article 30 of the current inter-institutional agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management will apply, which means a prolongation of the 2013 ceilings, adjusted with a 2 % fixed deflator a year, until adoption of a new MFF regulation; reiterates, in this eventuality, its readiness to reach a swift agreement with the Council and the Commission on the prolongation and adaptation of existing legal bases for EU programmes and policies;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. notes that the economic and financial crisis has created a consensus among European political leaders in favour of an increased economic, fiscal, financial and banking integration as well as a better governance and has shown the necessity to stimulate growth in order to restore public finances; underlines that a reduced European budget would be in contradiction with these political aims;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that budgeting a realisticsufficient level of payments at the beginning of the budgetary cycle would avoid unnecessary complications during the implementation of the budget, as witnessed in particular with the 2012 budget;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Title
Title
A realisticsufficient level of payments
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that, due to the intransigent position of the Council in the negotiations, the overall level of payments set in the 2013 budget is EUR 5 billion lower than the Commission’s estimates for payment needs in the draft budget; is extremely worried about the level of payments in the 2013 budget and believes that this level of appropriations will be insufficient to cover actual payment needs in 2013; is particularly concerned by the payments' margin in the 2013 budget that amounts to 11,2 billion while the carry over alone of additional payment needs from 2012 is at the level of around 19 billion;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that, in line with the provisions of the joint statement on payments 2012, the Commission shall present at an early stage in 2013 a draft amending budget devoted to the sole purpose of covering the suspended claims from 2012, amounting to EUR 2.9 billion, and other pending legal obligations, without prejudice to the proper implementation of the 2013 budget; recalls that in November and December 2012 additional payment requests under shared management for an overall amount of around EUR 16 billion were submitted to the Commission, which will need to be paid out in 2013; therefore urges the Commission to submit this draft amending budget alreadwithout any delay during the first trimester of 2013, in order to avoid any interference with the budget 2014 procedure;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges also that an inter- institutional working group on payments be set up as soon as possible, in which the two armsbuilding on the experience of the interinstitutional meetings on payments that were organised in the context of the 2013 budgetary authority should present joint conclusions on how to proceed; procedure; firmly believes that such meetings at political level are instrumental in avoiding any possible misunderstanding as to the accuracy of figures and estimates regarding payment needs; calls for the first interinstitutional meeting on payments to take place in the first semester of 2013;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned about the high level of unused appropriations (RALs) accumulated at the end of the year 2012; proposes to organise once againthat, despite a level of payment implementation of 99% at the end of 2012 , the stock of outstanding commitments (RALs) has now reached the unprecedented level of 217,3 billion; considers that this year inter-institutional meetings on payments should closely examine the difference between commitment and payment appropriations, to establish a dialogue with the Commission in order to fully clarify the composition of RAL; insists that the Council refrain from deciding a priori the level of payments, without taking account of actual needs and legal obligations; notes further that accruing RAL actually undermines a transparent EU budget in which the relation between commitments and payments in any specific budgetary year is clearly visible;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is of the opinion that the 2013 budget negotiations have demonstrated once more that the system of financing the EU budget – with national contributions amounting to more than 75 % of EU revenue – is today on its last legcompletely outdated; considers that the current system puts the EU budget in a position of total dependency from national treasuries, which can be particularly detrimental at a time of national budgetary constrains; urges that the structure of Union revenue be reformed byincluding the introducingtion of new and genuine own resources, like the financial transaction tax and the new EU VAT, and recalls its support to the Commission proposal for reforming the own resources system;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that 2014 is scheduled to be the first year of implementation of the new MFF and is therefore important for the successful start of the new programming period; is of the opinion that the priority of the European budget in 2014 should thus be to sustain economic growth and strengthen the efficiency of the administration, employment and competitiveness;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the EU budget is an investment budget ande particular nature of the EU budget, which amounts to only 1% of the EU GDP and is an investment budget with a strong leverage effect; underlines that 94 % of it goes back to the Member States and European citizens through its policies and programmes, and therefore should not be seen as an additional burden but as a tool to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe; emphasises that, for the regions and Member States, public investment would be minimised or impossible without the contribution of the EU budget; believes that any decrease in the EU budget would inevitably increase imbalances and hamper the growth and competitive strength of the entire Union economy, as well as its cohesiveness, and would undermine the principle of solidarity as a core EU value;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Acknowledges the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level, and the fiscal consolidation efforts undertaken by the Member States; underlines, however, that the EU budget is an effective tool for investment and solidarity with proven added value at both European and national level; is convinced that the budget’s ability to trigger economic growth, competitiveness and job creation is even more important in times of economic difficultywill create the conditions for the success of these consolidation efforts and that the EU budget should be seen as an instrument to exit the crisis;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that most of the time EU expenditure has the potential for creating economies of scale and should automatically lead to an assessment of the possible savings at national level, which would significantly alleviate Member States' public finances;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls, in this regard, that the EU 2020 strategy should be at the heart of the next MFF (2014-2020) and inviturges the Commission to clearly prioritise it already in 2014 and toprioritise and clearly demonstrate all related investments in the 2014 budget, placeing emphasis on spending for SMEs, research, development andinvestments in the fields of the knowledge triangle (education, research, innovation), renewable energy, sustainable development, and skillinfrastructures and SMEs;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes note of the letter dated 7 January 2013 from the Commissioner for Budgets and Financial Programming confirming that 2014 will be the second year in which the Commission will reduce its staffing levels by another 1 %, meaning that any new tasks will be met through available (and decreasing) human resources and by counting on the simplification of delivery modes, as proposed in the new generation programmes; takes note of the Commission’s call on all other institutions to introduce a nominal freeze at 2013 level of all non-salary related expenditure; intends to continue a close examination of the Commission’s intention of reducing by 2018 the staffing level in EU institutions and bodies by 5 % as compared with 2013, and recalls that this is to be seen as an overall goal; recalls that any change to the establishment plan has a direct impact on the budget and should in no way compromise the budgetary prerogatives of the Committee on Budgets and of the European Parliament; considers that any short-term or long-term reduction in staff should be based on a prior impact assessment and should take full account of, inter alia, the Union’s legal obligations and the institutions’ new competences and increased tasks arising from the Treaties;