Activities of Derek VAUGHAN related to 2015/2074(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
2016 Budget - Mandate for the trilogue (A8-0217/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2016 draft budget
Amendments (3)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the cohesion policy represents the main EU investment policy in the real economy; highlights that in someeveral Member States it is the main source of funding for investments developing synergies and having a multiplying effect in economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is seriously concerned about the recurrent problem of the backlog of payments, which reached €24 billion at the end of 2014, especially under the cohesion policy, which creates a de facto debt in the EU budget, and stresses that there is a danger of perpetuating the ‘snow ball' effect of accumulating unpaid invoices at year's end unless a tangible and sustainable solution is found, as fast as possible, by the budgetary authority together with the Commission;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Demands that once the payment plan to be agreed between Parliament, the Council and the Commission is agreed, in line with the joint statement of December 2014 of the Parliament and of the Council in the framework of the agreement reached on 2014 and 2015 budgets, beit is implemented without any further delay; calls, to this end, for sufficient payment appropriations to be provided under heading 1b within the 2016 budget, with a view to decreasing the level of the backlog as much as possible by the end of the year; underlines the urgency of addressing this issue in a proper way, as the situation of outstanding payments undermines the credibility, effectiveness and sustainability of the policycohesion policy due to the backlog in payments negatively impacting on the budgets of Member States and ultimately hampering the funding of beneficiaries.