Activities of George LYON related to 2011/0177(APP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 - Own resource based on the value added tax (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 July 2013 on the political agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020;
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;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of granting some flexibility to Member States to move funds between the two pillars of the CAP, taking into account existing co- financing requirements when moving funds from the 1st to the 2nd Pillar, in order to address the challenges of rural areas in the most appropriate way;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that the transition to a regional model and further greening of the CAP in the next period will have a severe impact on farmers and therefore extra cuts in the overall CAP- budget would put even more pressure on the position of individual farmers;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 – point 5
Paragraph 59 – point 5
5) theany new system must put an endof Own Resources must be without prejudice to the existing rebates and other correction mechanisms; any eventual compensation can only be accepted on the basis of the Commission proposal, as temporary by nature and justified by indisputable and objective economic criteriareduction of Member State GNI contribution to the EU budget can only be accepted on the basis that it is calculated in addition to these existing rebates and correction mechanisms;