Activities of George LYON related to 2011/2152(ACI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 - Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the political agreement reached on 27 June 2013 at the highest political level between Parliament, the Irish Presidency and the Commission on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 package (MFF Regulation and IIA), as the maximum achievable under the current circumstances and procedures; Is determined to make full usebut reminds that a set of conditions still needs to be met before the package can be put to the vote; Is determined to make full use of its legislative powers in the current negotiations of the legal basis for the new programmes as well as, in the course of forthcoming budgetary procedures, of the new instruments established, notably as regards flexibility;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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2. ConsiderHighlights that the long and strenuous negotiations, both within Council and at interinstitutional level, and their outcome do not constitute a satisfactory implementationrevealed an infringement by Council of the new provisions of the TFEU concerning the MFF, which were implemented for the first time, in particular as regards the role and prerogatives of the Parliament;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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3. Deplornounces the fact that the Council considereds the European Council conclusions of 8 February 2013 as binding for Council negotiators; stresses that the European Council conclusions also included elements falling under the ordinary legislative procedure, such as detailed allocation criteria, envelopes by programmes or beneficiary, as well as discretionary financial allocations adjusting the level of national returns from the Union budget;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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4. RegStrongly deplorets, moreover, that the numerous contacts and meetings held over the past few years between its delegation and the successive Council presidencies had no impact on the spirit, calendar or content of the negotiations or on the Council’s position, including, so far, the need to distinguish the legislative from the budgetary aspects of the MFF agreement;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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6. Calls for its Committee on Budgets, in cooperation with its Committee on Constitutional Affairs, to draw the necessary conclusions and come forward with new proposals, in due time ahead of the 2016 review / revision proposalspost electoral revision, on the modalities of such negotiations, so as to ensure the democratic and transparent nature of the whole budget setting process.