EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 - 2019

Committee on Budgets

2014/2224(BUD)

12.12.2014

AMENDMENTS 1 - 40

Draft report Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Monika Hohlmeier (PE544.311v01-00)

The new draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 (0000/2014 – C8-0000/2014 – 2014/2224(BUD))

AM\1043683EN.doc PE544.380v01-00

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PE544.380v01-00 2/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN Amendment 1 José Manuel Fernandes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Recalls that the "draft package" agreed, 1. Recalls that the "draft package" agreed, after difficult negotiations, by after difficult negotiations, by representatives of Parliament and Council representatives of Parliament and Council during the trilogue of 8 December 2014 during the trilogue of 8 December 2014 consists of three elements: Draft Amending consists of three elements: Draft Amending Budgets No 3-8/2014 for an overall Budgets No 3-8/2014 for an overall amount of EUR 49,8 million in amount of EUR 49,8 million in commitment appropriations and additional commitment appropriations and additional EUR 3 529,6 million from fresh money in EUR 3 529,6 million from fresh money in payment appropriations, so at least payment appropriations, the Union Budget partially covering the current shortage in for the year 2015 set at a level of EUR 145 payments, the Union Budget for the year 321,5 million and EUR 141 214,0 million, 2015 set at a level of EUR 145 321,5 in commitment and payment million and EUR 141 214,0 million, in appropriations respectively, and six joint commitment and payment appropriations statements as well as three unilateral respectively, and six joint statements as statements; well as three unilateral statements;

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Amendment 2 Gérard Deprez

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Recalls that the "draft package" agreed, 1. Recalls that the "draft package" agreed, after difficult negotiations, by after difficult negotiations, by representatives of Parliament and Council representatives of Parliament and Council during the trilogue of 8 December 2014 during the trilogue of 8 December 2014 consists of three elements: Draft Amending consists of three elements: Draft Amending Budgets No 3-8/2014 for an overall Budgets No 3-8/2014 for an overall amount of EUR 49,8 million in amount of EUR 49,8 million in commitment appropriations and additional commitment appropriations and additional EUR 3 529,6 million from fresh money in EUR 3 529,6 million from fresh money in

AM\1043683EN.doc 3/24 PE544.380v01-00 EN payment appropriations, so at least payment appropriations, the Union Budget partially covering the current shortage in for the year 2015 set at a level of EUR 145 payments, the Union Budget for the year 321,5 million and EUR 141 214,0 million, 2015 set at a level of EUR 145 321,5 in commitment and payment million and EUR 141 214,0 million, in appropriations respectively, and six joint commitment and payment appropriations statements as well as three unilateral respectively, and six joint statements as statements; well as three unilateral statements;

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Amendment 3 João Ferreira, Ines Cristina Zuber, Miguel Viegas on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1a. Considers it extremely important to secure a net increase in the appropriations against EU budget lines relating to economic and social cohesion to at least double the current amounts, together with a radical change in the way in which the appropriations are allocated; believes an immediate revision of the MFF also to be extremely important, in order to secure a net increase in the amounts currently provided for, which should be at least doubled; considers it extremely important for the funds for this increase to be made available by raising the contributions of the Member States with the highest GNI and per capita income, which will require changes to be made to the current breakdown among Member States;

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Amendment 4 José Manuel Fernandes

PE544.380v01-00 4/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1a. Considers that the level of payments agreed both for 2014 and 2015 reaches the minimum required to stabilise the level of unpaid bills at year-end; is, therefore, satisfied by this result that is attributed to the strong determination of Parliament’s negotiating team throughout this year’s budgetary negotiations; recalls that a satisfactory level of payments was the primary objective of Parliament in these negotiations;

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Amendment 5 Gérard Deprez

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1a. Underlines that, while enabling the Commission to respond to the most urgent payments needs in 2014, the level of additional payment appropriations brought to the 2014 budget will not be sufficient to solve the recurrent snowball effect of unpaid bills in 2015; hence, puts the emphasis on the joint statement on a payment plan which accompanies the agreement package on budget 2014 and budget 2015;

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Amendment 6 José Manuel Fernandes

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

1b. Is convinced, however, that efforts need to be stepped up in the coming years with the view of reducing the level of unpaid bills, with a particular focus on cohesion policy, to a sustainable level; stresses, in this respect, the joint commitment of the three EU Institutions to consider any possible means to reduce the level of those bills, as set out in the joint statement on a payment plan accompanying this year’s budgetary agreement;

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Amendment 7 João Ferreira, Ines Cristina Zuber, Miguel Viegas, Marie-Christina Vergiat, Sofia Sakorafa, Emmanouil Glezos on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1b. Considers it extremely important to set up support to Member States, in particular those already in recession, in connection with investment in infrastructure, public amenities, research, innovation and development;

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Amendment 8 Neoklis Sylikiotis, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Joao Ferreira, Ines Cristina Zuber, Miguel Viegas on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

PE544.380v01-00 6/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Welcomes the increase of EUR 244,2 deleted million in the overall level of commitment appropriations compared to the original position of the Council of 2 September 2014; is satisfied with the fact that the EUR 521,9 million of cuts by the Council in commitments have been fully reversed and that a further EUR 170,7 million of commitments have been added, including the full package of pilot projects and preparatory actions;

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Amendment 9 Gérard Deprez

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Welcomes the increase of EUR 244,2 2. Welcomes the increase of EUR 244,2 million in the overall level of commitment million in the overall level of commitment appropriations compared to the original appropriations compared to the original position of the Council of 2 September position of the Council of 2 September 2014; is satisfied with the fact that the 2014; is satisfied with the fact that the EUR 521,9 million of cuts by the Council EUR 521,9 million of cuts by the Council in commitments have been fully reversed in commitments have been fully reversed and that a further EUR 170,7 million of and that a further EUR 170,7 million of commitments have been added, including commitments have been added, including the full package of pilot projects and the full package of pilot projects and preparatory actions; preparatory actions and EUR 95 million for Horizon 2020, COSME, ERASMUS and humanitarian Aid;

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AM\1043683EN.doc 7/24 PE544.380v01-00 EN Amendment 10 José Manuel Fernandes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Regrets however that the Council was 3. Is pleased that the overall level of once again not willing to complement its commitments obtained in the negotiations political declarations with sufficient includes modest reinforcements above the budgetary resources regarding the support level proposed by the Commission for for jobs and growth and the Union’s some key EU programmes (e.g. Horizon international commitments, which it 2020, COSME, Erasmus +), demonstrated by not agreeing to budgeting corresponding to Parliament’s political up to the MFF ceiling in Headings 1a and priorities; regrets however that the Council 4; is however pleased that the increases was once again not willing to complement obtained in the negotiations correspond to its political declarations with sufficient Parliament’s political priorities; budgetary resources regarding the support for jobs and growth and the Union’s international commitments, which it demonstrated by not agreeing to further reinforcements in Headings 1a and 4, as requested by Parliament in its October reading;

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Amendment 11 Jens Geier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Regrets however that the Council was 3. Regrets however that the Council was once again not willing to complement its once again not willing to complement its political declarations with sufficient political declarations with sufficient budgetary resources regarding the support budgetary resources regarding the support for jobs and growth and the Union's for jobs and growth and the Union's international commitments, which it international commitments, which it demonstrated by not agreeing to budgeting demonstrated by not agreeing to budgeting up to the MFF ceiling in Headings 1a and up to the MFF ceiling in Headings 1a and 4; is however pleased that the increases 4; is pleased that the increases obtained in obtained in the negotiations correspond to the negotiations correspond to Parliament's

PE544.380v01-00 8/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN Parliament's political priorities; political priorities; regrets however in this context that the Council seems to not have any political priorities anymore and is solely interested in horizontally limiting the expenses as much as possible;

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Amendment 12 Neoklis Sylikiotis, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie- Christina Vergiat, Sofia Sakorafa, Emmanouil Glezos on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3a. Stresses that the research and innovation programmes of the EU, a fundamental pillar of growth strategy, should support social development and resolve problems of the European Union such as poverty and social exclusion;

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Amendment 13 Neoklis Sylikiotis, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie- Christina Vergiat, Sofia Sakorafa, Emmanouil Glezos on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3b. Stresses that the EU Budget must promote social development and cohesion over austerity, wage reductions and distortion of social fabric in countries under adjustment programmes;

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AM\1043683EN.doc 9/24 PE544.380v01-00 EN Amendment 14 João Ferreira, Ines Cristina Zuber, Miguel Viegas, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat, Emmanouil Glezos on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3c. Urges the Commission, in view of the deepening of the crisis and the significant increase in poverty to which this is giving rise, to make combating poverty a genuine priority by putting forward specific measures to reduce poverty and arrangements under which the EU budget can be used to supplement action taken by Member States;

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Amendment 15 Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat, Emmanouil Glezos on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3d. Highlights that the EU austerity policies have created a downward pressure on real wages in Member States and that this will prolong the economic and social crisis; underlines that the EU budget should be used to underpin efforts to increase real wages as well as to fight social-dumping in the Member States;

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PE544.380v01-00 10/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN Amendment 16 Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat, Emmanouil Glezos on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3e. Notes with concern that, while the proposed level of payment appropriations will be mainly dedicated to covering outstanding commitments and the winding down of programmes while at same time most of the instruments have seen their scopes increased (e.g.: Fund for most deprived), the Commission declares that the payments backlog will continue to grow above the EUR 23,4 billion already reached at the end of 2013, even with DAB 3/2014 adoption;

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Amendment 17 Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat, Sofia Sakorafa, Emmanouil Glezos on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Calls for the end of the mechanisms introduced by the new CPR such as the macroeconomic conditionalities and the performance reserve, which could punish local and regional authorities in a budgetary context they are not responsible for;

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AM\1043683EN.doc 11/24 PE544.380v01-00 EN Amendment 18 Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4b. Recalls that instruments such as the ESF, the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund or the Youth Employment Initiative are of particular importance during a crisis, and that the first victims of payment decrease are always the weaker stakeholders, such as Member States with budgetary constraints, local and regional authorities, outermost regions, SMEs, NGOs, social partners;

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Amendment 19 João Ferreira, Ines Cristina Zuber, Miguel Viegas, Marie-Christina Vergiat on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5a. Is opposed to the EU budget being used to fund a militarist, neo-liberal Union; points to the need for a different approach which supports sustainable development, stronger, environment- friendly domestic demand based on higher wages, full employment based on jobs with rights, social well-being, the eradication of poverty and social exclusion, and economic and social cohesion;

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PE544.380v01-00 12/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN Amendment 20 Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5b. Recalls that EU funds, including research grants from the Commission, shall not fund military projects; stresses that the concept of dual-use technology shall not be used as a loophole to fund projects with a de facto military aim such as drones for high-tech warfare and security surveillance;

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Amendment 21 Jens Geier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Notes however that, particularly with 6. Notes however that, particularly with regard to payments, the budgetary regard to payments, the budgetary negotiations have become more and more negotiations have become more and more difficult over the past years, mainly due to difficult over the past years, mainly due to the uncompromising position of the the uncompromising position of the Council; underlines once again its position Council; underlines once again its position that the main function of the budgetary that the main function of the budgetary procedure should be to agree on the procedure should be to agree on the political priorities in budgetary political priorities in budgetary commitments, whereas payments should commitments, whereas payments should simply be considered as a technical follow- simply be considered as a technical follow- up to honour these commitments; up to honour these commitments; reminds the Council of the definitions of the type of appropriations in Article 10(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union and its rules of application, stating that "payment appropriations shall cover payments made

AM\1043683EN.doc 13/24 PE544.380v01-00 EN to honour the legal commitments entered into the financial year or preceding financial years";

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Amendment 22 Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat, Sofia Sakorafa on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6a. Notes with concern the clear statement of the 6th Cohesion Report that regional disparities widened in particular during the crisis years 2008-2011, meaning that efforts of cohesion policy will have to be significantly increased in order to reach the goals of economic, social and territorial cohesion as stipulated in Article 174 TFEU;

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Amendment 23 Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6b. Notes that 2015 will be the second year of implementation of the new ESI funds cycle; underscores the need for sufficient commitment and payment appropriations in order to ensure that the programmes reach the intended number of beneficiaries and thus impact;

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Amendment 24 Jens Geier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Welcomes the fact that Council, in the 7. Welcomes the fact that Council, in the end, agreed to the mobilisation of the end, agreed to the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2014, even though Contingency Margin in 2014, even though to a lower amount than needed; welcomes to a lower amount than needed; welcomes furthermore the overall reinforcement in furthermore the overall reinforcement in payments in the 2014 budget, on a number payments in the 2014 budget, on a number of budget lines up to a level EUR 4,2 of budget lines up to a level EUR 4,2 billion, of which EUR 3 168,2 million will billion, of which EUR 3 168,2 million will be mobilised through the Contingency be mobilised through the Contingency Margin for 2014 as well as the fact that the Margin for 2014 as well as the fact that the increases proposed in DAB No 3/2014 in increases proposed in DAB No 3/2014 in payment appropriations for Heading 1a and payment appropriations for Heading 1a and Heading 4 have been largely preserved in Heading 4 have been largely preserved in the final compromise; the final compromise; reminds that the Parliament already in its reading on the budget 2014 envisaged the higher need for payment appropriations (final agreement was EUR 983 million lower than the adopted Parliament position); calls on the Council not to try to artificially cut the EU budget every year;

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Amendment 25 José Manuel Fernandes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Welcomes the fact that Council, in the 7. Welcomes the fact that Council, in the end, agreed to the mobilisation of the end, agreed to the mobilisation of the

AM\1043683EN.doc 15/24 PE544.380v01-00 EN Contingency Margin in 2014, even though Contingency Margin in 2014, even though to a lower amount than needed; welcomes to a lower amount than needed; welcomes furthermore the overall reinforcements in furthermore the overall reinforcements in payments in the 2014 budget, on a number payments in the 2014 budget, on a number of budget lines up to a level EUR 4,2 of budget lines up to a level EUR 4,2 billion, of which EUR 3 168,2 million will billion, of which EUR 3 168,2 million will be mobilised through the Contingency be mobilised through the Contingency Margin for 2014 as well as the fact that the Margin for 2014 as well as the fact that the increases proposed in DAB No 3/2014 in increases proposed in DAB No 3/2014 in payment appropriations for Heading 1a and payment appropriations for Heading 1a and Heading 4 have been largely preserved in Heading 4 have been largely preserved in the final compromise; the final compromise; notes that the reinforcements mainly target Heading 1b, where the bulk of the problem of unpaid bills at year-end currently lies;

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Amendment 26 Paul Tang

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Disapproves however of the Council’s 8. Disapproves however of the Council’s position of not using the full amount of the position of not using the full amount of the extra revenue from fines to cover extra revenue from fines to cover outstanding payment needs; is of the outstanding payment needs; is of the opinion that until the payment crisis is opinion that until the payment crisis is resolved, all windfall revenue should be resolved, all windfall revenue should be fully used to address this problem; fully used to address this problem; recalls that the draft package has been reached because it was meeting the Parliament's demand to stabilize the outstanding payments problem; underlines however that a genuine solution of the EU payment crisis requires an adequate limit of unpaid bills;

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PE544.380v01-00 16/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN Amendment 27 Martina Michels, Marisa Matias, Marie-Christina Vergiat on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9a. Recalls that, according to Article 310 TEUF, the revenue and expenditure shown in the EU budget shall be in balance;

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Amendment 28 José Manuel Fernandes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10a. Reiterates its long-standing position that the payments of special instruments should be calculated over and above the MFF ceilings, as is the case for commitments; regrets that, once more, it has not been made possible to reach an agreement with Council on this point; stresses, however, that all efforts need to be made towards a definite agreement on this point at the earliest possible date;

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Amendment 29 Marie-Christina Vergiat on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new)

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10a. Considers it extremely important to put an end to much of military spending and spending on external representation, clamping down on migrants (in particular through Frontex) and propaganda;

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Amendment 30 Neoklis Sylikiotis, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Joao Ferreira, Ines Cristina Zuber, Miguel Viegas on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Reaffirms its position that a new deleted system of Own Resources is vitally important to get out of the current impasses in budgetary negotiations and therefore attaches the highest importance to the work of the Monti group;

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Amendment 31 Gérard Deprez

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Reaffirms its position that a new 11. Reaffirms its position that an in-depth system of Own Resources is vitally reform of the system of Own Resources is important to get out of the current vitally needed to get out of the current impasses in budgetary negotiations and impasses in budgetary negotiations and therefore attaches the highest importance to therefore attaches the highest importance to the work of the Monti group; the work of the High-Level Group on Own

PE544.380v01-00 18/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN Ressources, under the chairmanship of Mario Monti;

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Amendment 32 Marie-Christina Vergiat on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11a. Believes that we need to move away from the policies currently being pursued by the EU if we are really serious about solving problems relating to sustainable economic growth, poverty, unemployment, social exclusion and inequalities (income); stresses the need for a strategy setting out a new way forward for Europe, towards full employment, decent jobs, decent pay, social and economic cohesion, universal welfare provision and the highest possible living standards, which takes account of each Member State’s development needs, in particular those of the least-advanced Member States, and which fosters genuine convergence by helping to narrow the development gap between Member States and reduce economic, social and regional disparities;

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Amendment 33 Ernest Maragall

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11a. Without prejudge the opinions of the High Level Group on Own Resources, it must be stated that "own resources" means that they are not Member States' resources but EU resources; the Member States collect them for the EU and therefore should not include them in their revenues, neither its transference to the EU account as expenses; the Member States are not contributors to the EU but collectors following the Treaties and they are net recipients through the EU programs that they implement;

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Amendment 34 Joao Ferreira, Ines Cristina Zuber, Miguel Viegas, Marisa Matias on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11b. Considers it extremely important for the funds for this increase to be made available by raising the contributions of the Member States with the highest GNI and per capita income, which will require changes to be made to the current breakdown among Member States;

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Amendment 35 Jens Geier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

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12. Regrets the unwillingness of both 12. Regrets the unwillingness of both Council and Commission to provide EU Council and Commission to provide EU agencies with the necessary resources, agencies with the necessary resources, especially with regard to staff, to fulfil the especially with regard to staff, to fulfil the mandates they were given by the mandates they were given by the legislative authority and underlines that the legislative authority and underlines that the present agreement does not imply an present agreement does not imply an acceptance by Parliament of the acceptance by Parliament of the redeployment pool concept by the redeployment pool concept by the Commission; Commission; furthermore, highly regrets the staff cuts in fee-financed agencies and considers them unjustified as far as the respective posts are not financed from the EU budget;

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Amendment 36 Marisa Matias, Martina Michels, Marie-Christina Vergiat, Sofia Sakorafa, Emmanouil Glezos on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12a. Insists on the need to enhance its support for the Middle East Peace Process and its determination to ensure the adequate amount of funding to UNRWA and the Palestinian Authority by increasing the level of commitment appropriations to EUR 300 million in payments and to increase it up to EUR 300 million in commitments in order to provide sufficient resources to ease the dramatic humanitarian situation and to support the efforts of reconstruction in the Gaza strip; is astonished that the Council has once again reduced the DB payment appropriations for UNRWA and the Palestinian Authority without clear

AM\1043683EN.doc 21/24 PE544.380v01-00 EN justification; considers this line under- budgeted already in the DB;

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Amendment 37 Jens Geier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Welcomes the implementation of the 14. Welcomes the implementation of the first phase of the cooperation agreement first phase of the cooperation agreement between the Parliament and the European between the Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee and Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions; believes that Committee of the Regions as well as the this agreement is a good example of budgetary neutral transfers of "common finding synergies between the institutions administrative costs" for Commission which will increase efficiency and staff in delegations from Section III generate eavings; expects the second (Commission) to Section X (EEAS) of the phase of that agreement to be completed budget; by July 2015;

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Amendment 38 Jens Geier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Welcomes the budgetary neutral deleted transfers of "common administrative costs" for Commission staff in delegations from Section III (Commission) to Section X (EEAS) of the budget; reiterates that this transfer will respond to the simplification in the management of the administrative expenditure of the EU delegations and should not have any other

PE544.380v01-00 22/24 AM\1043683EN.doc EN impact on the administrative appropriations of the Commission nor on the working conditions of Commission staff in delegations; insists that the transfer be implemented through good cooperation between the EEAS and Commission;

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Amendment 39 Ingeborg Gräßle

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15a. Deplores, however, that the Council refused a budgetary neutral transfer of the appropriations for European Union Special Representatives from Section III (Commission) to Section X (EEAS) of the budget, which was supported by both Parliament and the Commission; considers that this refusal of the Council runs counter to the aim of a visible, coherent and efficient foreign policy of the Union;

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Amendment 40 Paul Tang

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Regrets, in general, Council's inability 16. Regrets, in general, Council's inability to find a common position, especially to find a common position, especially during the 21-day conciliation period and during the 21-day conciliation period and with regard to the adoption of the Draft with regard to the adoption of the Draft

AM\1043683EN.doc 23/24 PE544.380v01-00 EN Amending Budgets, and invites the Amending Budgets, and invites the Council and the Commission to agree Council and the Commission to agree jointly, at the beginning of 2015, on ways jointly, at the beginning of 2015, on ways to improve the budgetary procedure with to improve the budgetary procedure with the aim of facilitating the adoption of the the aim of facilitating the adoption of the 2016 Union budget; 2016 Union budget which should be the starting point of a new structural approach to the European budget as to avoid unnecessary, returning conflicts as much as possible and to enhance the understanding among the interlocutors of the extent to which EU expenditures contribute to the shared commitment of growth and jobs for the EU;

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