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European Parliament 2014-2019 European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Budgets BUDG_PV(2017)0403_1 MINUTES Meeting of 3 April 2017, 20.00-21.30 STRASBOURG The meeting opened at 20.00 on Monday, 3 April 2017, with Jean Arthuis (Chair) presiding. 3 April 2017, 20.00 – 21.30 1. Adoption of agenda Decision: The draft agenda was adopted. 2. Chair’s announcements Feedback from the budgetary trilogue of 27 March. Speakers: Jean Arthuis, Siegfried Muresan. * * * *** Voting time *** 3. Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2018 – Section I – European Parliament BUDG/8/09263 2017/2022(BUD) Rapporteur: Richard Ashworth (ECR) AM – PE601.129v01-00 Responsible: BUDG Adoption of draft report Decision: Adopted.: 30 votes to 4, with 2 abstentions 61 adopted amendments 204 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:15 March 2017, 13.00 PV\1122667EN.docx PE602.927v01-00 EN United in diversity EN 4. Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal BUDG/8/09134 2017/2017(BUD) COM(2017)0045 – C8-0022/2017 Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (PPE) Responsible: BUDG Opinions: REGI – Decision: no opinion LT – PE599.839v01-00 Adoption of draft report Decision: Adopted.: 35 votes to 1, with 0 abstentions Deadline for tabling amendments:2 March 2017, 13.00 5. Draft Amending Budget 1 to the General Budget 2017 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal BUDG/8/09143 2017/2018(BUD) 07003/2017 – C8-0130/2017 Rapporteur: Jens Geier (S&D) Responsible: BUDG Adoption of draft report Decision: Adopted.: 35 votes to 1, with 0 abstentions Deadline for tabling amendments:2 March 2017, 13.00 6. Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2017/000 TA 2017 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission) BUDG/8/09360 2017/2033(BUD) COM(2017)0101 – C8-0097/2017 Rapporteur: Victor Negrescu (S&D) AM – PE601.271v01-00 Responsible: BUDG Opinions: EMPL – Decision: no opinion LT – PE601.242v01-00 REGI – Decision: no opinion LT – PE602.809v01-00 Adoption of draft report Decision: Adopted.: 30 votes to 5, with 1 abstention 4 adopted amendments 4 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:27 March 2017, 12.00 7. Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova BUDG/8/08967 ***I 2017/0007(COD) COM(2017)0014 – C8-0016/2017 Rapporteur Siegfried Mureşan (PPE) PA – PE600.929v01-00 for the AM – PE602.721v01-00 opinion: Responsible: INTA – Sorin Moisă (S&D) PR – PE601.003v01-00 PE602.927v01-00 2/15 PV\1122667EN.docx EN Opinions: AFET – Petras Auštrevičius (ALDE) PA – PE599.716v01-00 AM – PE601.208v01-00 BUDG Adoption of draft opinion Decision: Adopted.: 29 votes to 6, with 0 abstentions 5 adopted amendments 14 rejected amendments 19 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:23 March 2017, 10.00 8. Promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities BUDG/8/07866 ***I 2016/0287(COD) COM(2016)0589 – C8-0378/2016 Rapporteur Liadh Ní Riada (GUE/NGL) PA – PE597.622v01-00 for the AM – PE601.135v01-00 opinion: Responsible: ITRE – Carlos Zorrinho (S&D) PR – PE592.352v01-00 AM – PE592.353v01-00 Opinions: BUDG ENVI – Decision: no opinion IMCO – Decision: no opinion TRAN – Claudia Țapardel (S&D) PA – PE595.741v01-00 AM – PE600.941v01-00 REGI – Rosa D'Amato (EFDD) AD – PE597.451v02-00 AM – PE599.712v01-00 CULT – Decision: no opinion Adoption of draft opinion Decision: Adopted.: 33 votes to 2, with 1 abstention 19 adopted amendments 28 rejected amendments 47 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:9 March 2017, 12.00 9. 2017 Budget: Section III - Commission Rapporteur: Jens Geier (S&D) - DEC 2/2017 - Adopted: 29 votes to 3, with 1 abstention - No other transfer request 10. 2017 Budget: Other Sections Rapporteur: Indrek Tarand (Greens/EFA) - No transfer request 11. Building policy Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (PPE) - No request PV\1122667EN.docx 3/15 PE602.927v01-00 EN *** End of vote *** * * * 12. Any other business None 13. Next meetings 24-25 April 2017 PE602.927v01-00 4/15 PV\1122667EN.docx EN Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2018 – Section I – European Parliament, 2017/2022(BUD), Richard Ashworth ..................................................................... 6 2. Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal, 2017/2017(BUD), José Manuel Fernandes ............................ 7 3. Draft Amending Budget 1 to the General Budget 2017 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal, 2017/2018(BUD), Jens Geier .................................................................. 8 4. Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2017/000 TA 2017 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission), 2017/2033(BUD), Victor Negrescu9 5. Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova, 2017/0007(COD), Siegfried Mureşan .................................................................................................................................... 10 6. Promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities, 2016/0287(COD), Liadh Ní Riada ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PV\1122667EN.docx 5/15 PE602.927v01-00 EN 1. Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2018 – Section I – European Parliament, 2017/2022(BUD), Richard Ashworth 30 + ALDE Nedzhmi Ali, Jean Arthuis, Gérard Deprez ECR Bernd Kölmel, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Bernd Lucke PPE Lefteris Christoforou, José Manuel Fernandes, Ingeborg Gräßle, Othmar Karas, Ivana Maletić, Siegfried Mureşan, Andrey Novakov, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Tomáš Zdechovský S&D Nicola Caputo, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jens Geier, Iris Hoffmann, Clare Moody, Victor Negrescu, Pina Picierno, Isabelle Thomas, Daniele Viotti, Manuel dos Santos Verts/ALE Jordi Solé, Indrek Tarand, Monika Vana 4 - EFDD Marco Valli ENF Marco Zanni, Stanisław Żółtek NI Eleftherios Synadinos 2 0 GUE/NGL Liadh Ní Riada, Younous Omarjee PE602.927v01-00 6/15 PV\1122667EN.docx EN 2. Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal, 2017/2017(BUD), José Manuel Fernandes 35 + ALDE Nedzhmi Ali, Jean Arthuis, Gérard Deprez ECR Bernd Kölmel, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Bernd Lucke EFDD Marco Valli ENF Marco Zanni GUE/NGL Liadh Ní Riada, Younous Omarjee NI Eleftherios Synadinos PPE Lefteris Christoforou, José Manuel Fernandes, Ingeborg Gräßle, Othmar Karas, Ivana Maletić, Siegfried Mureşan, Andrey Novakov, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Tomáš Zdechovský S&D Nicola Caputo, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jens Geier, Iris Hoffmann, Clare Moody, Victor Negrescu, Pina Picierno, Isabelle Thomas, Daniele Viotti, Manuel dos Santos Verts/ALE Jordi Solé, Indrek Tarand, Monika Vana 1 - ENF Stanisław Żółtek 0 0 PV\1122667EN.docx 7/15 PE602.927v01-00 EN 3. Draft Amending Budget 1 to the General Budget 2017 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal, 2017/2018(BUD), Jens Geier 35 + ALDE Nedzhmi Ali, Jean Arthuis, Gérard Deprez ECR Bernd Kölmel, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Bernd Lucke EFDD Marco Valli ENF Marco Zanni GUE/NGL Liadh Ní Riada, Younous Omarjee NI Eleftherios Synadinos PPE Lefteris Christoforou, José Manuel Fernandes, Ingeborg Gräßle, Othmar Karas, Ivana Maletić, Siegfried Mureşan, Andrey Novakov, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Tomáš Zdechovský S&D Nicola Caputo, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jens Geier, Iris Hoffmann, Clare Moody, Victor Negrescu, Pina Picierno, Isabelle Thomas, Daniele Viotti, Manuel dos Santos Verts/ALE Jordi Solé, Indrek Tarand, Monika Vana 1 - ENF Stanisław Żółtek 0 0 PE602.927v01-00 8/15 PV\1122667EN.docx EN 4. Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2017/000 TA 2017 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission), 2017/2033(BUD), Victor Negrescu 30 + ALDE Nedzhmi Ali, Jean Arthuis, Gérard Deprez ECR Zbigniew Kuźmiuk GUE/NGL Liadh Ní Riada, Younous Omarjee PPE Lefteris Christoforou, José Manuel Fernandes, Ingeborg Gräßle, Othmar Karas, Ivana Maletić, Siegfried Mureşan, Andrey Novakov, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Tomáš Zdechovský S&D Nicola Caputo, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jens Geier, Iris Hoffmann, Clare Moody, Victor Negrescu, Pina Picierno, Isabelle Thomas, Daniele Viotti, Manuel dos Santos Verts/ALE Jordi Solé, Indrek Tarand, Monika Vana 5 - ECR Bernd Kölmel, Bernd Lucke EFDD Marco Valli ENF Stanisław Żółtek NI Eleftherios Synadinos 1 0 ENF Marco Zanni PV\1122667EN.docx 9/15 PE602.927v01-00 EN 5. Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova, 2017/0007(COD), Siegfried Mureşan 29 + ALDE Nedzhmi Ali, Jean Arthuis, Gérard Deprez ECR Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Bernd Kölmel, Bernd Lucke PPE Lefteris Christoforou, José Manuel Fernandes, Ingeborg Gräßle, Othmar Karas, Ivana Maletić, Siegfried Mureşan, Andrey Novakov, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Tomáš Zdechovský S&D Nicola Caputo, Eider Gardiazabal
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