European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Budgets BUDG_PV(2016)0523_1 MINUTES Meeting of 23 May 2016, 15.00-18.30, and 24 May 2016, 10.00-12.30 and 16.30-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday, 23 May 2016, with Jean Arthuis (Chair) presiding. 23 May 2016, 15.00 – 16.00 Coordinators' meeting (in camera) * * * 23 May 2016, 16.00 – 18.30 1. Adoption of agenda Decision: The draft agenda was adopted. 2. Chair’s announcements Coordinators decided to send a letter to the President, co-signed by the Chair and the two rapporteurs for the other sections Mr Deprez and Mr Tarand, on the transfer for internalisation of the drivers’ service. Coordinators decided to attribute the rapporteurship for the opinion on the REGI INI report on “Investing in jobs and growth – Maximising the contribution of the European Structural and Investment Funds: an evaluation of the report under Article 16(3) of the CPR” to the S&D and for the opinion on the LIBE report on “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010” to Mr Geier (S&D). PV\1095626EN.doc PE583.877v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Coordinators decided, if the committee was to confirm a decision to table a motion for objection to the delegated act adding Belarus under the EIB external mandate following the debate on 24 May, to attribute the rapporteurship to Ms Gardiazabal (S&D). Following the postponement of the presentation of the Draft Budget 2017, coordinators decided to replace the mandate for the trilogue by a recommendation by the rapporteur. Coordinators decided to postpone the hearing on budgetary aspects of the current refugee and migration crisis to 30 June 2016. Coordinators decided to confirm BUDG priorities for the annual structured dialogue with the Commission and to add a point on the fiscal capacity of the Eurozone. Coordinators decided to organise a workshop on the revision of the Financial Regulation. Coordinators decided to attribute the rapporteurship for the opinion to the ECON INI report on the financial activities of the EIB to Ms Gardiazabal (S&D). 3. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 4 April 2016 PV – PE580.546v01-00 Decision: The minutes were approved. * * * *** Voting time *** 4. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from France – EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal) BUDG/8/06156 2016/2043(BUD) COM(2016)0185 – C8-0136/2016 Rapporteur: Anneli Jäätteenmäki (ALDE) RR – PE580.769v02-00 AM – PE582.281v01-00 Responsible: BUDG Opinions: EMPL – Decision: no opinion LT – PE582.377v01-00 REGI – Decision: no opinion LT – PE582.285v01-00 Consideration and adoption Decision: Adopted: 22 votes to 4, with 0 abstentions 13 adopted amendments 4 rejected amendments 17 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:10 May 2016, 12.00 5. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from PE583.877v01-00 2/2 PV\1095626EN.doc EN Greece – EGF/2015/011 GR/Supermarket Larissa) BUDG/8/06235 2016/2050(BUD) COM(2016)0210 – C8-0149/2016 Rapporteur: Liadh Ní Riada (GUE/NGL) RR – PE580.770v02-00 AM – PE582.280v01-00 Responsible: BUDG Opinions: EMPL – Decision: no opinion LT – PE582.389v01-00 REGI – Decision: no opinion LT – PE582.286v01-00 Consideration and adoption Decision: Adopted.: 23 votes to 3, with 0 abstentions 17 adopted amendments 5 rejected amendments 22 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:10 May 2016, 12.00 6. The activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014 BUDG/8/04843 2015/2284(INI) COM(2015)0355 Rapporteur Jean-Paul Denanot (S&D) AD – PE578.509v02-00 for the AM – PE580.511v01-00 opinion: Responsible: EMPL* – Marian Harkin (ALDE) PR – PE578.543v01-00 AM – PE582.101v01-00 Opinions: INTA – Agnes Jongerius (S&D) AD – PE577.053v02-00 AM – PE580.502v01-00 BUDG* CONT – Marco Valli (EFDD) AD – PE573.206v03-00 AM – PE580.590v01-00 ITRE – Decision: no opinion REGI – Tamás Deutsch (PPE) AD – PE572.895v02-00 AM – PE575.212v01-00 FEMM – Vilija Blinkevičiūtė (S&D) AD – PE577.082v02-00 AM – PE580.447v01-00 Consideration and adoption Decision: Adopted.: 20 votes to 4, with 2 abstentions 40 adopted amendments: 70 presented: Deadline for tabling amendments:30 March 2016, 14.00 7. How best to harness the job creation potential of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)? BUDG/8/05058 2015/2320(INI) Rapporteur Liadh Ní Riada (GUE/NGL) AD – PE580.580v02-00 for the AM – PE582.198v02-00 opinion: PV\1095626EN.doc 3/3 PE583.877v01-00 EN Responsible: EMPL – Zdzisław Krasnodębski PR – PE575.159v01-00 (ECR) AM – PE582.164v03-00 Opinions: INTA – Decision: no opinion BUDG ITRE – Decision: no opinion REGI – Andrey Novakov (PPE) PA – PE576.886v01-00 AM – PE578.835v01-00 Consideration and adoption Decision: Adopted: 22 votes to 2, with 1 abstention 18 adopted amendments 5 rejected amendments 38 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:28 April 2016, 12.00 8. Access to Finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a Capital Markets Union BUDG/8/05924 2016/2032(INI) Rapporteur Zbigniew Kuźmiuk (ECR) AD – PE580.545v02-00 for the AM – PE582.202v01-00 opinion: Responsible: ECON – Othmar Karas (PPE) PR – PE576.834v01-00 AM – PE580.551v01-00 Opinions: INTA – Decision: no opinion BUDG EMPL – Decision: no opinion REGI – Marc Joulaud (PPE) PA – PE580.519v01-00 AM – PE582.097v01-00 CULT – Luigi Morgano (S&D) PA – PE580.400v01-00 AM – PE582.203v01-00 Consideration and adoption Decision: Adopted: 21 votes to 4, with 0 abstentions 19 adopted amendments 27 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:28 April 2016, 12.00 9. Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy BUDG/8/05936 2016/2036(INI) Rapporteur Jean Arthuis (ALDE) AD – PE580.697v02-00 for the AM – PE582.243v01-00 opinion: Responsible: AFET – Elmar Brok (PPE) Opinions: BUDG CULT – Angel Dzhambazki (ECR) AD – PE578.556v02-00 AM – PE578.792v01-00 Consideration and adoption PE583.877v01-00 4/4 PV\1095626EN.doc EN Decision: Adopted: 17 votes to 8, with 1 abstention 10 adopted amendments 9 rejected amendments 19 presented Deadline for tabling amendments:2 May 2016, 18.00 10. 2016 Budget: Section III - Commission Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (PPE) - DEC 6 and 7/2016 - Adopted: 20 to 4, with 0 abstentions - No other transfer request 11. 2016 Budget: Other Sections Rapporteur: Gérard Deprez (ALDE) - ECJ INF 2/2016 - Adopted: 20 to 3, with 0 abstentions - ECJ INF3/2016 - Adopted: 20 to 3, with 0 abstentions - CoR - changes to establishment plan - Adopted: 20 to 3, with 0 abstentions - No other transfer request 12. Building policy Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (PPE) - COM - OIB - Black Pearl and Merode buildings - No objections raised - COM - JRC in Karlsruhe - No objections raised - ECDC headquarters in Stockholm - No objections raised - EASO headquarters in Valletta - Request for 2 weeks extension - No other request Speakers: Monika Hohlmeier, Jean-Paul Denanot *** End of vote *** 24 May 2016, 10.00 – 12.30 13. Mission to Jordan and Lebanon (15-19 May 2016) BUDG/8/06491 Exchange of views - First reporting by the Chair and Members of the BUDG delegation Decision: Exchange of views Speakers: Jean Arthuis, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Younous Omarjee, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Eleftherios Synadinos, Reimer Böge, Liadh Ní Riada 14. Draft amending budget No 2/2016: Entering the surplus of the financial year 2015 BUDG/8/06303 2016/2051(BUD) Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (PPE) PR – PE582.283v01-00 Responsible: BUDG PV\1095626EN.doc 5/5 PE583.877v01-00 EN Opinions: CONT – Decision: no opinion Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Speakers: Jean Arthuis, Silvano Presa (European Commission, DG BUDG) Deadline for tabling amendments:26 May 2016, 18.00 15. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Belgium - EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery) BUDG/8/06442 2016/2074(BUD) COM(2016)0242 – C8-0170/2016 Rapporteur: Victor Negrescu (S&D) PR – PE582.411v01-00 Responsible: BUDG Opinions: EMPL REGI – Decision: no opinion LT – PE583.903v01-00 Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Speakers: Victor Negrescu, Jean-Paul Denanot, Jean Arthuis, Silvano Presa (European Commission, DG BUDG) Deadline for tabling amendments:2 June 2016, 12.00 16. Budgetary Control of financing NGOs from the EU Budget BUDG/8/05370 2015/2345(INI) Rapporteur Clare Moody (S&D) PA – PE582.095v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: CONT* – Markus Pieper (PPE) Opinions: DEVE – Elly Schlein (S&D) BUDG* EMPL – Tatjana Ždanoka (Verts/ALE) PA – PE580.489v01-00 AM – PE582.108v01-00 ENVI – Mireille D'Ornano (ENF) Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Speakers: Jean Arthuis, Clare Moody, Tomáš Zdechovský Deadline for tabling amendments:30 May 2016, 18.00 17. Commission Delegated Decision amending Annex III to Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union, as regards Belarus BUDG/8/06253 PE583.877v01-00 6/6 PV\1095626EN.doc EN 2016/2669(DEA) C(2016)02164 Responsible: BUDG Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Speakers: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Lawrence Meredith (European Commission, DG NEAR), Kay Parplies (European Commission, DG ECFIN), Clare Moody, Bernd Kölmel, Jean Arthuis, Dirk Schuebel (EEAS) 18. Common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency BUDG/8/05277 ***I 2015/0277(COD) COM(2015)0613 – C8-0389/2015 Rapporteur Jens Geier (S&D) PA – PE582.109v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: TRAN – Marian-Jean Marinescu PR – PE576.812v01-00 (PPE) Opinions: BUDG ENVI – Decision: no opinion ITRE – Decision: no opinion LIBE – Decision: no opinion Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Speakers: Jens Geier, Petri Sarvamaa, Monika Hohlmeier, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Jean Arthuis, Silvano Presa (European Commission, DG BUDG) Deadline for tabling amendments:27 May 2016, 10.00 24 May 2016, 16.30 – 18.30 19.