Full list of budgetary amendments

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2018 BUDGETARY PROCEDURE
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21.09.2017
COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS
RAPPORTEURS:
SIEGFRIED MURESAN - SECTION III (COMMISSION)
RICHARD ASHWORTH - OTHER SECTIONS
PARLIAMENT'S POSITION
Amendments submitted to the meeting of the
Committee on Budgets of
26-27 September 2017
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Draft amendment 1082 === EFDD/7543 ===
Tabled by Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Article 06 01 01 — Expenditure related to officials and temporary staff in the ‘Mobility and transport’
policy area
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 01 01 36 147 079 36 147 079 36 433 704 36 433 704 36 127 927 36 127 927 -3 427 927 -3 427 927 32 700 000 32 700 000
Reserve
Total 36 147 079 36 147 079 36 433 704 36 433 704 36 127 927 36 127 927 -3 427 927 -3 427 927 32 700000 32 700 000
Justification:
All the administrative expenditures related to the European Institutions should be reduced as much as
possible through an efficient and economical optimization of the EU costs.
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Draft amendment 1083 === EFDD/7544 ===
Tabled by Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 01 02 11 —Other management expenditure
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 01 02 11 2 032 932 2 032 932 2 046 187 2 046 187 2 000 309 2 000 309 -400 309 -400 309 1 600 000 1 600 000
Reserve
Total 2 032 932 2 032 932 2 046 187 2 046 187 2 000 309 2 000 309 -400 309 -400 309 1 600 000 1 600 000
Justification:
All the administrative expenditures related to the European Institutions should be reduced as much as
possible through an efficient and economical optimization of the EU costs.
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Draft amendment 4245 === BUDG/4245 ===
Tabled by Petri Sarvamaa
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 01 04 01 —Support expenditure for Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) —Transport
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 01 04 01 2 000 000 2 000 000 2 000 000 2 000 000 1 940 000 1 940 000 60 000 60 000 2 000 000 2 000 000
Reserve
Total 2 000 000 2 000 000 2 000 000 2 000 000 1 940 000 1 940 000 60 000 60 000 2 000 000 2 000 000
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Justification:
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 318 === ITRE/5043 ===
Tabled by Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 01 05 01 — Expenditure related to officials and temporary staff implementing research and
innovation programmes —Horizon 2020
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 01 05 01 4 776 024 4 776 024 4 754 946 4 754 946 4 612 298 4 612 298 142 648 142 648 4 754 946 4 754 946
Reserve
Total 4 776 024 4 776 024 4 754 946 4 754 946 4 612 298 4 612 298 142 648 142 648 4 754 946 4 754 946
Justification:
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 319 === ITRE/5044 ===
Tabled by Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 01 05 02 — External personnel implementing research and innovation programmes — Horizon
2020
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 01 05 02 2 370 000 2 370 000 2429 242 2 429 242 2 356 365 2 356 365 72 877 72 877 2 429 242 2 429 242
Reserve
Total 2 370 000 2 370 000 2 429 242 2 429 242 2 356 365 2 356 365 72 877 72 877 2 429 242 2 429 242
Justification:
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 320 === ITRE/5045 ===
Tabled by Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 01 05 03 — Other management expenditure for research and innovation programmes — Horizon
2020
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
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Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 01 05 03 608 000 608 000 608 000 608 000 589 760 589 760 18 240 18 240 608 000 608 000
Reserve
Total 608 000 608 000 608 000 608 000 589 760 589 760 18 240 18 240 608 000 608 000
Justification:
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 4463 === BUDG/4463 ===
Tabled by Jonathan Arnott
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 01 06 01 — Innovation and Networks Executive Agency — Contribution from Connecting Europe
Facility (CEF)
Amend figures, remarks, legal basis and reference acts as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 01 06 01 14 832 226 14 832 226 14 272 055 14 272 055 12 343 893 12 343 893 -12 343 893 -12 343 893 p.m. p.m.
Reserve
Total 14 832 226 14 832 226 14 272 055 14 272 055 12 343 893 12 343 893 -12 343 893 -12 343 893 p.m. p.m.
Remarks:
Delete following text:
This appropriation constitutes the subsidy to cover administrative expenditure on staff and operating
expenditure by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency as a result of its participation in the
management of the Connecting Europe Facility programme, in the completion of the projects financed under
the 2000-2006 and the 2007-2013 trans-European transport network (TEN-T) programme.
The contributions from the EFTA States pursuant to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in
particular Article 82 thereof and Protocol 32 thereto, must be added to the appropriations entered in this
item. By way of information, these amounts derive from contributions from the EFTA States entered against
Article 6 3 0 of the statement of revenue, which constitute assigned revenue in accordance with points (e),
(f) and (g) of Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation; they give rise to the provision of corresponding
appropriations and to implementation under the ‘European Economic Area’ Annex to this part of the
statement of expenditure in this section, which forms an integral part of the general budget.
The establishment plan of the Executive Agency is set out in Annex ‘Staff’to this section.
Legal basis:
Delete following text:
Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies
to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1).
Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on
Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No
661/2010/EU (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1).
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013
establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing
Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129).
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2015 on the
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European Fund for Strategic Investments, the European Investment Advisory Hub and the European
Investment Project Portal and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 — the
European Fund for Strategic Investments (OJ L 169, 1.7.2015, p. 1).
Reference acts:
Delete following text:
Commission Decision C(2007) 5282 of 5 November 2007 delegating powers to the Trans-European
Transport Network Executive Agency with a view to the performance of tasks linked to implementation of
the Community programmes for grants in the field of the trans-European transport network, comprising in
particular implementation of appropriations entered in the Community budget, as amended by Decision
C(2008) 5538 of 7 October 2008.
Commission Implementing Decision 2013/801/EU of 23 December 2013 establishing the Innovation and
Networks Executive Agency and repealing Decision 2007/60/EC (OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 65).
Commission Decision C(2013) 9235 of 23 December 2013 delegating powers to the Innovation and
Networks Executive Agency with a view to the performance of tasks linked to the implementation of Union
programmes in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructure and in the field of
transport and energy research and innovation comprising, in particular, implementation of appropriations
entered in the general budget of the Union.
Justification:
As the UK is leaving the EU there will need to be budgetary readjustments from the loss of revenue. Money
can be saved from this agency.
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Draft amendment 321 === ITRE/5046 ===
Tabled by Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 01 06 01 — Innovation and Networks Executive Agency — Contribution from Connecting Europe
Facility (CEF)
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 01 06 01 14 832 226 14 832 226 14 272 055 14 272 055 12 343 893 12 343 893 1 928 162 1 928 162 14 272 055 14 272 055
Reserve
Total 14 832 226 14 832 226 14 272 055 14 272 055 12 343 893 12 343 893 1 928 162 1 928 162 14 272 055 14 272 055
Justification:
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 4207 === BUDG/4207 ===
Tabled by Inese Vaidere
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
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Amend figures as follows:
Budget2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 1 500 000 1 389 140 764 785 468 520
Reserve
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 1 500 000 1 389 140 764 785 468 520
Justification:
The aim of the Global Project ‘Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica’ (Tallin - Riga - Kaunas - Warsaw axis) is to develop
a new, EU gauge double -track electrified railway line to eliminate the technical bottleneck due to the gauge
differences. Additional financial support for transport is needed to further implement all the necessary
preparatory activities, to continue with the construction works and to prepare for the main construction
phases of the railway line.
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Draft amendment 4533 === BUDG/4533 ===
Tabled by Andrey Novakov
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 18 000 000 4 805 480 1 405 640 764 790 274 000
Reserve
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 18 000 000 4 805 480 1 405 640 764 790 274 000
Justification:
CEF Transport shows a very high level of oversubscription for the current programming period. For 2014
and 2015 the rates lie at 300% and 200%. 2016 shows an even higher rate of 386%, with requested funding
of €7.5 bn and available budget of €1.9 bn. Overall ca. 92% of the 2014-2020 envelope for calls has already
been spent or booked for current projects, with the figure expected to reach 99.7% over 2017-2019. A
reduction by the Council of the 2018 appropriations is contrary to the rising demand for funding. The
budgetary amendment aim to restore the amount of funding proposed by the Commission.
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 1058 === EFDD/7515 ===
Tabled by Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 -500 000 000 -357 106 253 887 640 764 428 362 267
Reserve
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Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 -500 000 000 -357 106 253 887 640 764 428 362 267
Justification:
The EU resources must aim at objectives which ensure a real economic, environmental and social added-
value for the Member States and should not be used to finance projects marked out by a controversial
realization, such as the new Lyon-Turin rail link.
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Draft amendment 766 === EPP//7975 ===
Tabled by Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 388 200 000 189 905 480 1 775 840 764 975 374 000
Reserve
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 388 200 000 189 905 480 1 775 840 764 975 374 000
Justification:
The original 2018 annual profile of CEF budget lines that are used for the provisioning of the EFSI
Guarantee Fund should be restored. These amendments reflect the long-standing position of Parliament to
minimise the impact of EFSI redeployments on this programme.
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Draft amendment 1315 === S&D//7643 ===
Tabled by Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 388 200 000 375 005 480 1 775 840 764 1 160 474 000
Reserve
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 388 200 000 375 005 480 1 775 840 764 1 160 474 000
Justification:
EFSI offsetting package : The amendment intends to fully restore the original annual profile of this budget
line as it had been foreseen prior to the redeployment of commitment appropriations for the provisioning of
the EFSI (European Fund of Strategic Investments) Guarantee Fund. This increase will be financed by the
use of all other financial means available under the existing MFF-Regulation.
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Draft amendment 202 === TRAN/5556 ===
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Tabled by Committee on Transport and Tourism
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
Amend figures as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 18 000 000 4 805 480 1 405 640 764 790 274 000
Reserve
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 18 000 000 4 805 480 1 405 640 764 790 274 000
Justification:
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 217 === TRAN/5580 ===
Tabled by Committee on Transport and Tourism
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
Amend figures and remarks as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 18 000 000 4 805 480 1 405 640 764 790 274 000
Reserve
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 18 000 000 4 805 480 1 405 640 764 790 274 000
Remarks:
After paragraph:
Part of the appropriation will be used to support the Trans-European EuroVelo Cycling Network.
Add following text:
Re-establishing regional cross-border rail connections, that are abandoned or dismantled (missing links),
will get particular support.
Justification:
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 218 === TRAN/5581 ===
Tabled by Committee on Transport and Tourism
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
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Amend figures and remarks as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 18 000 000 4 805 480 1 405 640 764 790 274 000
Reserve
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 18 000 000 4805 480 1 405 640 764 790 274 000
Remarks:
After paragraph:
Part of the appropriation will be used to support the Trans-European EuroVelo Cycling Network.
Add following text:
The commission should reserve a minimum amount to supporting the Trans-European EuroVelo Cycling
Network and particularly route 13 (ICT), in combination with the TEN-T railway networks.
Justification:
Restore Draft Budget (DB).
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Draft amendment 1633 ===VERT/8470 ===
Tabled by Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
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SECTION III—COMMISSION
Item 06 02 01 01 — Removing bottlenecks, enhancing rail interoperability, bridging missing links and
improving cross-border sections
Amend remarks as follows:
Budget 2017 Draft budget 2018 Council's position 2018 Difference New amount
Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
06 02 01 01 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 1 387 640 764 785 468 520
Reserve
Total 1 174 293 698 428 362 267 1 405 640 764 790 274 000 1 387 640 764 785 468 520 1 387 640 764 785 468 520
Remarks:
After paragraph:
The objective of Removing bottlenecks and bridging .......... removed bottlenecks, which have benefitted
from CEF.
Amend text as follows:
Part of the appropriation will be used to support the Trans-European EuroVelo Cycling Network. The
Commission should reserve a minimum amount to supporting the Trans-European EuroVelo Cycling
Network and particularly route 13 (ICT), in combination with the TEN-T railway network.
Justification:
Regulations 1315/2013/EU on TEN-T and 1316/2013/EU on CEF. EP resolution on the TEN-T Green Paper
of22nd April 2009.
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Draft amendment 1634 === VERT/8471 ===
Tabled by Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
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