P6_TA(2005)0327
Draft amending budget No 3/2005
European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 3/2005 of the European Union for
the financial year 2005 —Section III —Commission (9760/2005 —C6-0214/2005 —2005/2102
(BUD))
The European Parliament ,
—having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4),
penultimate subparagraph, thereof,
—having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular
Article 177 thereof,
—having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Arti-
cles 37 and 38 thereof,
—having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005, as finally
adopted on 16 December 2004 (2),
—having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the
Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3),
—having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parlia-
ment, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund
supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improve-ment of the budgetary procedure (
4),
—having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 4/2005 of the European Union for the finan-
cial year 2005, which the Commission presented on 13 May 2005 (SEC(2005)0650),
—having regard to Draft amending budget No 3/2005, which the Council established on 24 June 2005
(9760/2005 —C6-0214/2005),
—having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
—having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0248/2005),
A. whereas the aim of Draft amending budget No 3/2005 is to enter in the 2005 budget the surplus of
the 2004 financial year, amounting to EUR 2,7 billion,
B. whereas this surplus consists of various elements, the most important being the over- registration in
revenue of EUR 1596 million,
C. whereas the highest difference between result and initial budget in 2004 occurred in Agriculture with
the balance of expenditure amounting to EUR 330,8 million, although this represents an improvementcompared with last year of around EUR 107 million, accounting for 27,8 % of the amount underspent,
D. whereas there have been considerable improvements in the uptake of funds in the fields of structural
funds, internal policies and external actions,
1. Welcomes the positive development compared to last year, when the real surplus of the 2003 budget
due to underspending amounted to nearly EUR 10 500 million taking into account the reduction ofEUR 5 000 million resulting from Amending budget No 6/2003 following a large overestimation of pay-ments in the Structural Funds;
(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 60, 8.3.2005, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement amended by Decision 2003/429/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).
(4) OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.C 193 E/196 EN 17.8.2006 Official Journal of the European Union
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2. Expresses, nevertheless, its dissatisfaction with the additional surplus of EUR 2,7 billion for the 2004
budget; considers that the challenges that the European Union is facing today cannot justify such an under-spending, in particular in Headings 3 and 4 of the financial perspective as well as pre-accession aid; there-fore expects a better level of implementation to be obtained in 2005 in order to reduce significantly thelevel of EU surplus;
3. Has decided to accept Draft amending budget No 3/2005 unamended;
4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.
P6_TA(2005)0328
Draft amending budget No 5/2005
European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 5/2005 of the European Union for
the financial year 2005 —Section III —Commission (11221/2005 —C6-0240/2005 —2005/2126
(BUD))
The European Parliament ,
—having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4),
penultimate subparagraph, thereof,
—having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular
Article 177 thereof,
—having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Arti-
cles 37 and 38 thereof,
—having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005, as finally
adopted on 16 December 2004 (2),
—having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the
Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3),
—having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parlia-
ment, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fundsupplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improve-ment of the budgetary procedure (
4),
—having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 5/2005 of the European Union for the finan-
cial year 2005, which the Commission presented on 6 June 2005 (SEC(2005)0758),
—having regard to Draft amending budget No 5/2005, which the Council established on 15 July 2005
(11221/2005 —C6-0240/2005),
—having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
—having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0253/2005),
A. whereas the European Union should give a response of solidarity to assist in the work following the
damage resulting from the storm in Slovakia,
B. whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 5/2005 is to enter these budgetary resources for-
mally in the 2005 budget,
(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 60, 8.3.2005, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement amended by Decision 2003/429/EC (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).
(4) OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.17.8.2006 EN C 193 E/197 Official Journal of the European Union
Wednesday 7 September 2005