P6_TA(2007)0223#Draft amending budget No 2/2007#European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on Draft amending budget No 2/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (9254/2007 — C6-0130/2007 — 2007/2069(BUD))
Date: 2007-06-07
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: amending budget, budgetary resources, financial year, general budget (EU)

C 125 E/114

Thursday 7 June 2007

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Draft amending budget No 2/2007

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on Draft amending budget No 2/2007 of the
the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (9254/2007 —
European Union for

C6-0130/2007 — 2007/2069(BUD))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

— 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 2007, as finally

adopted on 14 December 2006 (2),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament,

the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),

— having regard to the decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 June 2007 to mobi-
lise the European Union Solidarity Fund to the amount of EUR 24 370 114 to grant financial assistance
to Hungary and Greece in order to help those countries to cope with the severe damage caused by
floods in March and April 2006,

— having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 2/2007 of the European Union for the finan-

cial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 28 March 2007 (COM(2007)0148),

— having regard to Draft amending budget No 2/2007, which the Council established on 7 May 2007

(9254/2007 — C6-0130/2007),

— having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0189/2007),

A. whereas the European Union should show its solidarity with the population of regions of Member
States affected by natural disasters which have serious repercussions on living conditions, the natural
environment or the economy,

B. whereas the appropriate budgetary resources for the European Union's financial assistance have been
mobilised in accordance with the provisions of the European Union Solidarity Fund and of the Inter-
institutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 relating to its financing,

C. whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 2/2007 is to formally enter these budgetary

resources in the 2007 budget,

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,

30.12.2006, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 77, 16.3.2007.
(3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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1. Welcomes Draft amending budget No 2/2007, the purpose of which is to enter, without delay, the
budgetary resources mobilised from the European Union Solidarity Fund in the 2007 budget so that those
affected by these natural disasters can be assisted;

2.
Recalls that the payment appropriations needed for the present mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund are
taken from the budget lines on security and space research and underlines that the Commission has com-
mitted itself to proposing a transfer should these payment appropriations be needed for these budget lines
later in the year;

3.

4.

Approves Draft amending budget No 2/2007 unamended;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

P6_TA(2007)0224

Draft Amending budget No 3/2007

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on Draft amending budget No 3/2007 of the
the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (9256/2007 —
European Union for

C6-0133/2007 — 2007/2073(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-
cle 15(3) and Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, as finally

adopted on 14 December 2006 (2),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament,

the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),

— having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the finan-

cial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 13 April 2007 (SEC(2007)0483),

— having regard to Draft amending budget No 3/2007, which the Council established on 14 May 2007

(9256/2007 — C6-0133/2007),

— having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0196/2007),

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,

30.12.2006, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 77, 16.3.2007.
(3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.