natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
It was agreed at the trialogue that other adjustments necessary to reflect the agreement achieved would be presented via an Amending Budget in view of their integration into the budget 2007 before its publication in the Official Journal foreseen for March 2007.
It was agreed at the trialogue that other adjustments necessary to reflect the agreement achieved would be presented via an Amending Budget in view of their integration into the budget 2007 before its publication in the Official Journal foreseen for March 2007.
Draft amending budget No 1/2007 has confirmed the proposal of the Commission without changes and was adopted by the Comité Budgetaire on the 16 January and by COREPER on the 22 January.
Draft amending budget No 1/2007 has confirmed the proposal of the Commission without changes and was adopted by the Comité Budgetaire on the 16 January and by COREPER on the 22 January.
As changes proposed in the Draft Amending Budget are indeed either technical or result from the conclusions of the negotiations of 28 November 2006, your rapporteur recommends to adopt the Draft amending budget No 1/2007 without amendments, in one single reading, in view of its final adoption by 1 February 2007.
As changes proposed in the Draft Amending Budget are indeed either technical or result from the conclusions of the negotiations of 28 November 2006, your rapporteur recommends to adopt the Draft amending budget No 1/2007 without amendments, in one single reading, in view of its final adoption by 1 February 2007.
Some more information on the modifications is provided below.
Some more information on the modifications is provided below.
European Investment Fund
European Investment Fund
The remarks to budget line (01 04 09 01) which is to finance the Community participation to a planned capital increase of the European Investment Fund are updated and, also, a new revenue line is created which would allow any revenue arising from dividends paid by the Fund to be put back to the line.
The remarks to budget line (01 04 09 01) which is to finance the Community participation to a planned capital increase of the European Investment Fund are updated and, also, a new revenue line is created which would allow any revenue arising from dividends paid by the Fund to be put back to the line.
There is no change to the appropriations on the line (EUR 25 million in reserve approved in the budget procedure).
There is no change to the appropriations on the line (EUR 25 million in reserve approved in the budget procedure).
Revenue from the Swiss Confederation
Revenue from the Swiss Confederation
The adjustments aim to take into account participation of the Swiss Confederation in some Community programmes based on the agreement concluded.
The adjustments aim to take into account participation of the Swiss Confederation in some Community programmes based on the agreement concluded.
They can therefore be accepted as technical.
They can therefore be accepted as technical.
Structural and Cohesion Funds and the European Fisheries Fund
Structural and Cohesion Funds and the European Fisheries Fund
Adjustments modify the distribution of the overall amount amongst particular budget lines, in line with the adopted legal bases and the figures presented in the Amending Letter no 2.
Adjustments modify the distribution of the overall amount amongst particular budget lines, in line with the adopted legal bases and the figures presented in the Amending Letter no 2.
They are budget-neutral, so that the overall envelope for Heading 1b remains unchanged.
They are budget-neutral, so that the overall envelope for Heading 1b remains unchanged.
Modifications concern, in particular:
Modifications concern, in particular:
- transfer of appropriations to the line of 'Cross Border Cooperation - contribution from Heading 1b' following the adoption of the legal base,
- transfer of appropriations to the line of 'Cross Border Cooperation - contribution from Heading 1b' following the adoption of the legal base,
- a minor transfer of appropriations between objectives of the Fisheries Fund in line with the legal base,
- a minor transfer of appropriations between objectives of the Fisheries Fund in line with the legal base,
- adjusting the breakdown of appropriations amongst different lines of ERDF and ESF, as well as adjusting payments/commitments ratio.
- adjusting the breakdown of appropriations amongst different lines of ERDF and ESF, as well as adjusting payments/commitments ratio.
Health and Consumer Protection - update of legal base
Health and Consumer Protection - update of legal base
The purpose of the adjustments is to take into account the new proposals for legal base and the split into separate lines for Consumer policy and Health therein, the latter one introduced at the request of the Parliament.
The purpose of the adjustments is to take into account the new proposals for legal base and the split into separate lines for Consumer policy and Health therein, the latter one introduced at the request of the Parliament.
Platform of European Social NGOs - change of heading
Platform of European Social NGOs - change of heading
The purpose of the proposed change is to shift the budgetary line 04 04 09 "Support for the running costs of the Platform of European Social NGOs" from heading 1a into heading 3b (Citizenship).
The purpose of the proposed change is to shift the budgetary line 04 04 09 "Support for the running costs of the Platform of European Social NGOs" from heading 1a into heading 3b (Citizenship).
This change is in line with the provisions of the recently adopted legal base.
This change is in line with the provisions of the recently adopted legal base.
Adjustments following modernisation of the accounting system
Adjustments following modernisation of the accounting system
Those adjustments result from the modernisation of Commission's accounting system.
Those adjustments result from the modernisation of Commission's accounting system.
Similar adjustments have already been accepted by the European Parliament when it adopted the Amending Budget No 5/2006.
Similar adjustments have already been accepted by the European Parliament when it adopted the Amending Budget No 5/2006.
Those changes include creating a new budget line for European Development Fund (contribution to common administrative support expenditure).
Those changes include creating a new budget line for European Development Fund (contribution to common administrative support expenditure).
Joint Research Centre - changes to the establishment plan
Joint Research Centre - changes to the establishment plan
Modifications proposed introduce some changes into the establishment plan of the JRC.
Modifications proposed introduce some changes into the establishment plan of the JRC.
They are not completely financially neutral, but stay within the margin left by the appropriations for 2007.
They are not completely financially neutral, but stay within the margin left by the appropriations for 2007.
The rationale for the changes is applying the same promotion criteria to the Commission's whole staff concerned by different establishment plans and adapting the establishment plan of the JRC to take into account the promotion threshold planned by the Commission for the exercise 2006.
The rationale for the changes is applying the same promotion criteria to the Commission's whole staff concerned by different establishment plans and adapting the establishment plan of the JRC to take into account the promotion threshold planned by the Commission for the exercise 2006.
Moreover, an increase in the number of AD6 posts (accompanied by reduction of AD5 posts) is requested, as the staff that the JRC wanted to recruit following an AD5/AD6 competition could not be recruited at an AD5 level because of the high qualifications expected from the staff of the JRC (PHD, postgraduate and research experience).
Moreover, an increase in the number of AD6 posts (accompanied by reduction of AD5 posts) is requested, as the staff that the JRC wanted to recruit following an AD5/AD6 competition could not be recruited at an AD5 level because of the high qualifications expected from the staff of the JRC (PHD, postgraduate and research experience).
The changes proposed concerning heading 4 can be summarised as follows:
The changes proposed concerning heading 4 can be summarised as follows:
a) Introduction of the references to the adopted legal bases and adjustment of the budget line titles to correspond to the final legal structure adopted.
a) Introduction of the references to the adopted legal bases and adjustment of the budget line titles to correspond to the final legal structure adopted.
b) Consolidation of the democracy and human rights lines into two main lines: one for the EIDHR as such (19 04 01), and one separate line for election observation (19 04 02).
b) Consolidation of the democracy and human rights lines into two main lines: one for the EIDHR as such (19 04 01), and one separate line for election observation (19 04 02).
In this way the Parliament's demand that the agreement to limit election observation to a maximum of 25% of the overall programme is transparent.
In this way the Parliament's demand that the agreement to limit election observation to a maximum of 25% of the overall programme is transparent.
In addition, a new reference act (remark) to the election line has also been agreed by the Commission to further reflect this fact.
In addition, a new reference act (remark) to the election line has also been agreed by the Commission to further reflect this fact.
c) Creation of a new line entitled "civil protection interventions in third countries" (19 06 05) given that such actions will not be covered by the stability instrument but, instead, by the legal base on a Civil Protection Financial Instrument.
c) Creation of a new line entitled "civil protection interventions in third countries" (19 06 05) given that such actions will not be covered by the stability instrument but, instead, by the legal base on a Civil Protection Financial Instrument.
The line would be endowed with EUR 5 million, compensated for by - 4 million for "Actions in the area of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction" (19 06 02 01) and -1 million for "Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime.....etc" (19 06 03), i.e. all within the same chapter.
The line would be endowed with EUR 5 million, compensated for by - 4 million for "Actions in the area of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction" (19 06 02 01) and -1 million for "Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime.....etc" (19 06 03), i.e. all within the same chapter.
d) For the so called "thematic actions", i.e. food security, NGOs, environment, human and social development etc, the AB1 will do away with the separate lines originally foreseen for interventions under the development instrument, on the one hand, and the neighbourhood instrument, on the other hand.
d) For the so called "thematic actions", i.e. food security, NGOs, environment, human and social development etc, the AB1 will do away with the separate lines originally foreseen for interventions under the development instrument, on the one hand, and the neighbourhood instrument, on the other hand.
Instead, as legally these actions will now all be covered by the development instrument, one single line per action is proposed.
Instead, as legally these actions will now all be covered by the development instrument, one single line per action is proposed.
However, in order to maintain transparency, the Commission has agreed to introduce remarks specifying how much of these actions are intended for "neighbourhood countries".
However, in order to maintain transparency, the Commission has agreed to introduce remarks specifying how much of these actions are intended for "neighbourhood countries".
This ranges from about 3% to 9% depending on the line in question.
This ranges from about 3% to 9% depending on the line in question.
For cooperation in the field of migration, also a thematic action, the separate lines for the two instruments is kept as, here, significant amounts are going to both of them.
For cooperation in the field of migration, also a thematic action, the separate lines for the two instruments is kept as, here, significant amounts are going to both of them.
e) With the adoption of the new European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), its contribution to cross-border cooperation under the external instruments was lower than originally foreseen.
e) With the adoption of the new European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), its contribution to cross-border cooperation under the external instruments was lower than originally foreseen.
Therefore, the line for cross-border cooperation under the neighbourhood policy (19 08 02 01) will be reduced by EUR 18, 8 million.
Therefore, the line for cross-border cooperation under the neighbourhood policy (19 08 02 01) will be reduced by EUR 18, 8 million.
This is offset by a proportional increase for the MEDA and Eastern Europe lines (+ 12, 6 m and +6, 2 m respectively).
This is offset by a proportional increase for the MEDA and Eastern Europe lines (+ 12, 6 m and +6, 2 m respectively).
The same operation is carried out under the pre-accession instrument where EUR 24, 7 million is taken from the cross-border element (22 02 04 02) and given to the lines for candidates countries and potential candidate countries respectively (+17, 3 m and + 7,4m).
The same operation is carried out under the pre-accession instrument where EUR 24, 7 million is taken from the cross-border element (22 02 04 02) and given to the lines for candidates countries and potential candidate countries respectively (+17, 3 m and + 7,4m).
Draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007: agreement resulting from the trialogue on 28 November 2006 - Structural Funds, European Fisheries Fund, European Investment Fund and Joint Research Centre - Section III Commission
Draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007: agreement resulting from the trialogue on 28 November 2006 - Structural Funds, European Fisheries Fund, European Investment Fund and Joint Research Centre - Section III Commission
Legal basis
Legal basis
Articles 272 EC and 177 Euratom
Articles 272 EC and 177 Euratom
Basis in Rules of Procedure
Basis in Rules of Procedure
Rule 69 and Annex IV
Rule 69 and Annex IV
Date of referral
Date of referral
James Elles 11.1.2006
James Elles 11.1.2006
Previous rapporteur
Previous rapporteur
Preliminary draft amending budget
Preliminary draft amending budget
Date presented by Commission
Date presented by Commission
No 1/2007 – SEC(2006)1776
No 1/2007 – SEC(2006)1776
Date draft amending budget established by the Council
Date draft amending budget established by the Council
Date draft amending budget forwarded by the Council
Date draft amending budget forwarded by the Council
Reimer Böge, Herbert Bösch, Gérard Deprez, Brigitte Douay, James Elles, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Nathalie Griesbeck, Catherine Guy-Quint, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Janusz Lewandowski, Vladimír Maňka, Gérard Onesta, László Surján, Helga Trüpel, Ralf Walter Monica Maria Iacob Ridzi
Reimer Böge, Herbert Bösch, Gérard Deprez, Brigitte Douay, James Elles, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Nathalie Griesbeck, Catherine Guy-Quint, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Janusz Lewandowski, Vladimír Maňka, Gérard Onesta, László Surján, Helga Trüpel, Ralf Walter Monica Maria Iacob Ridzi
Cristobal Montoro Romero
Cristobal Montoro Romero
PE 380.887v02-00
PE 380.887v02-00
– като взе предвид членове 266 и 267 от Договора за ЕО относно създаване на Европейска инвестиционна банка (ЕИБ) и Протокола за Устава на Европейската инвестиционна банка, приложен към Договора,
– having regard to Articles 266 and 267 of the EC Treaty establishing the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Protocol on the Statute of the European Investment Bank annexed to the Treaty,
– като взе предвид Доклада за дейността на Групата на ЕИБ за 2005 г., Оперативния й план за 2006-2008 г., Годишния доклад на Европейския инвестиционен фонд за 2005 г., годишните доклади на Комитета по одит за 2005 г., отговора на Управителния комитет, общия доклад за 2005 г. относно оценката на операциите, както и изслушването на президента на ЕИБ от съответната комисия на Парламента на 20 юни 2005 г.,
– having regard to the EIB Group’s Activity Report for 2005, its Operational Plan for 2006 - 2008, the European Investment Fund Annual Report for 2005, the annual reports by the Audit Committee for 2005 and the response from the Management Committee, the 2005 general report on operations evaluation, and the EIB President’s hearing with the relevant Parliament committee on 20 June 2005,
– като взе предвид Европейската инициатива за растеж, приета на Европейския съвет в Брюксел на 12 и 13 декември 2003 г.,
– having regard to the European Initiative for Growth adopted by the Brussels European Council on 12 and 13 December 2003,
– като взе предвид своята резолюция от 8 март 2005 г. относно доклада за дейността на Европейската инвестиционна банка за 2003 г.
– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2005 on the activity report for 2003 of the European Investment Bank
Приети текстове , P6_TA(2006)0124 . ,
Texts Adopted , P6_TA(2006)0124 . ,
– като взе предвид Екологичния доклад на ЕИБ за 2004 г.,
– having regard to the EIB’s Environmental Report 2004,
– като взе предвид изданието на ЕИБ - Социална оценка на проекти извън Европейския съюз: подходът на Европейската инвестиционна банка, от 2 октомври 2006 г.,
– having regard to the EIB’s publication, The Social Assessment of Projects outside the European Union: the approach of the European Investment Bank, of 2 October 2006,
– като взе предвид Конвенцията за достъп до информация, участие на обществеността във вземането на решения и достъп до правосъдие по проблемите на околната среда (Конвенцията от Архус), според която Общността се ангажира да гарантира „правата на достъп до информация, участието на обществеността във вземането на решения и достъпа до правосъдие по проблемите на околната среда”,
– having regard to the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (the Aarhus Convention), according to which the Community has committed itself to guaranteeing ‘the rights of access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters’,
– като взе предвид член 112, параграф 2 и член 45 от своя правилник,
– having regard to Rules 112(2) and 45 of its Rules of Procedure,
– като взе предвид доклада на комисията по икономически и парични въпроси ( A6-0011/2007 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ( A6‑0011/2007 ),
А. Като има предвид, че ЕИБ е публична банка с политическо измерение, учредена по силата на Договора за ЕО като основната финансова институция за постигане на целите на ЕС,
A. whereas the EIB is a public bank with a political dimension, established by virtue of the EC Treaty as the main financial institution to achieve the EU’s objectives,
Б. Като има предвид, че потенциалът за растеж на европейската икономика продължава да е сравнително нисък – около 2%, много по-нисък от постигнатия в други части на света и не е достатъчен да осигури заетост за безработните европейци, които са повече от 12 милиона, както и за развитието на разширена Европа,
B. whereas the growth potential of the European economy continues to be fairly low, at around 2 %, much lower than that achieved by other areas of the world, and is insufficient to provide employment for the more than 12 million unemployed Europeans and for the development of an enlarged Europe,
В. Като има предвид, че през 2005 г. ЕИБ отпусна кредити на стойност 47 400 милиона евро, от които 42 300 милиона евро бяха разпределени на страни от ЕС, 2 000 милиона евро – на присъединяващите се страни, и 3 100 милиона евро - на асоциирани страни, и като има предвид, че около 9 000 милиона евро бяха разпределени чрез банки посредници,
C. whereas in 2005 the EIB granted loans worth EUR 47 400 million, of which EUR 42 300 million was allocated to the EU countries, EUR 2 000 million to the acceding countries, and EUR 3 100 million to associated countries, and whereas some EUR 9 000 million was distributed through intermediary banks,
Г. Като има предвид, че от отпуснатите от Групата на ЕИБ кредити 34 000 милиона евро бяха определени за икономическо и социално сближаване, 10 700 милиона евро – за инициативата Иновация 2010, 12 300 милиона евро – за опазване на околната среда, 8 200 милиона евро – за развитието на трансевропейските мрежи, 4 200 милиона евро – за подкрепа за малките и средни предприятия (МСП), 3 600 милиона евро - като вноска в Европейската политика на външно сътрудничество и помощ за развитие, 400 милиона евро – за фондове за рисков капитал, и 1 700 милиона евро – за гаранции за малки и средни предприятия,
D. whereas out of the loans granted by the EIB Group, EUR 34 000 million was allocated to economic and social cohesion, EUR 10 700 million to the Innovation 2010 initiative, EUR 12 300 to environmental protection, EUR 8 200 million to the development of the trans-European networks, EUR 4 200 million to support for SMEs, EUR 3 600 million as a contribution to European external cooperation and development aid policy, EUR 400 million to venture capital funds, and EUR 1 700 million to guarantees for SMEs,
Д. Като има предвид, че Интегрираните насоки за растеж и работни места (2005-2008 г.) на Комисията (( COM(2005)0141 ) посочват необходимостта от насърчаване на по-силна предприемаческа култура и създаването на нови предприятия и като има предвид, че един от начините за постигане на тези цели е да се подобри достъпа на малките и средни предприятия до източници на финансиране,
E. whereas the Commission's Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs (2005-2008) ( COM(2005)0141 ) point to the need to promote a more entrepreneurial culture and the creation of new enterprises, and whereas one way of achieving those objectives is to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),
Е. Като има предвид, че почти 23-те милиона малки и средни предприятия в ЕС, които съставляват половината от общия размер на икономиката на ЕС и осигуряват заетост на две трети от европейските работници, имат важна роля в процеса на икономическо и социално сближаване,
F. whereas SMEs in the EU, which total almost 23 million, which make up half of the entire EU economy and employ two thirds of European workers, have an important part to play in economic and social cohesion,
Ж. Като има предвид, че е необходима нова Европейска енергийна политика, за да се посрещнат високите енергийни цени, да се гарантира сигурността на доставките и да се спре промяната на климата,
G. whereas a new European energy policy is needed in order to cope with high energy prices, guarantee security of supply, and halt climate change,
Поздравява ЕИБ за доклада за дейността й за 2005 г., за повишената й прозрачност пред обществеността и за подобрението на системите й за контрол; Насърчава ЕИБ да продължи работата си за развитие на европейската икономика;
Congratulates the EIB on its activity report for 2005, on its increased transparency to the public and on the improvement of its control systems; encourages the EIB to continue with its work in developing the European economy;
Стратегия и дейности
Strategy and activities
Приветства факта, че ЕИБ прие целите на Лисабонската стратегия относно растежа и заетостта и приветства промените в работата, осъществени от ЕИБ, с оглед постигането на тези цели; счита, че възниква въпросът доколко ресурсите на ЕИБ са достатъчни за постигането на тези цели;
Welcomes the fact that the EIB has adopted the Lisbon Strategy objectives on growth and employment and welcomes the changes made by the EIB in its work with a view to achieving those objectives; considers that the question arises as to whether the EIB’s resources are sufficient to achieve those objectives;