# 2009 budget: guidelines, other sections

European Parliament procedure 2008/2021(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 6th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 33 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2008-03-13 and 2008-03-13.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2009 budget guidelines for the other sections, focused on the European Parliament. The amendments address the heading 5 ceiling and the voluntary 20% share, restraint in expenditure, committee secretariat capacity and staffing, a Knowledge Management System, interpretation and linguistic services, buildings policy and maintenance costs, environmental and energy-efficiency measures, communication projects, and a statute for Members' assistants.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thijs BERMAN | Netherlands | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28174.md |
| Gérard ONESTA | France | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1838.md |
| Salvador GARRIGA POLLEDO | Spain | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1665.md |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23781.md |
| Ralf WALTER | Germany | PSE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1910.md |
| Vladimír MAŇKA | Slovakia | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28192.md |
| Anne E. JENSEN | Denmark | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4440.md |

## Official source documents

- PE404.396: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.396+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2021-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2021-BUD.json

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