# 2009 budget: Parliament's estimates

European Parliament procedure 2008/2022(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 6th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 9 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2008-04-23 and 2008-04-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2009 budget and Parliament's estimates. The amendments address the budget level relative to heading 5 of the multi-annual financial framework, human resources and new posts including those related to the Lisbon Treaty, an analytical establishment plan and redeployment, strengthening of political groups, reclaiming IT expertise and reducing reliance on external consultants, buildings policy, a statute for Assistants, and a Knowledge Management System.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine GUY-QUINT | France | PSE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4314.md |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23781.md |
| Salvador GARRIGA POLLEDO | Spain | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1665.md |
| Anne E. JENSEN | Denmark | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4440.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Dariusz Maciej GRABOWSKI | Poland | UEN | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28332.md |
| Esko SEPPÄNEN | Finland | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2304.md |

## Official source documents

- PE405.856: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.856+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2022-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2022-BUD.json

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