# 2009 budget: first reflections on the 2009 PDB mandate for the conciliation

European Parliament procedure 2008/2025(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / BUDG / CULT / DEVE / ITRE / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 124 committee amendments tabled by 44 Members between 2008-05-08 and 2008-06-09.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier covers first reflections on the 2009 Preliminary Draft Budget mandate for the conciliation. Amendments concern appropriations under Heading 4 for external action, including the CFSP, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, the EIDHR and the Instrument for Stability, the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013 and its margins, climate change mainstreaming, and Commission human-resources and redeployment policy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador GARRIGA POLLEDO | Spain | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1665.md |
| László SURJÁN | Hungary | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23820.md |
| Willy MEYER | Spain | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28407.md |
| Tobias PFLÜGER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28249.md |
| Göran FÄRM | Sweden | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4265.md |
| Costas BOTOPOULOS | Greece | PSE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39318.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| István SZENT-IVÁNYI | Hungary | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23830.md |
| Margaritis SCHINAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39315.md |
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Glenys KINNOCK | United Kingdom | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2123.md |
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Catherine GUY-QUINT | France | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4314.md |
| Bárbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP | Spain | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1313.md |
| Gianni PITTELLA | Italy | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4436.md |

## Official source documents

- PE405.930: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.930+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE406.032: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-406.032+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE406.044: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-406.044+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE406.092: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-406.092+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE407.596: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.596+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE407.750: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.750+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2025-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2025-BUD.json

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