# 2009 budget: Section III, Commission

European Parliament procedure 2008/2026(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / AGRI / BUDG / CULT / DEVE / ECON / EMPL / ENVI / FEMM / IMCO / INTA / JURI / LIBE / PECH / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 164 committee amendments tabled by 68 Members between 2008-05-14 and 2008-11-27.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the 2009 budget, Section III, Commission. The amendments contest allocations for external action under heading 4 including funding for Kosovo, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance and the EULEX mission, propose support for conflict-affected Georgia and its refugees, address the Food Facility and a European economic recovery plan, climate-change spending, the School fruit scheme, food for the most deprived persons, and assistance for Iraqi refugees.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| László SURJÁN | Hungary | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23820.md |
| Salvador GARRIGA POLLEDO | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1665.md |
| Thijs BERMAN | Netherlands | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28174.md |
| Catherine GUY-QUINT | France | PSE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4314.md |
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23781.md |
| Daniel DĂIANU | Romania | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39716.md |
| Esther DE LANGE | Netherlands | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38398.md |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF | Germany | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1040.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI | Finland | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2306.md |
| Tobias PFLÜGER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28249.md |
| Willy MEYER | Spain | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28407.md |

## Official source documents

- PE406.026: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-406.026+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.647: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.647+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.692: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.692+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.723: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.723+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.743: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.743+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.782: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.782+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2026-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2026-BUD.json

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