# General guidelines for the 2015 budget - Section III

European Parliament procedure 2014/2004(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 7th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 60 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2014-02-11 and 2014-02-11.

## What the amendments focus on

A report on general guidelines for the 2015 EU budget, Section III. The amendments debate whether the EU budget is a tool for strategic investment and recovery, stress the European Structural and Investment Funds and cohesion policy, investment in renewable energy, infrastructure and innovative financial instruments, the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework and frontloading for youth employment, research, Erasmus+ and SMEs, humanitarian funding, and the role of decentralised agencies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Angelika WERTHMANN | Austria | ALDE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97016.md |
| Anne E. JENSEN | Denmark | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4440.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Richard ASHWORTH | United Kingdom | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28132.md |
| Claudio MORGANTI | Italy | EFD | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97280.md |
| Dominique RIQUET | France | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96885.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/840.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Sidonia MAZUR | Poland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96782.md |
| Michèle STRIFFLER | France | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96860.md |
| Lorenzo FONTANA | Italy | ENF | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96993.md |
| Giovanni LA VIA | Italy | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96816.md |

## Official source documents

- PE529.711: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-529.711+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2004-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2004-BUD.json

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