# Amending budget 2/2016: surplus of the financial year 2015

European Parliament procedure 2016/2051(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 11 committee amendments tabled by 5 Members between 2016-05-26 and 2016-05-26.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns amending budget 2/2016 on the surplus of the financial year 2015. The amendments note the reduction of Member States' GNI contributions to the Union budget, debate how the resulting reflow should be spent including transfer to programmes such as Erasmus+, MEDIA and Horizon 2020, and address the adjustment of GNI contributions under the Financial Regulation and the reuse of surplus from under-implementation or fines.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie MONTEL | France | EFDD | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124769.md |
| Richard ASHWORTH | United Kingdom | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28132.md |
| Liadh NÍ RIADA | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124987.md |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |
| Jean-Paul DENANOT | France | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/94282.md |

## Official source documents

- PE583.959: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-583959_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2051-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2051-BUD.json

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