# 2018 general budget: all sections

European Parliament procedure 2017/2044(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / AFET / AGRI / BUDG / CONT / CULT / DEVE / ECON / EMPL / ENVI / FEMM / IMCO / INTA / ITRE / LIBE / PECH / REGI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 742 committee amendments tabled by 204 Members between 2017-06-23 and 2017-10-04.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the 2018 general budget across all sections. Amendments contest cuts to Heading 4 (Global Europe) and external instruments such as the Instrument for Pre-Accession assistance (IPA), the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), debate funding for the Western Balkans, Turkey, defence research, poverty eradication and the Sustainable Development Goals, and address countering disinformation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL | Spain | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96991.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Daniele VIOTTI | Italy | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124791.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Jonathan ARNOTT | United Kingdom | EFDD | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124958.md |
| Jean-Paul DENANOT | France | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/94282.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |
| Andor DELI | Hungary | NI | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124714.md |
| Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA | Spain | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/135490.md |
| Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI | Greece | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125065.md |
| Patricija ŠULIN | Slovenia | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125103.md |
| Georges BACH | Luxembourg | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97293.md |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |
| Georgi PIRINSKI | Bulgaria | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124855.md |

## Official source documents

- PE606.250: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-606250_EN.pdf
- PE607.789: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-607789_EN.pdf
- PE607.860: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-607860_EN.pdf
- PE607.866: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-607866_EN.pdf
- PE607.894: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-607894_EN.pdf
- PE608.065: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-608065_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2044-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2044-BUD.json

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