# Amending budget 2/2017: surplus of the financial year 2016

European Parliament procedure 2017/2061(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 12 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2017-05-31 and 2017-05-31.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is Amending budget 2/2017 concerning the surplus of the financial year 2016. The amendments note under-implementation of payment appropriations including in cohesion, and the shortfall in own resources caused by the depreciation of the British pound following the UK's decision to leave the Union. They observe the reduction in Member States' GNI contributions, urge honouring pledges on the refugee crisis, and reference the Multiannual Financial Framework revision.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |
| Bernd KÖLMEL | Germany | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124824.md |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |

## Official source documents

- PE605.932: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-605932_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2061-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2061-BUD.json

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