# A safety net to protect the beneficiaries of EU programmes: setting up an MFF contingency plan

European Parliament procedure 2020/2051(INL) (INL - Legislative initiative procedure, 9th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 66 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2020-04-15 and 2020-04-15.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns a safety net to protect the beneficiaries of EU programmes by setting up an MFF contingency plan. The amendments recount negotiations on the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework and Own Resources and their GNI ceilings, Parliament's negotiating mandate refusing cuts in cohesion and agriculture, and the COVID-19 pandemic, and call for a contingency plan under Article 312(4) TFEU to avoid a shutdown of Union programmes.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28586.md |
| Petros KOKKALIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197743.md |
| Valérie HAYER | France | RE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/135511.md |
| Silvia MODIG | Finland | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197805.md |
| Johan VAN OVERTVELDT | Belgium | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125106.md |
| Jan OLBRYCHT | Poland | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28288.md |
| Margarida MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197638.md |
| José Manuel FERNANDES | Portugal | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96899.md |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197448.md |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |
| Clotilde ARMAND | Romania | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197664.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Erik BERGKVIST | Sweden | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197396.md |
| Alfred SANT | Malta | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124781.md |

## Official source documents

- PE650.470: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-650470_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2051-INL · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2051-INL.json

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