3. Parliament's position on the 2012 draft budget as modified by the Council - Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (debate)

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Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 as modified by the Council - all sections[13110/2011 – C7-0247/2011 – 2011/2020(BUD)] and the amending letters nos 1/2012 (COM(2011)0372) and 2/2012 (COM(2011)0576) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 – Committee on Budgets. Co-rapporteurs: Francesca Balzani and José Manuel Fernandes (A7-0354/2011)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in favour of the EU 2020 Strategy and the European neighbourhood, in accordance with point 27 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [COM(2011)0373 - C7-0164/2011- 2011/2126(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A7-0353/2011)

Francesca Balzani, José Manuel Fernandes and Reimer Böge presented their reports.

The following spoke: Jacek Dominik (President-in-Office of the Council) and Janusz Lewandowski (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: María Muñiz De Urquiza (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Charles Goerens (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Peter Šťastný (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Olle Ludvigsson (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Pervenche Berès (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Jutta Haug (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Reinhard Bütikofer (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Edvard Kožušník (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Bogusław Liberadzki (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), László Surján (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Britta Reimers (rapporteur for the opinion of the PECH Committee), Morten Løkkegaard (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Franziska Keller (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Silvana Koch-Mehrin (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Giovanni La Via, on behalf of the PPE Group, Göran Färm, on behalf of the S&D Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Lajos Bokros, on behalf of the ECR Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marta Andreasen, on behalf of the EFD Group, Lucas Hartong, Non-attached Member, and Salvador Garriga Polledo.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Derek Vaughan, Alexander Alvaro, James Elles, François Alfonsi, Jürgen Klute, Claudio Morganti, Angelika Werthmann, Alain Lamassoure, Edit Herczog, Carl Haglund, Derk Jan Eppink, Frank Vanhecke, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Roberto Gualtieri, Estelle Grelier, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Eider Gardiazábal Rubial and Sidonia Elżbieta Jędrzejewska.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Damien Abad, Zigmantas Balčytis, Barbara Matera, Peter van Dalen, João Ferreira, Paul Rübig, Alfreds Rubiks, Frédéric Daerden and Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris.

The following spoke: Janusz Lewandowski, Jacek Dominik, Francesca Balzani, José Manuel Fernandes and Reimer Böge.

The following spoke: Morten Løkkegaard (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee) to clarify what he had said earlier owing to an interpretation problem.

The debate closed.

Vote: A7-0354/2011 on 26 October 2011 (Item 8.2. in the Minutes of 26.10.11)

The vote on A7-0353/2011 would be held at the next part-session.