Report on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure [14195/2015 - C8-0353/2015 - 2015/2132(BUD)] - European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee. Rapporteurs: José Manuel Fernandes and Gérard Deprez (A8-0333/2015)
Jean Arthuis (Chair of the BUDG Committee), José Manuel Fernandes and Gérard Deprezintroduced the report.
The following spoke: Pierre Gramegna (President-in-Office of the Council) and Kristalina Georgieva (Vice-President of the Commission).
The following spoke: Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE Group, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, on behalf of the S&D Group, Bernd Kölmel, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nedzhmi Ali, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ernest Maragall, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonathan Arnott, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Marie-Christine Arnautu, on behalf of the ENF Group, Eleftherios Synadinos, non-attached Member, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Jens Geier, Richard Ashworth, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini, Indrek Tarand, Marco Zanni, Monika Hohlmeier, Vladimír Maňka, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Jan Olbrycht, Daniele Viotti and Lefteris Christoforou.
IN THE CHAIR: Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ Vice-President
The following spoke: Isabelle Thomas, Siegfried Mureşan, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bill Etheridge, Janusz Lewandowski, Inese Vaidere and Tomáš Zdechovský.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Ivana Maletić, Victor Negrescu, Ruža Tomašić, Miguel Viegas, Gianluca Buonanno and Zoltán Balczó.
The following spoke: Petri Sarvamaa.
The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva, Pierre Gramegna and Jean Arthuis.