European Parliament resolution of 2 September 2008 on draft amending budget No 5/2008 of the European Union for the financial year 2008 (11571/2008 – C6-0294/2008 – 2008/2161(BUD))
The European Parliament,
– having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,
– having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(1), and particularly Articles 37 and 38 thereof,
– having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008, as finally adopted on 13 December 2007(2),
– having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management(3),
– having regard to Preliminary Draft Amending Budget No 5/2008 of the European Union for the financial year 2008, which the Commission presented on 18 June 2008 (COM(2008)0381),
– having regard to Draft Amending Budget No 5/2008, which the Council established on 22 July 2008 (11571/2008 – C6-0294/2008),
– having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0328/2008),
1. Approves Draft Amending Budget No 5/2008 unamended;
2. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.