Supplementary and amending budget 1/1995: section III

The European Parliament adopted the resolution on the draft supplementary and amending budget No 1 for the 1995 financial year - Section III - Commission. Parliament welcomed the fact that the Commission had submitted a preliminary draft budget and urged the Commission to table a proposal aimed at solving the technical problems of its financial contribution to the aids to fishermen out of work due to compulsory moorings and the interruption of fishery activities as a result of the delay in renewing international agreements. - As regards agriculture, the EP regretted that the Council had failed to comply with the vote adopted at second reading on agriculture by changing the differentiated status of certain budget lines and that it had refused to open the ad hoc procedure provided for by the interinstitutional agreement, thus confirming its reluctance to enter into dialogue on this question; - As regards the Structural Funds, the EP approved the decision to distribute the reserve for Community initiatives on the basis of a forecast of the requirements for the regions of the new Member States; - As regards internal policy, the EP considered that some of the Commission's proposals were not fully justified by the requirements of enlargement and approved the reduction in the appropriations for the specialised agencies. It noted the Council's decisions to reduce some of the appropriations, but believed it necessary to strengthen certain sectors such as employment and the environment, as well as the financial instrument for the environment. It also called on the Commission to provide the proposals for trans-European networks, in particular for those projects that were essential for economic and regional development, as well as for ecological sustainability. Finally, it approved the Council's decision to reduce the appropriations for the JRC, but considered that overall research appropriations should not be cut; - As regards external action, the EP approved the decision to strengthen some of the budget lines for NGOs which were being affected by enlargement but which had not been included in the preliminary draft budget. It approved the decisions to maintain the appropriations requested in the preliminary draft budget for a number of measures in the field of emergency aid and cooperation with the countries of Asia, Latin America and the Mediterranean, as well as the increase in budget lines for actions to assist refugees. Finally, it welcomed the Council's decision to increase the payment appropriations for the Mostar operation; - As regards administrative expenditure, the EP accepted the Council's decisions on administrative appropriations and the establishment plan and considered that the creation of new posts should speed up the integration of the new countries into the Union's policies. It confirmed its position on interinstitutional cooperation and invited the institutions to present a programme reorganising and regulating their translation services. �