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Europaudvalget 2010-11 (1. samling)
EUU Alm.del Bilag 231
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REGARDING THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN

PARLIAMENT AND NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN THE PROCESS

OF PREPARATION FOR THE EU FUTURE FINANCIAL

PERSPECTIVE – VIEW OF THE LATVIAN PARLIAMENT

(SAEIMA)

FRAMEWORK

CEILINGS

DURATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE NEXT

INANCIAL

ERSPECTIVE

The ceilings

of the next Financial Perspective should remain at about the same level. We give our

preference to the bottom-up approach where we, first, decide on the content of the expenditure

categories not the overall size of the EU budget against the GDP.

The Own Resources ceilings should not be increased. In any case it is important that this remains

purely unanimous decision of the Council.

Latvia approves the current

structure

of the EU budget and is of the opinion that proposals to

create any new categories/instruments need to have a clear justification and a thorough

assessment. New priorities and challenges primarily should be financed by streamlining resources

within the agreed financial framework.

Latvia prefers to keep the seven year

duration

for the next EU’s multiannual budget. We believe

that the current structure of the EU budget allows for enough

flexibility

to cater for the unforeseen

needs. If necessary, Latvia could agree to increase the margins within the expenditure categories

at the time when the decision on the multiannual budget is taken.

EVENUES OF THE

BUDGET

The Own resources system should be simplified. The best way to do that is to abolish VAT based

resource, retaining only GNI resource and Traditional own resources.

We are not in a position currently to agree or to start any discussions on new own resources. We

are extremely concerned about the potential impact introduction of new taxes would have on

competitiveness of different sectors of economy across the different Member States.

The correction mechanisms should be abolished as well.

BUDGET EXPENDITURES POST

2013

The two main priorities for Latvia in the upcoming negotiations will be Cohesion policy and the

Common Agricultural policy.

The

Cohesion Policy

should be focused on its original / historical aim, i.e. to reduce disparities in

the level of development among the EU Member States and regions. It is necessary to maintain

the same level of financial support for the convergence objective of Cohesion policy after 2013.

We need to make sure that there is a real economic convergence among the Member States. Only

through creating an economically homogeneous area will Europe become more competitive and

achieve Strategy 2020 goals.

Financial distribution of the Cohesion policy has to be more concentrated and therefore Member

States should be able to choose a limited number of priorities for support; the EU convergence

regions should have possibility to choose more priorities.

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The current architecture of the Cohesion policy should be kept for the next financing period as

well; a clear linkage between the European Social fund, European Regional Development fund

and the Cohesion fund has promoted a better coordination of actions and synergy of the Cohesion

policy.

Reform of the

Common Agriculture policy

has to make a major contribution to establishment of

fair conditions of competitiveness for all the EU farmers. In this context, it is necessary to

abandon any references to the historic criteria and introduce new, objective, transparent direct

payments distribution criteria for all the Member States.

Common Agriculture policy has to remain a single, common EU policy after 2013 without

division in national or regional policies and both CAP pillars should be kept. First pillar of

Common Agriculture policy has to be fully financed from the EU budget resources.